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Scope of practice
what an EMT can do
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what book established EMS
Accidental death and disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society
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Department of transportation
The agency is in charge of EMS
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60-100 bpm
What is the normal heart rate
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what does a oriented person know
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person place time and event (you lose these in reverse order(
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SAMPLE
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history taking method. used on all calls
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stands for- signs/sympotms, allergies,meds,past history, last meal, events leading up to
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what's a sign
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something you can see (bleeding, objects)
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what's a symptom
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something the patient tells you (headache, chest pains)
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what is the chief complaint
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what the patient says is wrong in their own words
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what is first step of scene size up
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PPE/scene safe?
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when should you consider c-spine stablization
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in scene size up- trauma
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5 spinal columns
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cervical
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thoracic
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lumbar
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sacral
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coccyx
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how many vertebrae in cervical
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how many in vertebrae thoraic
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how many vertebrate in lumbar
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how many vertebrae in sacral
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how many vertebrae in coccyx
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supine
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on back
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prone
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face down
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point of primary assessment is to..
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treat and identify life threats
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what are the letters in primary assessment
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XABC (def are later/less impt)
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X
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stop life threat bleeding
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airway-
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patent? if not- suction/OPA/NPA
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B-
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breahting-
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lung sounds and oxygen
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circulation-
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pulse check (weak, rapid, slow)
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hidden breathing
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skin(color temp and condition)- normal is pink warm and dry