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Stack #1977219
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The things you check when evaluating a patient’s respirations | What is depth and quality |
| When measuring a patient’s pulse you count the pulse rate for one minute and evaluate what three things (include how each may be evaluated | What is pulse rate, pulse rhythm, (regular or irregular / intermittent), and pulse strength (strong or full pulse, bounding, and weak / thready)? |
| Word for temporary absence of breathing | What is apnea |
| The normal pulse rate range for an adult patient | What is 60 – 100 beats per minute |
| How much more you would inflate a blood pressure cuff if pulsation was heard after reaching 140 mm Hg | What is 20 mm Hg beyond the point the last pulsation was heard |
| The normal blood pressure range for an adult male | What is 90– 140 mm Hg (systolic) 60 – 90 mm Hg (diastolic |
| How often you would move sensing probes and adhesive sensors when continuously measuring a patients pulse oxygen saturation. | What is every 2 hours (sensing probes) and every 4 hours (adhesive sensors |
| Type of thermometer used when taking an axillary temperature, where taken, how long left in place, normal temperature range, how you would label a axillary temperature reading, and how you would label the reading. | What is with an oral thermometer (blue tip and may be labeled oral), in the patient’s dry armpit, left in place at least ten minutes, and 96 – 98 degrees, and labeled with an “A”? |
| The blood pressure cuff shouldn’t be left inflated on a patient’s arm for longer than this amount of time | What is not more than 2 minutes |
| How a rectal thermometer may be labeled and is colored, how far it is inserted into rectum, how long it is left in place after insertion, and the normal rectal temperature range | What has a red tip and may be labeled rectal, inserted one or two inches, 98 – 100 degree temperature range, and left in place for at least two minutes |
| Methods used to open (establish) a patient’s airway, which one is used if there is a suspected neck or spinal injury, and how long you would check for breathing after opening the airway | What is the head-tilt / chin lift method and the jaw thrust method (used for suspected neck or spinal injury), and look, listen, and feel for 3 – 5 seconds |
| You are performing CPR on a patient. You note signs of gastric distention. You should do these things and not do this. | What is recheck and reposition the airway, watch for the rise and fall of the chest, and ventilate only enough to cause the chest to rise? What is do not push on the abdomen |
| The two types of thrusts used to clear an upper airway obstruction and which one is used if a patient is in the advanced stages of pregnancy or very obese | What is the abdominal thrust and the chest thrust (used on the pregnant or obese patient |
| You are administering external chest compressions on a patient with no pulse. This is how far you would depress straight down on the sternum, the number of compressions you would do, and the rate you would perform them per minute | What is 1.5 to 2 inches, 30 compressions, and at a rate of 100 per minute |
| The number of breaths per minute given when performing rescue breathing on an adult patient, and for how long and where you would check for a pulse after giving them | What is 12 to 20 rescue breaths per minute and 5 sec. but no longer then 10 sec. to check carotid pulse |
| The arterial pressure point used to control bleeding from the distal end of an upper extremity, and the one used to control bleeding from a lower extremity | What is the brachial artery (upper extremity) and the femoral artery (lower extremity |
| An unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless patient is a candidate for an AED. AED stands for this and these are the locations that the pads are placed | What is Automatic External Defibrillator and the right pad is placed below the right midclavicular and the left pad is placed over the lower left ribs |
| You are under hostile fire and are very limited as to the care you can provide | What is the care under fire phase of Tactical Combat Casualty Care |
| When using a tourniquet to treat life threatening injuries, if the source of bleeding was due to a traumatic amputation, wrap the amputated part in a sterile dressing and wrap or bag it in a plastic bag, label it, and transport it how. | What is transport the amputated part along with the patient in a cool container? |
| This is how long each rescue breath is given by mouth to mouth or mouth to nose methods. Also, if a BVM with reservoir supply is used, this is the amount of oxygen concentration that can be reached | What is one full breathe lasting 1 second, and what is almost 100%? |
| DD Form 1380 is called this and these are the minimum required blocks that must be completed | What is the Field Medical Card and blocks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, and 11 |
| A "D" size oxygen cylinder is being used. There is 2000 psi remaining pressure. How many liters of oxygen are available for use | What is a .16 conversion factor x 1800 psi available pressure (2000 psi – 200 safe residual level)= 288 liters of oxygen available for use |
| This block of a DD Form 1380 is completed if a tourniquet was applied, along with the date and time applied. If you are a combat medic, you do this in the far right side of block 11 when completing the FMC | What is block 6 for tourniquet? What is initial in the far right side of block 11 |
| You have a patient who has had restraints applied. This is how often you would remove and replace the mitts and how often you would change the patient’s position | What is remove and replace mitts every 8 hours and change the patient’s position every 2 hours |
| You are orally suctioning a Adult patient. Ensure that you suction no longer than this long, because it removes oxygen as well as secretions | What is suction no longer than 15 seconds |
| A blue, yellow, amber, red, or pink eardrum indicates this abnormality | What is disease or infection of the eardrum? |
| You are observing a patient’s heart rhythm on an EKG. This is a ventricular arrhythmia characterized by broad QRS complexes and a regular rate that falls between 100 to 200 beats per minute. | What is Ventricular Tachycardia (V-Tach) |
| A J-tube is also known as this. This is how would determine the correct size of one after placing along the outside of the casualty’s jaw with the mouth closed. | What is an oropharyngeal airway? What is measure it from the corner of the casualty’s closed mouth to the corner of the earlobe |
| The method you could use to select the appropriate size of a nasopharyngeal airway. Also, most nasopharyngeal airways are designed to be placed in this nostril. | What is measure the tip of the patient's nose to earlobe? What is the right nostril? |
| A casualty has a total upper airway obstruction and his airway cannot be opened using manual methods or an endotracheal tube. You are performing a needle cricothyroidotomy. This is where you would insert the large bore needle into. | What is the cricothyroid membrane |
| Dizziness, nausea, and/or headache; cherry-red colored skin and mucous membranes; tachycardia or tachypnea; respiratory distress or arrest are signs and symptoms of what | What is carbon monoxide poisoning |
| Condition in which air enters the chest cavity (pleural space) through a hole in the lung, expanding the space with every breath the casualty takes. The air becomes trapped and cannot escape | What is a tension pneumothorax |
| You are inspecting your equipment prior to initiating an IV. This is how far you would clamp the tubing below the drip chamber. | What is clamp the tubing 6 to 8 inches below the drip chamber |
| This is an accumulation of fluids in the tissue surrounding an IV needle site caused by penetration of the vein wall by the needle/catheter or later dislodgement of the needle/catheter. | infiltration |
| This is an inflammation of the wall of the vein caused by injury to the vein during puncture, from later needle movement, or from irritation to the vein caused by long term therapy | phlebitis |
| This type of seizure may be preceeded by an aura, has two distinct phases, and may involve incontinence, cyanosis, mental confusion, and biting of the tongue (rare). | What is a Grand Mal (generalized |
| What type of seizure is it and what are the two distinct phases. | are tonic/colonic, and postictal? |
| Grand Mal is one type of seizure. Name the two other types listed in the 68W manual | Petit Mal |
| which one is characterized by two or more seizures without an intervening period of consciousness. | Status Epilepticus |
| The acronym AVPU is used for assessing a patient’s level of consciousness and stands for this | What is Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsiv |
| The acronym DCAP-BTLS is used during casualty assessment and stands for this | Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures/Penetrations, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling |
| The motion of the injured segment of a flail chest, opposite to the normal motion of the chest wall | Paradoxical breathing |
| Shift of the trachea from the midline toward the unaffected side due to pressure buildup on the injured side | Tracheal deviation |
| Caused by the bleeding from lacerated blood vessels in the chest cavity and/or lungs. It results in the accumulation of blood in the chest cavity but outside the lungs | Hemothorax |
| Involves two or more ribs fractured in two or more places or a fractured sternum | Flail chest |
| Condition in which air enters the chest cavity through a hole in the lung(s), expanding the space with every breath the casualty takes. Air becomes trapped and cannot escape | Tension pneumothorax |
| Using the Rule of Nines, what is the percentage of BSA burned on a patient with burns to the anterior of chest, both arms, and head and neck | What is 45 % BSA |
| You are immobilizing a patient to a long spine board with a suspected spinal injury. You already immobilized the head and head supports with straps. At a minimum you must also secure the patient with straps across where. | What is across the chest, hips, thighs, and lower legs? Include the arms if the straps are long enough |
| , what are the two techniques for placing the patient on the spine board. | What are the log roll and straddle slide techniques |
| You have a casualty with white phosphorus (WP) burns. You want to deprive it from oxygen by doing what and remove the WP particles with what | What is submerge the entire area, cover with a moistened cloth or mud, and remove the WP particles by brushing with wet cloth or with a stick, forceps, or knife? |
| What does “RICE” stand for | Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation |
| Low blood sugar and High blood sugar are also known as these terms | Hypoglycemia ,Hyperglycemia |
| you would give a hypoglycemia patient oral glucose. Where and how would you give it? | Apply glucose to a tongue depressor and place it in the patient's mouth between the cheek and gum. |
| You are obtaining a SAMPLE history while performing a medical patient assessment. You will use the acronym OPQRST. It stands for this | What is Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time |
| Use an __ ____ to immobilize a dislocated shoulder. Use a _____ or an ______ splint for a fractured forearm | arm sling; basswood or an improvised splint |
| Use a ___ ____ splint for a fractured humerus, and for multiple fractures of an arm or a forearm when the elbow is bent. Use a ___ _____ splint for a fractured or dislocated humerus, elbow, or forearm when the elbow is straight | wire ladder splint; wire ladder splint? |
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