EMT PEPP Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What are the 3 parts of the patient assessment triangle (PAT)? | Appearance, Work of Breathing, Circulation to Skin |
What does T.I.C.L.S. stand for? | Tone, Interactiveness, Consolability, Look, Speech |
What are some of the things to look for when assessing tone? | Is the child moving? Is the child pulling away or resisting? How strongly is the child resisting or moving? What is the muscle tone like? |
What are some of the things to look for when assessing interactiveness? | Is the child alert? Can attention be drawn to distraction such as a person, sound or object? Is the child totally uninterested? |
What are some of the things to look for when assessing consolability? | Is the child easily consoled by the parent? Does the child continue to cry or be agitated with reassurance? |
What should you look for in regards to look? | Does the child fix the gaze on a face of have a blank stare? |
What should you look for in regards to speech? | Does the child talk or cry strongly or in a weak, muffled or hoarse manner? |
Name 11 characteristics of respiratory distress. | nasal flaring, inspiratory retractions, tachypnea (fast), hyperpnea (deep), head bobbing, seesaw breathing, restlessness, tachycardia, grunting, stridor, lethargy |
Name 7 characteristics of respiratory failure. | cyanosis, decreased breath sounds, decreased level of responsiveness, poor muscle tone, tachycardia, accessory muscle use, inadequate respirations |
What causes stidor? | Upper airway obstruction caused by croup or foreign body aspiration. |
What causes wheezing? | Lower airway obstruction caused by asthma, bronchioltits or foreign body. |
What causes grunting? | Inadequate oxygenation causes by pneumonia, drowning or pulmonary contusion |
What causes crackles? | Fluid, mucous or blood in the airway caused by pneumonia or pulmonary contusion. |
What causes absent sounds? | Complete airway obstruction caused by foreign body, pneumothorax, hemothorax, pneumonia, or severe asthma. |
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