EMS Puzzle
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- 3. For a submerged patient, with just 4 exceptions, do not resuscitate patients in cardiac arrest if submerged for more than _____ minutes.
- 4. The "A" in ABC triage method.
- 7. Chemical substances, contamination with will result in symptoms referred to by the acronym "SLUDGEM."
- 10. Do not remove taser barbs from the face, neck, or groin area, or embedded in ____.
- 11. Concerning CO poisoning, if CO reading is ____ or greater, then transport patient to nearest facility with a hyperbaric chamber.
- 12. After gaining access to the patient, scene time should not exceed ____ ____ for any patient entered into the trauma system.
- 13. Administered to a medical patient with moderate to severe respiratory distress but contraindicated in a patient with pneumothorax.
- 17. Another name for Benadryl.
- 20. Oxygen administration method that should be used for infants and toddlers.
- 22. In general, when administering epinephrine, expect the heart rate to _____.
- 23. On a burn patient, when using the Rule of Nines, the torso can be estimated to be _____ percent of the adult’s body surface area.
- 24. "M" in SLUDGEM acronym.
- 25. The king airway is contraindicated for patients under ____ feet in height.
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- 1. Anatomical technique used to assist in intubation, the purpose of which is to reduce the risk of regurgitation.
- 2. Indication for use of Oral Glucose.
- 5. Medical term for the elbow pit.
- 6. Hospital in Portland area with hyperbaric chamber.
- 8. The second "A" in APGAR.
- 9. An accumulation of air between the rib cage and the lungs (i.e. the pleural space).
- 12. Dose of Narcan if given IM/IN is ___mg.
- 14. Last neurological exam step in Portland Prehospital Stroke Screen.
- 15. Lung sounds you expect to hear with severe asthma.
- 16. Another name for Albuterol.
- 18. Drug classification of Furosemide.
- 19. Generally, intubate a trauma patient with a GCS of less than _____.
- 20. In reference to childbirth, buttocks first is referred to as a _____ presentation.
- 21. Suspected aortic dissection is a contraindication of what medication?