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Versicant
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chemical agents that result in damage to exposed skin, lungs, and eyes
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Sign/Symptoms of versicant
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Blistering or burning to eyes skin and lungs
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Emergency care for versicant
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Immediate irrigation
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Three injuries from bomb blast
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primary, secondary, tretiary
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Primary bomb blast are from
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the explosion itself
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Secondary Bomb blast
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Result from flying debris
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Tertiary bomb blasts
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Results from what the body strikes
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Start vs Jump Start Triage
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Start is intended for those 8 yrs or older and greater then 100 lbs
Jumpstart developed specifically for pediatric patients |
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Hazmat life safety Zones
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Hot, warm, cold
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Hot Zone
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Contamination is present, must wair personal protective gear, and only specialists allowed, no bystandards
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Warm Zone
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Area surronding contamination zone, life saving emergencycare preformed here, must wair protective gear
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Cold zone
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normal traige, stabilization, and treatment performed.. Contaminated gear must be removed before entering from hot and warm zones.
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Silo
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stores chooped grain or hay as feed for livestock
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Danger with Silos
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Fermenting crops can release high levels of carbon minoxide, methane, and oxides "silo gas"
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What PPE must be used in silo accident
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SCBA
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Two types of chest injury
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Open and closed
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Closed chest injury caused by?
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Blunt trauma
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Open chest injury caused by?
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penetrating object
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Which chest injury is worse
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Both are equal
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Pneumothorax
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chest is penetrated and and air flows into thoracic cavity around the lungs
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Tension Pneumothorax
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Air trapped in chest cavity can expand and build up enlough pressure to collapse lung on uninjured side
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Treatment for Pneumothorax
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Non porious occlusive dressing taped on 3 sides
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Flail segment
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closed injury that occurs when two or more adjacent ribs are broken in two or more places
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What is seen in chest w/ flail segment
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paradoxal movement
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Treatment for flail segment
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Bulkly dressing with PPV
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what kind of lung sounds with chest injury
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diminished/absent on one side or both
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What is the sclera in the eye?
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Exposed portion of the eye, the white of the eye
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Cornea
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Clear front portion of the eye
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Pupil
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Colored portion of the yee
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Retina
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Back of the eye
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Conjuctiva
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Paper thin covering of the exposed portion of the sclera
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Front chamber of the eye
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Anterior chamber
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When to suspect serious injury to eye
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Vision doesnt improve with blink, loses part of field of vision, unusually sensitive to light
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Care for foreign object in the eye
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Place patient in lateral recumbant and flush medial to lateral
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What should you avoid in care if u suspect injury to the eyeball
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Cold packs
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If you suspect orbit injury you should also suspect
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c spine damage
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Danger with lid injury
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Profuse bleeding
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Eye injuries that require immediate transport
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chemical burns, impaled object, coupled with resp distress, sever injury to face and neck, major bleeding, airway compromise.
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How long should u irrigate the eye in chemical burns
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20 mins
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HOw long should u irrigate the eye in alkali burn
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1 hour
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what should you do in a situation with impaled object in the eye
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stabalize the object, immobolize head/spine. No pressure!
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Cerebral Spinal FLuid
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Dense fluid that protects the brain and spinal cord against impact, combats infection and clenses
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3 layers of meninges
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Dura, Arachnoid, Pia matter
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Dura Matter
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Hard mother, outer layer
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Arahnoid matter
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middle layer
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Pia matter
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Soft mother, inner most layer in contact with brain
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Three layers of meninges enclose what?
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brain, brain stem and spinal cord
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What seperates the arachnoid and pia matter
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subarachnoid space
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Epidural bleeding in the brain
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between dura matter and skull
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Subdural Bleeding of the brain
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bleeding beneath the dura and is venous
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Bleeding between the arachnoid membrane and the surface of the brane
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Cerebrum
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Largest part of the brain responsible for concsious and sensory function, emotions and personality
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Cerebellum
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Little brain, controlls equilibrium and coordinates muscle function
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Brain stem
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Controls automatic functions
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Ligament
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connect bone to bone
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Tendons
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connect muscle to bone
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Scope of practice
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what the emt is legally allowed to do
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Standard of care
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care that is expected of the emt to perform
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Battery
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the act of touching someone with out there consent
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Immunizations
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Protection against diseases
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Disinfecting
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cleaning using hospital grade germicide to kill microorganisms that may be present on the surface of an object
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FCC
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regulates all radio operations in the United States
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Portable Radio Use
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Listen before transmitting
Wait 1 second before speaking Speak wit 2 to 3 inches away from radio Transmissions should be no longer then 30 seconds Echo back orders Use one three instead of thirteen |