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Pneumonics / Acronyms
Vitals,
What is the pneumonic for eye signs
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Chapter 1 - EMS Systems
Emt training in nearly every stat...,
American heart association protoc...
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Chapter 11 - BLS Resuscitation
A patient should be placed in the...,
After ________ minutes without ox...,
An apneic infant or child should ...
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Chapter 2 - Workforce Safety & Wellness
The general adaptation syndrome i...,
Vector borne transmission of an i...,
When decontaminating the back of ...
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Chapter 3 - Medical, Legal, And Ethical Issues
As an emt the standards of emerge...,
In order for a do not resuscitate...,
Maintaining the chain of evidence...
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Vocab
Fowler s position,
Intraosseous,
Cushing s triad
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Chapter 4 - Communications & Documentation
After being dispatched on an emer...,
After receiving online orders fro...,
As you are wheeling your patient ...
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Chapter 5 - Human Body
___________ pressure is the press...,
Activities such as walking talkin...,
Relative to the kidneys the liver...
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Chapter 8 - Patient Assessment
A blood pressure cuff that is too...,
A patient in unstable condition s...,
A patient with spontaneous respir...
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Chapter 9 - Airway Management
A 23 year old man experienced sev...,
A patient who is suspected of bei...,
An adult at rest should have a re...
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Chapter 10 - Shock
A 19 year old man was stung multi...,
A 56 year old man is found semico...,
A 70 year old woman was recently ...
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Chapter 25 - Face & Neck Injuries
A 30 year old female presents wit...,
A 4 year old female has a peanut ...,
A 50 year old male was splashed i...
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Chapter 26 - Head & Spine Injuries
A patient who cannot remember the...,
After your partner assumes manual...,
An epidural hematoma is most accu...
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Chapter 28 - Abdominal Trauma
A sign of kidney damage following...,
Abdominal pain vomiting and fever...,
Compression injuries to the abdom...
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Chapter 24 - Soft Tissue Trauma
A 21 year old male was working in...,
All of the following body structu...,
As you approach a young male who ...
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Chapter 35 - Lifting & Moving Patients
An emt may injure his or her back...,
Prior to applying medical restrai...,
The direct carry is used to trans...
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Chapter 37 - Vehicle Extrication & Special Rescue
A 19 year old female has just bee...,
A 33 year old restrained driver o...,
If a technical rescue team is req...
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Chapter 13 - Respiratory Emergencies
A 30 year old man presents with a...,
A 62 year old man with a history ...,
A conscious and alert 29 year old...
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Chapter 14 - Cardiovascular Emergencies
A 66 year old woman presents with...,
A 67 year old woman presents with...,
A patient with atherosclerotic he...
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Chapter 36 - Transport Operations
A disposable oxygen humidifier sh...,
As soon as you leave the hospital...,
During the transport phase of an ...
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Chapter 38 - Incident Management
A 49 year old man has been remove...,
According to the jumpstart triage...,
According to the start triage sys...
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Chapter 39 - Terrorism Response & Disaster Management
A 52 year old male presents with ...,
A disease vector is defined as se...,
A persistent or nonvolatile chemi...
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Chapter 12 - Medical Overview
A 58 year old man complains of ch...,
Assessment of the medical patient...,
Early signs and symptoms of viral...
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Chapter 31 - Obstetrics & Neonatal Care
An abortion occurs when the fetus...,
Braxton hicks contractions are ch...,
During delivery of the babys head...
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Chapter 15 - Neurological Emergencies
A patient whose speech is slurred...,
A transient ischemic attack tia o...,
An area of swelling or enlargemen...
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Chapter 32 - Pediatric Emergencies
A 6 month old male presents with ...,
Cardiac arrest in the pediatric p...,
Causes of infant death that may b...
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Chapter 30 - Environmental Emergencies
A persons ability to shiver is lo...,
Breath holding syncope is caused ...,
Compared to adults infants and ch...
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Chapter 6 - Life Span
An infant or small toddler would ...,
Atherosclerosis is defined as ___...,
High risk behaviors usually peak ...
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Chapter 29 - Orthopaedic Injuries
A 54 year old male accidentally s...,
A n __________ fracture occurs in...,
Assessing a persons neurovascular...
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Chapter 16 - Gastrointestinal & Urological Emergencies
A 30 year old woman with a histor...,
A 35 year old mildly obese woman ...,
Chronic renal failure is a condit...
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Chapter 17 - Endocrine & Hematologic Emergencies
A 19 year old man has a chief com...,
A 28 year old woman is found to b...,
A 37 year old woman with a histor...
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Chapter 18 - Immunologic Emergencies
Anaphylaxis caused by stinging in...,
At the site of the injury signs a...,
Care for a victim of an immunolog...
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Chapter 19 - Toxicology
An emts primary responsibility to...,
An overdose on acetaminophen the ...,
Atropine sulfate and pralidoxime ...
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Chapter 21 - Gynecologic Emergencies
A patient with pelvic inflammator...,
During your assessment of a young...,
General treatment for a woman wit...
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Chapter 20 - Psychiatric Emergencies
A behavioral crisis interferes wi...,
A general impression of the patie...,
Assessing the blood pressure and ...
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Chapter 33 - Geriatric Emergencies
A 10 to 20 reduction in brain wei...,
A 73 year old female experienced ...,
An older woman with osteoporosis ...
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Chapter 34 - Patients with Special Challenges
A surgical procedure that creates...,
Autism is most accurately defined...,
Because a tracheostomy tube bypas...
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Chapter 7 - Principles of Pharmacology
A 74 year old woman has been expe...,
How is nitroglycerin usually admi...,
Nitroglycerin when administered t...
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Chapter 22 - Trauma Overview
A young male sustained a gunshot ...,
During your assessment of a patie...,
The driver of a sport utility veh...
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Chapter 23 - Bleeding
A young male was shot in the abdo...,
Bleeding from the nose following ...,
During transport of a 40 year old...
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Chapter 27 - Chest Injuries
A rapid irregular pulse following...,
Following a stab wound to the lef...,
If a persons tidal volume decreas...
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Chapter 40 - ALS Assist
A 12 lead ecg select one a is onl...,
A 50 year old male develops acute...,
Although you should carry a varie...
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