who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt? - friends and family
in many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of
... [Show More] consenting or refusing if the minor is - emancipated : lives by themselves and self- supported
when do we palate a patient's pelvis - MOI suggests it
what does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium - forena magnum
what fills the entire posterior / anterior of the right upper quadrant - the liver
if you are doing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with no traumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs. what do you focus on - chief complaint
who regulates the standards for pre hospital emergency care - the state office of ems
why do incidents of diabetes increase with age - decreased activity, weight gain, decreased insulin
how would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their back/stomach - supine/prone
what happens in neurogenic shock - widespread vasodilation, body doesn't compensate
why can a child's airway be occluded if you over extend or overflow the head - the occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible
what does hemoglobin attach to - red blood cells which carry oxygen
how long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place - 10 sec
you have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. what are they experiencing - aortic aneurysm
what are the two functions of the liver - secretion of bile and filters waste
What is the atlas? - 1st cervical vertebrae which articulates with the skull
what is distnia - difficulty breathing
head trauma, stroke, poisoning or brain tumor. which one of these would cause metabolic seizure - poisoning
if you have a change in a patient condition, what do we reassess - ABC
if you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart, the patient is at what angle - 35 degree angle
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