Trauma assessment priorities and common medical emergency presentations tested on the EMT-B exam.
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44 basic cards for EMT-B Emergency Medicine. It opens with "What is the first priority upon arriving at any EMS scene?" and "In trauma assessment, the mnemonic ____ stands for Airway, Breathing". More Healthcare and Nursing decks are listed below.
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- What is the first priority upon arriving at any EMS scene?
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Ensure scene safety.- In trauma assessment, the mnemonic ____ stands for Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure.
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ABCDE- MOI
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Mechanism of injury- Which trauma patients get a rapid trauma assessment rather than a focused exam?
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Those with a significant mechanism of injury.- What immediate action controls severe external hemorrhage?
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Direct pressure.- When direct pressure fails to control life-threatening extremity hemorrhage, what device should be applied?
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A tourniquet.- What is the term for the first 60 minutes after a traumatic injury, during which definitive care most improves survival?
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The golden hour.- What does the EMS term "load and go" mean for a critical trauma patient?
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Minimize time on scene and transport immediately.- A GCS score at or below what number generally indicates a need for aggressive airway management?
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8- What are the three components scored in the Glasgow Coma Scale?
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Eye opening, verbal response, motor response.- What is the lowest possible total Glasgow Coma Scale score?
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3- What is the highest possible total Glasgow Coma Scale score?
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15- A tension pneumothorax causes tracheal deviation toward which side?
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The opposite side, away from the affected lung.- What immediate dressing should be applied to an open chest wound?
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An occlusive dressing.- What is a flail chest?
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Two or more ribs broken in two or more places, creating a free-floating segment.
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