Questions and Answers Case: You arrive on scene to a 55-year-old male with chest pain. While on scene, you take vitals, obtain a history, and perform a 12-lead electrocardiogram (EKG). The patient asks you how his EKG looks and after…
Questions and Answers 1 What is one of the most important things to remember before performing any prehospital procedures? The most important thing to remember in any patient encounter is your safety and health. The patients that you encounter in…
Questions and Answers 1 What is “point-of-care” testing? Point-of-care testing (POCT) is medical diagnostic testing done in a setting remote from a centralized laboratory facility. These tests are generally simple and can be performed at the bedside. This is in…
Questions and Answers 1 What is a perimortem caesarian section (PMCS)? PMCS is the delivery of a baby by means of a surgical incision into the uterus, in the event the mother is in cardiac arrest. The steps to perform…
Questions and Answers Case: You arrive on scene to find an 80-year-old woman who appears to be in obvious distress. Family reports that she has had a fever for several days as well as a productive cough and shortness of…
Questions and Answers Case: You are dispatched to a call for “hemorrhage”; you arrive to find a woman who is pale and diaphoretic and looks to be in distress with a large pulsatile bleed from a left arm fistula site.…
Questions and Answers 1 Who can perform a field amputation? Field amputation is a rare procedure; therefore, preplanning is necessary. EMS providers in some areas may be faced with the prospect of having to perform a field amputation. It would…
Questions and Answers CPR and Manual Compressions 1 What is meant by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)? CPR is a lifesaving intervention performed when an individual’s heart stops beating in order to maintain blood flow and promote oxygen delivery to one’s vital…
Questions and Answers Case: A 911 call comes in for a suicidal patient. The basic life support (BLS) unit is dispatched. They arrive at a residence where police are already on the scene. You learn that the mother called for…
Questions and Answers Case: You are dispatched to a local athletic field for a player down on the field with a leg injury. A 21-year-old male was playing soccer when he was tackled from behind, causing him to have ankle…