| In the body | Is it ALS or just Monday? | Medical Emergency -Name it | What’s that Pediatric Emergency | What do you do?… Scene Emergencies | Obscure Presentations |
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What is the skin
The outermost layer of the skin, acting as a barrier to the outside world
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What is heartburn (GERD)
You are toned out for chest pain. On arrival, the patient says they were actually just having this common reaction to spicy food.
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What is myocardial infarction
You arrive to Find a 68-year-old male with crushing chest pain radiating to his left arm. He’s diaphoretic and anxious.
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What is croup
A 4 year old has a barking cough and stridor
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What is Wait for law-enforcement and ensure scene safety
You arrive at a house with loud yelling and signs of domestic dispute
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What is phenylketonuria
Patient with altered mental status is wearing a medical alert bracelet that says PKU
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What is Pigments
The color of the skin is influenced by a number of ___________, including melanin and carotene.
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What is beer / alcohol (intoxication)
You get toned out for a stroke, but the only FAST positive finding, is this beverage in the patient’s hand
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What is panic attack or hyperventilation syndrome
A 24 year old female is hyperventilating, dizzy, and reports tingling in her fingers, After a fight with her boyfriend
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What is Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
A baby under one year old is found pulseless and not breathing in a crib.
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What is Ensure scene is safe and wear reflective gear
Add a nighttime car crash on the highway, what should you do before approaching the vehicle
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What is commotio cordis
A teen collapsed after getting hit to the chest with a baseball.
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What is the pancreas
This organ produces insulin
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What is sleeping / napping
You are dispatched to an “unconscious patient” in a white vehicle doing this very Monday activity
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What is hypoglycemia
A diabetic patient is found, confused, sweaty and combative
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What is Foreign body airway obstruction
A toddler is found with sudden onset wheezing and decreased breath sounds on the right
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What is Stage at a safe distance and await hazmat
You respond to a chemical plant with multiple people coughing and confused
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What is digoxin toxicity
An elderly patient is taking nitro, digoxin, and a diaretic. He is confused and seeing halos around lights.
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What is the aorta
The largest artery in the body
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What is Walked up the steps
You are dispatched for “difficulty breathing” the patient is on the second floor and says they just became winded after doing this
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What is AAA or abdominal aortic aneurism rupture
An elderly woman reports, sudden, severe abdominal pain that radiates to her back and has pulsatile mass in her abdomen
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What is Status asthmaticus, leading to respiratory failure
A 10-year-old with a history of asthma is found cyanotic and unresponsive
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What is Stage until police secure the scene
Add a shooting scene by standards are pointing at a nearby alley, where the shooter fled
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What is Ebola (a viral hemorrhagic fever, possible viral hemorrhagic fever)
A traveler recently returned from Africa, and now has a high fever, fatigue, and bleeding gums
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What is leukocytes or white blood cells
This blood cell fights infection
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What is continue high-quality CPR
You are dispatched to a patient with CPR in progress Upon arrival, the EKG reads asystole. The next move in the ACLS algorithm
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What is diabetic ketoacidosis
A dialysis patient is found unresponsive with Kussmaul respirations and fruity breath
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What is Epiglottitis
A lethargic, six year-old presents with high fever, drooling and tripod positioning
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What is Do not enter, unless cleared by Fire personnel
During a structure fire call, you were told a patient is inside
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What is carbon monoxide poisoning
Multiple patients in an office building with flu like symptoms headache nausea and no fever
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What is Wernick’s encephalopathy
Patient presents with confusion, ataxia and nystagmus. He’s a known alcoholic.
Neurological disorder caused by thiamine (vit B1) deficiency. |