Body plane — lateral?
Away from midline
Body plane — medial?
Toward midline
Direction — superior?
Above another structure
Direction — inferior?
Below another structure
Directional — proximal?
Near attachment point
Directional — distal?
Far from attachment
Position — supine?
Lying face up
Position — prone?
Lying face down
Position — Fowlers?
Head elevated sitting
Position — Trendelenburg?
Feet higher than head
BP abbreviation?
Blood pressure systolic/diastolic
bpm abbreviation?
Beats per minute
SOB abbreviation?
Shortness of breath
LOC abbreviation?
Loss of consciousness
Face test — purpose?
Detect facial weakness
Arm test — purpose?
Detect arm drift or weakness
Speech test — purpose?
Identify slurred speech
Myocardial infarction — symptom?
Chest pain or discomfort
Aspirin — dose?
160–325 mg chewable
Nitroglycerin — contraindication?
Hypotension or BP<120
START — first step?
Assess respirations
START — if not breathing?
Open airway, if still not breathing, deceased (black)
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1. Under START triage, how should a patient be tagged if respirations are greater than 30 per minute?
2. Why should a patient’s medication history and contraindications be reviewed before giving an EMS medication?
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