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What are the questions paramedics ask?
Questions are asked to try and show if the patient is fully alert to what time it is, where they are and what they remember from the recent past and further back….
- Do you know what the date is today? ( looking for the day or the number)
- Do you know where you are right now?
- Can you tell me what happened?
- Whats your name?
What pain relief can Paramedics give?
Pharmacological options for analgesia:
- Nitroglycerin (coronary vasodilator for chest pain).
- Morphine (narcotic/opioid).
- Fentanyl (synthetic opioid).
- Dilaudid (hydromorphone) (synthetic opioid).
- Toradol (ketorolac) (anti-inflammatory).
- Nitronox (nitrous oxide) (gas analgesic).
Can paramedics carry morphine?
Registered Paramedics are permitted to carry and administer the CDs morphine (oral and injection) and diazepam (rectal and injection).
What four kinds of questions are asked when assessing orientation?
Orientation is something healthcare providers check when screening for dementia and evaluating cognitive abilities….Typical questions include:
- What is your name?
- Where are you?
- What is the date?
- What time is it?
- What just happened to you?
Do paramedics look for medical bracelets?
Most emergency responders are trained to look for medical identification worn as a necklace or bracelet. They are easier to find when responders perform a physical assessment in an emergency.
What kind of pain does a paramedic treat?
Chest Pain. Chest pain is one of the most common jobs that paramedics attend. Correct assessment and treatment of chest pain by paramedics (when it is caused by an acute coronary syndrome) will determine if the patient lives and how much of a quality of life the patient will have after treatment.
Why is it important for paramedics to assess and treat chest pain?
Correct assessment and treatment of chest pain by paramedics (when it is caused by an acute coronary syndrome) will determine if the patient lives and how much of a quality of life the patient will have after treatment.
What does being a paramedic mean to you?
As a paramedic, this often means treating for cardiac chest pain until you get to hospital, where more definitive cardiac diagnostic test can take place, such as blood tests, cardiac stress tests, and angiography.
What is the best mnemonic for assessing chest pain?
OPQRST is still a useful mnemonic for assessing chest pain. The mnemonic CHESTPAIN is a very good structured approach for assessing chest pain for beginning clinicians and cardiologists alike. Paramedics assess chest pain by performing a 12 lead ECG on a patient and assessing for signs of myocardial ischemia.