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Principles of Pharmacology
Pharmacodynamics is the process by which medication works on the body. Medications either stimulate the receptors or block them. An agonist is a medication that causes stimulation of a receptor, and an antagonist is a medication that blocks receptors. Some medications may add electrolytes and others may target bacteria (antibiotics), and antifungal medication targets fungi.…
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EMS System
Effective communication is key; express empathy. Ask an open-ended question: Can you tell me what happened? What seems to be the problem? Can you tell me what’s different today? How do you feel? Tell me about? Express empathy: I understand why you’re asking these questions. I’m here to help you. Avoid these types of responses:…
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Patient Assessment
When traveling to a scene it is important to consider scene safety. Consider road hazards, time of day, weather. Observe for issues such as uneven or unstable surfaces, water, mud, and ice on the ground. When working on a roadway wear high-visibility gear. You may encounter many environmental hazards, from sharp metal and glass, leaking…
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Life Span Developments
Some major characteristics of a newborn are as follows. Pulse Rate 100 -180, Respiration (30-60) Systolic Blood Pressure (50-70) temperature 96 to 100. Weight 6 to 8 in the first week loss 5% to 10% due to a loss of fluid. Hormones help the neonate make the transition from fetal circulation to independent circulation. Neonate’s…
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Cardiovascular Emergencies
The heart’s job is simple: to pump blood to supply oxygen-enriched red blood cells to the tissues of the body. It is divided down the middle into two sides (left and right) by a wall called the septum. Each side has an atrium, or upper chamber, to receive incoming blood and a ventricle, lower chamber,…
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Gastrointestinal and Urologic Emergencies
Solid organs include the liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, and ovaries. Kidneys, ovaries, and pancreas are retroperitoneal. Trauma to these can create bleeding, which leads to shock. The spleen is part of the lymphatic system and plays a role in relation to red blood cells and the immune system. It assists in filtration of blood, recycles…
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Airway Management
Oxygen moves from the atmosphere and crosses the alveolar membrane and attaches to the hemoglobin by a process called diffusion, where molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. Next, red blood cells carry the hemoglobin, with bound oxygen delivering it to the capillaries to the body’s cells. At…
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Endocrine and Hematologic Emergencies
The endocrine system is a communicating system that controls functions inside the body. This system, along with other systems, maintains the body’s homeostasis. Endocrine glands secrete messenger hormones; when the hormone arrives, the cell, tissue, or organ receives the message and an action or cellular process takes place. Endocrine disorders are caused by an internal…
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Intel Agent
My main goal here was to write an agent that would use context from Global Security(http://www.globalsecurity.org/) to answer intel-based questions, like simulating the first few days of a conflict between the US and Greenland or Iran. This took longer than I thought it would because I kept getting distracted with EMT class as well as…
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Neurologic Emergencies
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States. The brain is divided into three parts: the brainstem, which controls most basic functions of the body such as breathing, blood pressure, swallowing, and pupil constriction; the cerebellum, which is just behind the brainstem and is responsible…