AUGUST 2017 Sub.code: 1007
B.Sc. ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY CARE TECHNOLOGY
(New Syllabus 2014-2015)
FIRST YEAR
PAPER II INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND EMS-I
Q.P. Code 801007
Time Three Hours Maximum 100 Marks
Answer ALL questions
I. Elaborate on: x 10 30)
1. What is an ambulance? Write in brief history of ambulance.
What are the functions of an ambulance?
Describe the common vehicle type used for ambulance and which vehicle types is preferred
for advance life support.
2. What is clinical examination?
Define and describe the following clinical examination skills with examples Inspection,
palpation, percussion, auscultation.
Draw and locate areas for palpating central and peripheral pulses.
3. What is upper airway?
What are the common manual maneuvers used to open the airway and describe two of them in detail?
What are the common methods to provide ventilation in cardio pulmonary resuscitation and
describe bag mask ventilation technique?
II. Write Notes on: x 5 40)
1. Air ambulance and its functions.
2. What is privacy? Write 5 situations in emergency department in which you will ensure privacy.
3. What is log-roll? What precautions are needed before performing log-roll?
4. Mention 5 symptoms and signs of respiratory distress in an adult.
5. Electronic medical records.
6. Resuscitation team and explain the role of each member.
7. What is written of spontaneous circulation ROSC? How will you observe a patient with ROSC
after resuscitation?
8. Explain the preparation and techniques of applying upper and lower limb plaster of Paris slab.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 3 30)
1. What is stress response in relation to emergency technician health? Write 5 factors that trigger
stress response.
2. What is emergency medical system
3. What are primary responsibility of emergency care technician (Mention at least 5).
4. Enumerate 5 symptoms and signs of a long bone fracture.
5. What is oxygen content of exhaled air? It is adequate for ventilation in an out of hospital cardiac arrest.
6. What are the two types of artificial external defibrillator pad placement in adult with diagram?
7. What is gastric inflation? What measures can you take to decrease it during resuscitation?
8. Mention 5 sizes of intra venous cannula with their color coding.
9. What are the symptoms and signs life threatening chest injury?
10. What is an arterial blood gas analysis? Write 5 clinical indications to perform ABG.