Minarets Medical Education

EMT CLASS Starts tonight January 6,2020 @ 6:00 pm openings still available

#Repost @medicaltalks Jugular vein distention, which is quite massive, in a woman with cardiac tamponade!! Jugular vein distention occurs when the pressure ...inside the vena cava increases and appears as a bulge running down the right side of a person's neck. A person has jugular veins on both sides of their neck. They act as passageways for blood to move from a person's head to the superior vena cava, which is the largest vein in the upper body. The superior vena cava then transports the blood to the heart and lungs. Jugular vein distention or JVD is when the increased pressure of the superior vena cava causes the jugular vein to bulge, making it most visible on the right side of a person's neck. The blood flow from the head to the heart is measured by central venous pressure or CVP. The appearance of the vein is similar to a rope or raised tube below the surface of the skin, and its height can be measured to indicate the CVP. There are several reasons why JVD may occur, and these include right-sided heart failure, tricuspid valve stenosis, pulmonary hypertension, constrictive pericarditis, superior vena cava obstruction, and cardiac tamponade. In cardiac tamponade, we look for 3 things, one of them you can see in the picture. These 3 things are called Beck's triad which is a collection of three medical signs associated with acute cardiac tamponade, an emergency condition wherein fluid accumulates around the heart and impairs its ability to pump blood. The signs are low arterial blood pressure, distended neck veins, and distant, muffled heart sounds. See more

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Congratulations to the Fall EMT-1 Class! These students have passed the final EMT test !! Next step, NREMT GREAT JOB CLASS!

Toxidromes! A toxidrome is a syndrome caused by dangerous levels of medications or toxins! The image below shows the 5 major toxidromes and their effects on vital signs!

How conduction is displayed on an ECG for the visual learner!

Nasopharyngeal Airway Placement 1. BSI 2. Select appropriate size. Measure NPA from nare to earlobe. 3. Lubricate the NPA. 4. Place the patient in a sniffing po...sition. (consider c-spine precautions in a trauma patient) 5. Insert into the nostril with the bevel toward the septum, allowing the NPA to rotate as needed. 6. Advance the NPA until the flange rests against the nostril. **Never force the NPA into place. If the NPA will not advance, pull it out, and try the other nostril. See more

Congratulations to David Signorelli , Julianna Milam and Mike Motz (not pictured) for passing National Registry!!!

Congratulations to the Madera County Sheriffs’ for completing the EMT class. Way to go! Now on to the National Registry.