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23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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WHAT IS THE MAJOR CAUSE OF TISSUE TRAUMA
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ACCIDENTS
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PRIORITIES FOR TREATING TISSUE TRAUMA PATIENTS
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A-AIRWAY
B-BLEEDING C-CONSCIOUSNESS |
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A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN BLOOD WILL LEAD TO
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SHOCK
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INTERVENTIONS FOR HEMORRHAGE INCLUDE
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-ASSESSING FOR SHOCK
-MAINTAINING CIRCULATING BLOOD FLOW FOR TISSUE OXYGENATION -PREVENTING SHOCK |
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MANAGEMENT FOR HEMORRHAGE
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FLUID REPLACEMENT
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TYPES IF REPLACEMENT FLUIDS FOR BLOOD LOSS INCLUDES
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-ISOTONIC ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS
-PACKED RED BLOOD CELLS -PLATELETS |
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TYPES OF ISOTONIC ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS
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-NORMAL SALINE
-LR |
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INTERVENTIONS TO CONTROL EXTERNAL HEMORRHAGE
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-DIRECT PRESSURE
-PRESSURE DRESSING -ELEVATE -IMMOBILIZE |
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LAST RESORT TO USE WITH EXTERNAL HEMORRHAGE DUE TO NEUROLOGICAL OR VASCULAR DAMAGE
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TOURNIQUET
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ASSESSMENT OF INTERNAL BLEEDING
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-TACHYCARDIA
-DEREASE B/P -THIRST -APPREHENSION -COOL, MOIST SKIN -DELAYED CAPILLARY REFILL |
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POSITION FOR INTERNAL BLEEDING
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SUPINE
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A CONDITION CAUSED BY A LOSS OF EFFECTIVE CIRCULATING BLOOD VOLUME & INADQUATE ORGAN & TISSUE PERFUSION
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SHOCK
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TYPES OF SHOCK
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-HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
-SEPTIC SHOCK -CARDIOGENIC SHOCK -NEURORGENIC SHOCK |
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SHOCK RELATED TO FLUID LOSS
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HPYOVOLEMIC SHOCK
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SHOCK RELATED TO INFECTION
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SEPTIC SHOCK
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SHOCK ASSOICATED WITH CARDIAC PROBLEMS
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CARDIOGENIC SHOCK
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SHOCK ASSOCIATED WITH MASSIVE NEUROLOGICAL INJURY
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NEUROLOGICAL SHOCK
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PRIMARY GOALS FOR WOUND CARE
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-RESTORE PHYSICAL INTEGRITY
-RESTORE FUNCTION -MINIMAL SCARRING -NO INFECTION |
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CLEANSE AND IRRGATE WOUNDS WITH
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NORMAL SALINE
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TYPES OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL INJURIES
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-PENTRATING
-BLUNT |
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TREATMENT FOR FROSTBITE
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-PLACE AFFECTED EXTREMTIY IN A WARM WHIRLPOOL FOR 30-40 MIN SPANS
-ELEVATE -COVER WITH A STERILE DRESSING |
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SNAKE BITE TREATMENT
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-CLEANSE WOUND
-COVER WITH LIGHT STERILE DRESSING -IMMOBILIZE BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE HEART |
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CATEGORIES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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-ALERT WAKEFULNESS
-DROWSINESS -STUPOR -COMA |
