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36 Cards in this Set
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In a Class 1 hemorrhage, what is the percentage range of blood loss? |
0 to 15 percent |
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In a Class 2 hemorrhage, what is the percentage range of blood loss? |
15 to 30 percent |
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In a Class 3 hemorrhage, what is the percentage range of blood loss? |
30 to 40 percent |
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In a Class 4 hemorrhage, what is the percentage range of blood loss? |
over 40 percent |
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What is the typical age range for a patient with bronchiolitis? |
less than 2 years old |
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What is a possible way to differentiate asthma from bronchiolitis? |
A patient with bronchiolitis typically wheezes loudly during exhalation, whereas asthma typically presents with inspiratory and expiratory wheezing. |
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What are some criteria for using JumpSTART triage? |
The older criteria are (a) age from 1 to 8 years or (b) weight is less than 100 lbs (45 kg). The newer criteria are (a) any patient who would be old enough to walk and (b) looks younger than a young adult. |
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What range of Apgar scores indicate a newborn who is severely distressed? |
0 to 3 |
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What range of Apgar scores indicate a newborn who is moderately distressed? |
4 to 6 |
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What range of Apgar scores indicate a newborn who is active and vigorous? |
7 to 10 |
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When using a radio, what is the best way to inform the other party that you understand? What is the second best way? |
"I understand," is best. "Copy" is second best. |
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What are the 3 categories used in the Glasgow Coma Scale? |
eye opening, verbal response, and motor response... (These apply to pediatric patients as well.) |
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Spontaneous eye opening awards this number of GCS points for any patient regardless of age (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 4?
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Opening the eyes to verbal commands awards this number of GCS points for a patient more than 1 year old (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 3? |
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Opening the eyes to shouting awards this number of GCS points for a patient less than 1 year old (Glasgow Coma Scale).
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What is 3?
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Opening the eyes in response to pain awards this number of GCS points for any patient regardless of age (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 2? |
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No response in opening the eyes awards this number of GCS points for any patient regardless of age (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 1? |
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Obedience (to verbal commands) awards this number of GCS points for a patient over 1 year old (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 6? |
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Localizing pain awards this number of GCS points for any patient regardless of age (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 5? |
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Flexion-withdrawal from pain awards this number of GCS points for any patient regardless of age (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 4? |
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Flexion-decorticate posturing awards this number of GCS points for any patient regardless of age (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 3? |
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Extension-decerebrate posturing awards this number of GCS points for any patient regardless of age (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 2? |
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No motor response awards this number of GCS points for any patient regardless of age (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 1? |
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Being oriented and conversing awards this number of GCS points for a patient over 5 years old (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 5? |
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Using appropriate words and phrases awards this number of GCS points for a patient 2 to 5 years old (Glasgow Coma Scale).
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What is 5?
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Smiling, cooing, and crying appropriately award this number of GCS points for a patient less than 2 years old (Glasgow Coma Scale).
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What is 5?
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Being disoriented and conversing awards this number of GCS points for a patient over 5 years old (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 4? |
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Using inappropriate words awards this number of GCS points for a patient 2 to 5 years old (Glasgow Coma Scale).
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What is 4?
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Crying appropriately without smiling or cooing awards this number of GCS points for a patient less than 2 years old (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 4? |
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Using inappropriate words awards this number of GCS points for a patient over 5 years old (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 3? |
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Crying and/or screaming award this number of GCS points for a patient 2 to 5 years old (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 3? |
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Inappropriate crying and/or screamingawards this number of GCS points for a patient less than 2 years old (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 3? |
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Using incomprehensible sounds awards this number of GCS points for a patient over 5 years old (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 2? |
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Grunting awards this number of GCS points for a patient less than 5 years old (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 2? |
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No verbal response awards this number of GCS points for any patient regardless of age (Glasgow Coma Scale). |
What is 1? |
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What range of GCS scores indicate that air-medical transport would be appropriate (Glascow Coma Scale)? |
9 or lower |
