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What is the golden rule

Do not harm

What are the four levels of conciousness

- alert and conscious


- drowsy but responsive


- unconscious but reactive to stimuli


- comatose

What must be done for all trauma patients

Lateral c-spine

Describe hemothorax chest trauma

Blood in the pleural space

Describe pneumothorax chest trauma

Air in the pleural space

Describe flail chest trauma

Multiple rib fractures

Describe cardiac tamponade chest trauma

Hemorrhage in the pericardial sac

What type of burn requires skin graft

3rd degree

Force wrenching or twisting of a joint that results in partial rupture or tearing off supported ligaments without dislocation

Sprain

Bruise type injury with a possible avulsion fracture

Contusion

Break in a bone

Fracture

This post fracture reduction requires no surgery (done through manipulation)

Closed reduction

This post fracture reduction requires surgery

Open reduction

This post fracture reduction requires mobile fluoroscopy with both open and closed reductions

C-arm fluoroscopy

An emergency of huge magnitude that creates an unforseen, serious or immediate threat to public health

Disaster

Process of identifying the victims, performing initial examinations, and assigning priorities

Triage

Code red

Fire

Code blue

Medical emergency

Code yellow

Disaster/crisis

Code pink

Missing child

Code black

Bomb threat

Who is in an emergency response team / code team

- 1+ physician


- nurses


- respiratory therapist


- electrocardiographer

Heart does not pump blood adequately to the rest of the body

Cardiac arrest

Patient is unable to breath due to inadequate oxygen

Respiratory arrest

Cpr

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Acls

Advanced cardiac life support

Bls

Basic life support

Delivers an electronic shock to correct an ineffective cardiac rhythm

Defibrillator

Failure of circulation on which blood pressure is inadequate

Shock

What are early signs of shock

- pallor


- increased heart rate


- increased respirations


- restlessness or confusion

Shock caused by massive blood or plasma loss

Hypovolemic shock

Shock cause by systemic infection

Septic shock

Shock that occurs with nervous system injuries

Neurogenic shock

Shock that occurs with heart failure

Cardiogenic shock

Shock caused by allergies

Anaphylactic shock

Shock from posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychological shock

Two major shock symptoms

Increased pulse rate, decrease blood pressure

Name 5 symptoms of mild contrast reactions

Warmth, flushing, metallic taste, coughing, nausea

Name 3 symptoms of moderate contrast reactions

Erythema, urticaria, bronchospasm

Name 3 symptoms of vasovagal reactions

Diaphoresis, hypotension, bradycardia

Name 8 symptoms of severe anaphylaxis shock

Warmth, tingling, itching palms/soles, dysphagia, laryngeal/bronchial edema, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, seizures

This types of diabetes includes polyuria and thirst

Diabetes insipidus

This type of diabetes is insulin Dependant

Diabetes mellitus - type 1

This type of diabetes needs hyperglycemic drugs and is related to obesity

Diabetes mellitus - type 2

Another word for low blood sugar

Hypoglycemia

Caused by interruption of blood flow to the brain

Stroke (cerebrovascular accident)

Type of seizure: unconsciousness, convulsions, muscle rigidity

Grand mal seizures

Type of seizure: brief loss of consciousness

Absence seizures

Type of seizure: sporadic, isolated jerking movements

Myoclonic

Type of seizure: repetitive jerking movements

Clonic

Type of seizure: muscle stiffness, rigidity

Tonic

Type of seizure: loss of muscle tone

Atomic

What is the first thing you should do post seizure

Turn patient to lateral recumbent to prevent Aspiration of secretions

Severe dizziness accompanied by nausea

Vertigo

Dizziness brought on by sitting upright from a prolonged recumbent position

Orthostatic hypotension

Medical term for a nose bleed

Epistaxis

Medicine: Increases BP, narrows blood vessels and open lung airways

Adrenalin (epinephrine)

Combination of chest compression and epinephrine causes this

Spontaneous combination

Medicine: increases BP, potent vasoconstrictor (good for hypovolemic shock)

Vasopressin

Medicine: treats hypotension, increases urine output

Dopamine

Medicine: antidysrhythmic, treats heart attack / cardiac arrest

Lidocaine (xylocaine)

Medicine: strong alkanizing agent to treat metabolic or respiratory acidosis

Sodium bicarbonate

Medicine: paralyzing agents, relax skeletal muscles

Neuromuscular blockers

Medicine: decreases BP, vasodilates

Nitroglycerin

Medicine: increases BP, vasopressor

Norepinephrine

What's a normal oxygen flow rate

1 - 6 liters

Breathing tube

Enditracheal tube

Rigid pharyngeal catheter device available to clean foreign material from the mouth and pharynx

Yankeur