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36 Cards in this Set
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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SHOCK
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PALE SKIN, SHALLOW BREATHING WEAKNESS, COLD CLAMY SWEATING, DIZZYNESS, IRRITBILITY, THIRST NAUSEA
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KINDS OF WOUNDS
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ABRASION
LACERTION AVULSION PUNCTURE |
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BLOOD
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7% OF BODY WEIGHT, 10-12 PINTS
1. RED CELLS CARY OXYGEN, WASTE AND NUTRIENTS, 2. WHITE FIGHT DISEASE AND PATHOGENS 3. MAINT TEMP |
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BLOOD VESSELS
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ARTERIES - CARRY BLOOD AWAY FROM HEART
VEINS - CARRY BLOOD TO HEART CAPILARIES - EXCH. CO2 AND CD. |
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TETANUS SIGNS AND SYPMTOMS
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LOCKED JAW, CONFUSION, THIRST TROUBLE SWALLOWING, MUSCLE SPASMS, FEVER
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PERFUSION
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CIRCULATION OF OXYGGEN RICH BLOOD TO ALL ORGANS
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HOMEOSTASIS
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NORMAL FUNCTION OF ALL BODY SYSTEMS
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SHOCK
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WHEN CIRCULATION FAILS TO CARRY OXYGEN RICH BLOOD TO ORGANS
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CLASSIFICATION OF BURNS
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1ST DEGREE - SUPERFICIAL
2ND DEGREE - DERMIS AND EPIDERMIS 3RD DEGREE - ALL LAYERS OF SKIN AND SOMETIMES MUSCLE AND BONE |
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CLASSIFICATION OF BURNS
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ELECTRICAL
CHEMICAL THERMAL RADIATION |
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BURNS ARE MEASURED BY:
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PALMER METHOD OR RULE OF 9'S
ALSO - SEVERITY IS MEASURED BY AMT OF BODY BURNED, DEGREE OF BURN, AGE OF VICTIM |
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INTEGUENTARY SYSTEM
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3 LAYERS OF SKIN
DERMIS EPIDERMIS SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE |
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ELECTRICAL INJURIES
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3000 ELECTRICAL INJURIES OCCUR EACH YEAR, ABOUT 40% DIE
LIGHTENING 300 PER YEAR KILLED |
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INHALATION
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1/2 OF DEATHS CAUSED IN FIRES ARE CAUSED BY INHALATION - KNOW SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF INHALATION.
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CARON MONOXIDE POISENING
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ODERLESS, RELEASE DURING COMBUSTION, HEADACHE, WEAKNESS, NASUEA, LETHARGIC IRRATIONAL CONFUSION
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SPLINTS
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SOFT
ANATOMICAL RIGID SLING AND SWATH |
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PULSE
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RADIAL DORSAL - WRIST
POSTERIOR TIBIAL - ANKLE DORSAL PEDIS - FOOT |
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MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES
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RICE
REST, IMMOBILIZE, COLD, ELEVATE |
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MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
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AXIAL SKELETAL - SPINE & SKULL
APPENDICULAR - EXTREMITIES LIGAMENTS CONNECT BONE TO BONE, SPRAIN, TENDONS CONNECT MUSCLE TO BONE - STRAIN |
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PARESTHESIA
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NUMBNESS
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PARESIS
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WEAKNESS
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PARALYSIS
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INABILITY TO MOVE
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CREPIDIS
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CRACKING SOUNDS
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HYPERGLYCEMIA
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NOT ENOUGH INSULIN - DIABETIC COMA
THIRSTY, WEAK, DIZZY, VARRYING DEGREES OF RESPONSIVENESS |
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HYPOGLYCEMIA
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TOO MUCH INSULIN - CONFUSION, FATIGUED, HEADACHE, SHAKY, INSULIN SHOCK
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DKA
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DIABETIC KETOSIS ACIDOSIS -
BODY BREAKS DOWN FAT TO COMPENSATEE FOR NOT ENOUGHH INSULIN. THE FAT PRODUCES KETONES IN BLOOD |
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POLYUREA
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INCREASED URINE
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POLY DIPSIA
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INCREASED DRINKING
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POLYPHAGIA
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INCREASED EATING
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BODY TEMP REGULATED BY:
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HYPOTHALMUS GLAND
AFFECTED BY: METABOLISM, CONDUCTED HEAT EXCH., CONVECTIVE HEAT, RADIATION, EVAPORATIVE |
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STAGES OF SHOCK
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COMPENSATORY
PROGRESSIVE IRREVERSIBLE |
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TYPES OF SHOCK
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CARDIOGENIC, METABOLIC, SEPTIC, ANAPHYLACTIC, PSYCHOGNIC, NEUROGNIC, HYPOVOLEMIC
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SYNCOPE
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FAINTING - CAUSED BY TEMPORATY REDUCTION IN BLOOD FLOW
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COLD RELATED ILLNESSES
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FROSTBITE
HYPOTHERMIA - BELOW 95DEGREES AFFECTS C ORE TEMP SHIVERING, BLOOD VESSELS CONSTRICT, V-FIB POSSIBLE |
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POISONS
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CAN ENTER SYSTEM THROUGH
INJECTION INJESTION ABSORBTION INHALATION |
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SROKE
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CVA - CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT
TIA - TRANSCIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK FAST - SMILE, ARMS, SPEAK, TIME, CALL 911 |
