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What does SAMPLE mean? |
Signs, Allergies, Medication, Pertinent Past History, Last Oral Intake, Events leading to the injury |
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What are the sections of the Spinal Cord |
Cervical 7, Thoracic 12, Lumbar 5, Sacral 5, Cocyx 4 |
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What is an Avulsion? |
An avulsion in which a soft tissue is exposed creating a flap |
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What is anatomical position |
Front Position, Palms Foward, Standing Position, Arms on the side. |
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What is tacycardia? |
A rapid heart rate more than 100 beats per min |
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Types of bleeding |
Artierial- bright red, spurts alot Capilary- Oozing, dark, slow Venous- dark, little slower spurts than artierial |
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Contraindication of Mast Pants or PASG? |
Pulmonary Edema= fluid buildup in the lungs, Pregnancy, Penetrating Thoracic Injury, Head Injury |
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What happens when you shine a flashlight into someones eyes? |
Their pupils dialate |
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Whats the difference between a sign a symptom? |
Sign: findings that can be seen felt smelled or measured |
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What is an NPA? |
used on a unresponsive patient or a patient with an altered level of consciousness |
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What's another name for red blood cells? |
Erythrocyte |
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Whats another name for heel bone |
Calcaneous |
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What's another word for voice box |
Laynx |
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What is a systolic measuremeant? |
increased pressure in an artery with each contraction of the ventricles. The heart muscle contracts |
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What covers the lungs? |
Pleura- most slippery and has two layers |
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How do we care for someone with internal bleeding? |
Mobilize the spine Assess the skin color Ensure a patient airway Look for adquete breathing provide high flow oxygen assess pulse rate quality of skin color temp APPLY OXYGEN! |
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How to treat abdominal envisiration? |
Cover the exposed intestines with a sterile gauze compress, moisten with sterile seline solution secure with dressing |
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What is the diaphragm. What does it do? |
Dome that forms the under surface of the thorax, seperating the chest and abdominal cavity Contraction brings air into the lungs Relaxation allows air to be expelled from the lungs |
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What is MOI |
Mechanism of Injury |
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What do we need to prove negligence |
Duty, Breach, Damages, Causation |
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If you can't use a torniquet. What next |
As an alternative you use a blood pressure cuff |
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What is the point of applying a splint |
Flexible rigid, used to protect and maintain position of an injury extermity Prevent further damage the muscle spinal cord peripheral nerves Device to prevent motion of the injured part |
