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24 Cards in this Set
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What is the leading cause of death in teens?
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Accidents
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What are the three things you need to do when you come upon a accident?
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*Keep the victim lying down until the extent of the injuries are known.
*Send for medical help. *Check for injuries. |
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What are the nine diagnostic signs?
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Pulse
Respiration Blood Pressure Temperature Skin Color Pupils State of consciousness Ability to move Reaction to pain |
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What does a red skin color indicate?
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High blood preasure
Heat Stroke Carbon monoxide poisoning |
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What does white skin indicate?
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Insufficient circulation
Shock Heart attack |
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What does blue(cyanosis) skin indicate?
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Poor oxygen
Airway obstruction or choking Congestive heart failure |
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What is the normal heart rate for adults?
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60-80 beats per minute.
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What is the normal heart rate for children?
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80-100 beats per minute.
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Where can you find someone's pulse?
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The wrist (radial artery)
The neck (carotid arter) |
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What does a rapid weak pusle indicate?
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Shock
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What does a rapid, bounding pulse indicate?
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Fright
High blood preasure |
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What is the regular resperation rate?
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17 beats per minute
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What does rapid, shallow respiration indicate?
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Shock
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What does deep, gasping, or labored respiration indicate?
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Airway obstruction
Heart attack |
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What do cold and clammy indicate?
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Shock
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What does dry and hot indicate?
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Heat stroke
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What do constricted pupils indicate?
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Drug addiction
Nervous system disease |
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What do dilated pupils indicate?
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A relaxed or unconscious state
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When occurs thirty five seconds after cardiac arrest?
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Dilated pupils
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What do unequal pupils indicate?
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Head injury
Stroke |
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How do you test a victim's state of consciousness?
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Test the victim's response to stimuli
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What does paralysis in one side of the body, including the face indicate?
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Cerebral hemorrhage(stroke)
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What does loss of sensation or numbness indicate?
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Spinal cord injury
Nerve damage |
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What do other types of paralysis indicate?
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Spinal cord injury
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