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first aid injuries
health science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how do you check for unconciousness? | tap and shout |
| triage | process used to priorititze patients based on the severity of their condition |
| shock aka? | hypoperfusion |
| hypersensitive or allergic reaction to a substance | anaphylactic shock |
| rice | rest, immobilize, cold, elevate |
| legal protection for people who give emergency care | good samaritan law |
| what are the three C's? | check, call, care |
| get what to give care? | consent |
| circulatory collapse? | shock |
| injury caused by fire, chemical agent, heat, radiation or electricity | burn |
| what is caused by the activity of the immune system? | allergic reaction |
| use what with an allergic reaction? | EPI Pen |
| tearing of ligaments to a joint | sprain |
| break, chip or crack in a bone | fracture |
| movement of a bone to a joint away from its normal position | dislocation |
| stretching and tearing of muscles or tendons | strain |
| you splint only if what? | you have to move the person |
| how do you check for circulation? | warmth, color, feeling |
| how do you remove a stinger | scrape with card, do not pull out |
| who do you call if you suspect someone has been poisoned? | poison control |
| use what with a sucking chest wound? | air tight bandage |
| with a sucking chest wound you roll the victim on what side? | injured |
| only tape how many sides with a sucking chest wound? | 3 sides |
| cardiogenic shock | damage to heart muscles |
| hemorrhagic shock | severe loss of blood |
| metablolic shock | loss of body fluid from sever vomiting, diarrhea, or heat ilness, decreased amount of fluid causes dehydration and disruption |
| neurogenic shock | injury and trauma to the brain |
| pshychogenic shock | emotional distress |
| respiratory shock | trauma to respiratory shock |
| septic shock | poisons or toxins in blood, cause vasodiatation, blood pressure drops, and less oxygen to blood |