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First Aid Hirsch
Health Science 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Three C's | Check, Call, Care |
| When do you move a pt? | 1) the scen is unsafe, 2) when you are faced with danger, 3) you aren't able to provide proper care |
| Good Samaritan Law | gives legal protection to people who give emergency cae to an injured person |
| What is the Good Samaritan Law? | Act in good faith, don't be reckless, act w/in scope of practice, do not abandon person |
| avoid contact with... (infection control) | body fluids (blood, saliva...)and mouth, nose |
| wear protective clothing, aka: | mask, protective eyewwear, gloves, face shields |
| Triage | a method of prioritizing treatment |
| First Aid | immediate care given to a victim of an injurt of illness to minimize the effects of the injurt or illness |
| shock is also known as | hypofusion |
| what is huypofusion? | inadequate supply of blood to body organs, especially the brain and heart |
| causes of shock? | hemorrhage, excessive pain, infection, heart attack |
| anaphylactic shock | body releases histamine causing the blood vessels get larger, bp drops |
| cause/description of cardiogenic shock | CAUSE: damage to heart muscle from heart attack or cardia arrest, DESCRIPTION: heart cannot effectivly pump bld |
| c/d of hemorrhagic shock | C: severe blding, D: decrease in bld vol., bp drops |
| c of metabolic | loss of body fluid from vomitting, diarrhea, or heat illness |
| c/d of neurogenic shock | C: injurt and trauma to brain or spinal cord, D:nervous system loses ability to control the size of bld vess. |
| c/d of psychogenic shock | C: emotional distress D: emtional response causes sudden dilation of bld vess. |
| c/d respiratory shock | C: respiratory distress or arrest, D: interfesres with exchange of O and CO2 |
| septic shock | poisons or toxins in bld cause VD |
| dressings | used to cover wounds |
| bandages | used to hold dressings in place |
| burns | inury that can be caused by fire, heat, chem agents, radiation... |
| 1st degree burn (superficial) | top layer of skin, Tx with cool water |
| 2nd dg burn (partial thickness) | blisters, red and swollen |
| 3rd dg burn (full thickness) | all layers are burnt |
| critical burns | potentially life threatening, disfiguring, and disabling, requires med. att. |
| bees, pollen, foods, dander | cause allergic reactions |
| rest, ice, compression, elevation | RICE |
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