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Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ambu | A self refilling bag-valve mask unit used for artificial respiration that is effective for ventilating and oxygenating intubated patients. |
| Basic Life Support | A number of emergency procedures needed to ensure a person’s immediate survival. |
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | The application of manual chest compressions and ventilations (also called breathing) to patients who are not breathing or do not have a pulse, called rescue. |
| Code | A term used in healthcare settings to indicate emergency a part of basic life support. |
| Endotracheal tube | A catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth, provides a patent airway |
| Intraosseous | Within bone, route for delivery of fluids and medications through a needle inserted into the marrow of certain bones |
| Nasopharyngeal airway tube | A soft, flexible tube that is inserted into the nose and provides a patent airway, also, also known as a nasal trumpet. |
| Necrosis | Tissue death |
| Patent | Open |
| Pruritus | Itching |
| Rescue breathing | Life saving maneuver to resuscitate a person who has stopped breathing. The rescuer forces air into the victim’s lungs at intervels by exhaling into victim’s mouth, nose, or stoma from a laryngectomy. |
| Retractions | The sucking in of tissues between the intercostal spaces and neck due to respiratory distress, classic sign severe asthma. |
| Standard of care | The level and type of care an ordinary, prudent healthcare professional with the same training and experience in a similar practice would have provided under a similar situation. |
| Triage | To sort out and classify the injured, used in the military and emergency setting to determine the priority of a patient to be treated. |
| Triaging flow map | A written flow map to make triage decisions, based on answers to questions, the person moves through the map until a triage decision is made. |
| Vasoconstriction | Contraction of the muscles, causing narrowing of the inside tube of the vessel |
| What are some common emergencies? | Allergic reactions, Accident health issues that result into an emergency |
| Medication that increases the stimulation of the heart muscle and is considered as a vasoconstrictor and bronchial relaxant. This medication is also used for | Ephinephrine |
| True or false when using broselow tape the length is measured in inches? | False |
| What is an Automated external defibrillator and how is it use? | AED is a portable machine w/pads |
| What is hypothermia and what are the signs? | Whenever the body drops below 95: slow slurred speech, shallow breathing, weak pulse |
| Is the most serious heat- related illness. The body is unable to sweat and cannot cool down. | Heat stroke |
| What is a first-degree burn? | Damage to the epidermis |
| What is a second degree burn? | Damage to the epidermis & dermis |
| What is a Third-degree burn? | Damage to the epidermis, dermis & subcutaneous tissue |
| What is a fourth degree burn? | Damage beyond the subcutaneous tissue into the muscle & bones |
| What are the first aid procedures for a person who has heat exhaustion? | Move person to a shady or air-conditioned area, drink cool sports bev, cool shower |
| What are the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion? | Sweating, muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting, cool moist skin, fast weak pulse, tiredness, shallow |
| What are the risk factors for heat related conditions? | Age, dehydration, heart disease, poor blood circulation, fever/sunburn , mental illness, alcohol/ drug use |
| What are some screening questions to ask a patient who has cold related conditions? | What is the person’s medical history, what symptoms does the person have? What color is the exposed skin? Types of questions to ask |
| What are the first aid procedures for a major burn? | Seek immediate medical attention ( call 911) do not remove burned clothing stuck to skin monitor breathing |
| What is the rule of nine? | Providers estimate the percent of total burn surface area ( %TBSA) |
| What be some screening questions you would ask a patient if they called in and stated that they had been bit by a spider? | What bit you? Do you have any allergies? How does the wound look? Describe the wound to me Is there any swelling in the mouth or lip? |
| What is done in the ambulatory care center with a patient who is having anaphylaxis? | Call, give epinephrine, keep individual calm. In case of sting scrape stinger off, monitor airway |
| What are the signs and symptoms of poisonings? | Blue-ish lip, cough, difficulty breathing heart palpitation, chest pain, nausea/vommiting numbness, dizziness, usual also ordor |
| What diseases are spread by ticks? | Rocky Mountain spotted fever, lime |
| Impaired awareness seizures impact one area of the brain and the person is what during the seizure? | Confused |
| What are the first aid measures for vertigo and dizziness? | Lying down, avoid sudden positions, changes & bright lights, drink more fluid |
| What are musculoskeletal emergencies and how are they handled? | The person has difficulty moving the extremity normally or is not able to do so, the extremity is deformed, bone is exposed through the skin. |
| What should you do when a foreign body is in the eye? | The eye should be flushed with clean warm water or saline eyedrops |
| What causes diabetic ketoaciosis? | An imbalance of glucose and insalin |
| What is given to adult patients for hypoglycemia? | Glucagon |
| What is usually ordered by the providedif they think the patient is having an MI? | Calling EKG |
| What are the first aid measures for shock? | Monitor the airway, breathing and pulse , 911 immediately, check the person for responsiveness, perform rescue breathing and cpr. |
| Fast is used to spot a | Stroke |
| What are the first aid procedures a medical assistant should preform for a patient that is having a seizure? | Move to the floor, protect the patient’s mouth, do not place anything in the patient’s mouth |
| What is an ischemic stroke? | Occurs when the arterial blood flow to part of the brain is blocked. The brain cells start to die after a few minutes |
| What are the signs of partial airway obstruction ? | Can still speak, forceful or weak coughing, labored, noisy or gasping breathing, panicked appearance; extreme anxiety, or agitation? |
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