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Stack #4735883
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DRSABCD | Danger Response Send for help Airways Breathing CPR Deliberator |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CPR involves | Give 30 compression & 2 breaths 100 compressions per minute |
| asthma | asthma is a condition that causes a person’s airways to narrow when exposed to a trigger. difficulty breathing. |
| Anaphylaxis | life threatening, severe allergic reaction occurs after an exposure to an allergen to which a person is allergic. |
| Immunologic | This happens when your immune system reacts to something you're allergic to |
| Non-Immunologic | dosnet involve allergies, some things can directly cause reactions even if your not allergic. eg, medicine or cold air. |
| hypothermia | hypothermia occurs when a person is exposed to extreme cold for long periods of time, causing body temperature to fall below 35 degrees |
| frostbite | Frostbite is an injury that occurs when skin and the tissues beneath it freeze after exposure to very cold temperatures. |
| hyperthermia | Hyperthermia is where a person’s body temperature rises due to the body being unable to regulate it. often caused by hot weather. |
| stages of hyperthermia | heat fatigue, heat stroke or heat exhaustion |
| dehydration | Dehydration is caused when a person cannot replace the lost fluids to the required level |
| laceration | A deep cut or tearing of the skin. Machinery and tools such as knives, saws, scissors are often the cause of lacerations. |
| abrasions | These are cased by the skin rubbing against a rough or hard surface, such as carpet burns. |
| nose bleed | Nose bleeds can occur when a blood vessel in the lining of the nose ruptures. |
| diabetes | Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects how the body turns food into energy |
| type 1 diabetes | This is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system attacks insulin production cells. body cannot produce insulin. |
| type 2 diabetes | where a persons body becomes resistant to the normal effects of insulin and slowly loses the ability to produce enough insulin. |
| sport injuries | Chronic injuries Acute injuries Overuse injuries |
| overuse injuries | Are developed from long term prolonged repetitive motion in sports |
| chronic injuries | Chronic injuries are common in sport but they are subtle and usually occur over time. eg, ongoing pain in certain areas. |
| acute injuries | An acute injury is generally an injury that is severe and with sudden onset. |
| direct injury | A direct injury is an injury sustained by the individual due to contact with an external force or object. |
| indirect injury | The actual injury can occur some distance from the impact site. eg, falling on an outstretched hand = dislocated shoulder. |
| R.I.C.E.R | Rest Ice Compression Elevation Referral |