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Health Science 2

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