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This jaw injury commonly presents with malocclusion, facial swelling, and inability to fully close the mouth after trauma
What is a mandibular fracture?
This is the first action when a patient presents after a chemical splash to the eye.
What is immediate eye irrigation?
In managing epistaxis, the nurse should position the patient upright and instruct them to do this to reduce aspiration risk and facilitate bleeding control.
What is lean forward and apply direct pressure to the soft part of the nose?
This fracture type is characterized by bone protruding through the skin.
What is an open fracture?
What does the acronym R I C E stand for?
What is
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
This emergency occurs when a tooth is completely displaced from its socket and should ideally be reimplanted as soon as possible.
What is a tooth avulsion?
Patients with this retinal emergency often describe flashes of light, floaters, or a curtain descending over vision.
What is retinal detachment?
A unilateral sore throat, muffled "hot potato" voice, and uvular deviation suggest this diagnosis.
What is a peritonsillar abscess?
Name the "5 P's" assessed when evaluating a patient for neurovascular compromise and compartment syndrome.
What are:
This type of bite wound carries the highest risk of infection.
What is a human bite?
This rapidly progressing cellulitis of the floor of the mouth can obstruct the airway.
What is Ludwig's angina?
Severe eye pain, halo vision, headache, and a fixed mid-dilated pupil suggest this condition.
What is acute angle-closure glaucoma?
A patient develops hoarseness, facial swelling, stridor, and difficulty swallowing shortly after starting a new medication. This life-threatening condition requires immediate airway assessment.
What is angioedema?
Older adults with this injury often present with a shortened, externally rotated leg after a fall.
What is a hip fracture?
This wound occurs when tissue is forcibly torn away from the body.
What is an avulsion?
This facial fracture pattern is classified into Types I, II, and III and results from significant blunt facial trauma.
What is a Le Fort fracture?
The nurse recognizes that a patient with unilateral eyelid edema, fever, proptosis, and limited eye movement is experiencing this emergency, which can lead to permanent vision loss
What is orbital cellulitis?
Drooling, fever, muffled voice, and tripod positioning may indicate this life-threatening airway emergency.
What is epiglottitis?
This injury requires prompt reduction to prevent neurovascular damage and limit upper extremity movement
What is an anterior shoulder dislocation?
This syndrome develops after prolonged crush injuries and may lead to hyperkalemia, dysrhythmias, and acute kidney injury.
What is crush syndrome?
These two symptoms are classic red flags for a basilar skull fracture involving facial trauma.
What are raccoon eyes and Battle's sign?
This painless but sudden loss of vision is caused by blockage of the central retinal artery and is considered an ocular stroke.
What is central retinal artery occlusion?
A patient with uncontrolled epistaxis becomes pale, diaphoretic, hypotensive, and begins swallowing large amounts of blood. What is the nurse's priority assessment?
What is assessing and maintaining airway patency?
Pain out of proportion to the injury and pain with passive stretching are hallmark findings of this orthopedic emergency.
What is compartment syndrome?
A patient arrives with a traumatic finger amputation. The detached finger should never be placed directly on ice. Instead, the emergency nurse should do this.
What is place the amputated part in a sterile, moisture-preserving dressing, seal it in a plastic bag, and place the bag on ice?