Signs/Symptoms
Altered mental status, nausea & vomiting, battle signs
Head injury
35yom
Exposed to dry lime on arms and chest
Remove his clothes
Brush off any dry lime that remains
Flush the area with water for at least 20 minutes
Sections of the spine in descending order
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, cocyx
Abrasion
scrape, road rash, or rug burn
Nasal Narcan
Insert nozzle in one nostril and depress the plunger, administering half the medication
Insert nozzle in other nostril and depress the plunger, adminstering the rest of the medication
Burns
Superficial(first degree), partial-thickness(second degree), and full-thickness(third degree)
Hives, tachycardia, hypotension, unconscious
Anaphylactic shock
40yof
Bit on the ankle by copperhead
Keep pt calm and restrict activity
Splint the leg
Circle the area of swelling with a Sharpie
Transport to the ER
Attaches muscles to bones
tendons
Laceration
a cut
Epi Pen
Remove the safety cap
Place the needle end firmly against the middle of the outer thigh at a 90 degree angle
Push the auto-injector until you hear a click
Hold in place for 3 seconds
Remove the auto-injector and massage the area for 10 seconds
Abuse
tension-building, explosive, honeymoon or makeup
Talking to people that aren't there, seeing things that aren't there, excessively giddy or depressed
Psychotic behavior
25yom
Opiod overdose
ABCs
Administer Narcan
Lower extremity
thigh and leg (femur, tibia, fibula)
Puncture
an object penetrates the skin
Give to pt to drink
Situational crisis
High anxiety or emotional shock, denial, anger, and remorse or grief
History of pneumonia, weak and rapid pulse, hypotension, fever
Septic shock
18yom
Ingested a bottle of Tylenol 15 minutes ago
Activated Charcoal or large amounts of water to dilute
Helps fight infection
WBC
Avulsion
tearing away of body tissue
Splint
Manually stabilize the injuried extremity
Check SMCs
Pull manual traction and hold it(if needed)
Measure splint to uninjuried extremity
Apply the splint, immobilizing the joint above and below the injury
Reassess SMCs
Grief
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
Blow to the head with temorary loss of consciousness, headache, amnesia, nausea and vomiting, dizziness
Concussion
10yom
Anaphylactic shock
ABCs
Epi Pen
Parts of the circulatory system
Heart(pump), blood vessels(pipes), and blood(fluid)
Contusion
Bllod vessels beneath the skin are broken (bruise)
Shock
Position pt correctly, maintain ABCs, maintain pt's body temperature, do not allow them to eat or drink, assist with other treatments, arrange for rapid transport
6 Rights of Medication Administration
Right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation