WHAT IS THE RULE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH OF THE BODY IS BURNED?
RULE OF 9'S
LIST THE THREE LEVELS OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES FROM LEAST TO WORST
HEAT CRAMPS
HEAT EXHAUSTION
HEAT STROKE
THESE SPLINTS PROVIDE A PULLING EFFECT ON AN INJURED BONE
TRACTION
IN WHAT POSITION SHOULD YOU PLACE A VICTIM OF AN ABDOMINAL INJURY THAT CAUSES THEIR INTESTINES TO PROTRUDE
FLAT ON BACK
WHAT CAN YOU USE TO STABILIZE AN OBJECT IMPALED IN THE EYE
CUP
LIST THE MEDICAL NAMES FOR THE THREE TYPES OF BURNS...IN ORDER...FROM LEAST TO WORST.
SUPERFICIAL
PARTIAL THICKNESS
FULL THICKNESS
THIS HEAT RELATED ILLNESS IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY
HEAT STROKE
OVERSTRETCHING OF A MUSCLE
STRAIN
WHAT TYPE OF INJURY IS CAUSED BY VEHICLE ACCIDENTS OR WHEN HEAVY OBJECTS STRIKE THE CHEST?
CRUSHING
TEMP UNDER 95 IS CLASSIFIED AS _____________. THESE PATIENTS ARE AT RISK OF TISSUE FLUIDS FREEZING WHICH IS KNOWN AS _____________
HYPOTHERMIA
FROST BITE
HALLMARK IS VESICLES (BLISTERS)
PARTIAL THICKNESS OR 2ND DEGREE
CLAMMY, DIAPHORETIC WEAKNESS, FAINTING
HEAT EXHAUSTION
MOST COMMON SITES FOR SPRAINS
ANKLES AND WRISTS
THESE CHEST INJURIES CREATE SUCKING CHEST WOUNDS OR DAMAGE TO THE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS
PENETRATING
SPLINTS THAT INVOLVE INFLATING OR DEFLATING WITH AIR
PNEUMATIC
PERCENTAGES AT WHICH ADULTS AND CHILDREN MUST SEEK MEDICAL CARE......EXCEPT FOR THESE TWO SITUATIONS....
15% ADULTS
10% KIDS
FACE OR 2 SEPARATE BODY PARTS
RED, HOT, AND DRY SKIN
HEAT STROKE
TWO TYPES OF FRACTURES
CLOSED OR SIMPLE
OPEN OR COMPOUND
BRAIN INJURIES CAN CAUSE CLEAR FLUID TO COME FROM THE EARS OR NOSE. THIS FLUID IS KNOWN AS.....
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
ACRONYM FOR DETERMINING THERE IS A STROKE AND MEANING
F - FACE
A - ARMS
S - SPEECH
T - TIME
27%
(FRONT OF LEG 9% - ENTIRE ARM 9% - LOWER HALF OF HER FRONT TORSO - 9%)
LIST 3 TREATMENTS FOR HEAT STROKE
TUB OF COOL WATER
SPONGE THE SKIN WITH COOL WATER
ICE PACKS ON PULSE POINTS
REMOVE EXCESS CLOTHING
MOVE TO COOLER AREA
CALL 911
WHAT IS THE MEDICAL ACRONYM FOR WHAT YOU SHOULD CHECK PRIOR TO SPLINTING AND AFTER SPLINTING
(PULSE, MOTOR, SENSORY)
INJURIES TO THE EAR CAN CAUSE __________ OR ________________ OF THE EAR DRUM. (don't answer if you don't know both!!)
RUPTURE
PERFORATION
GRATING SOUND HEARD WHEN A FRACTURE EXISTS AND BONES ARE RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER
CREPITUS OR CREPITATION