FIRST AID BOX
THIS SHOULD ALWAYS BE RETURNED TO ITS PROPER LOCATION IN EACH VEHICLE AFTER TRANSPORT
FIRST AID BOX
ANOTHER NAME FOR EPI-PEN
ADRENALINE AUTO-INJECTOR
THIS HORMONE, MADE BY THE PANCREAS, HELPS GLUCOSE ENTER CELLS
INSULIN
NEVER DO THIS WHILE USING OXYGEN
SMOKE
MOST COMMON OXYGEN DELIVERY DEVICE
NASAL CANNULA
C-PAP IS USUALLY ORDERED FOR THIS
SLEEP APNEA
TYPE 1 DIABETES IS ALSO KNOWN AS THIS BECAUSE THE BODY DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY INSULIN
INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES
YOU SHOULD CHECK THESE ON SUPPLIES AND RESTOCK WHEN USED
EXPIRATION DATES
THE MEDICATION THAT REVERSES SYMPTOMS OF A SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION
EPINEPHRINE
TYPE 1 DIABETES IS ALSO CALLED THIS
INSULIN DEPENDENT
KEEP OXYGEN AT LEAST THIS MANY FEET FROM HEAT SOURCES
5 FEET
CHANGE NASAL CANNULA/MASK THIS OFTEN
WEEKLY
FILL THE HUMIDIFIER WITH THIS
DISTILLED WATER
THESE ARE THE THREE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF ANY INSULIN; ONSET, PEAK, AND _______
DURATION
FOR RESIDENTS WITH FRAGILE SKIN, AVOID THIS TYPE OF TAPE
PLASTIC TRANSPORE TAPE
A SEVERE, LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGIC REACTION
ANAPHYLAXIS
THE TECHNICAL TERM FOR HIGH BLOOD SUGAR
HYPERGLYCEMIA
OXYGEN CYLINDERS MUST ALWAYS STAY IN THIS POSITION
UPRIGHT
THIS MASK DELIVERS UP TO 95% OXYGEN
NON-REBREATHER
CLEAN MASK CUSHIONS THIS OFTEN
DAILY
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS ROTATE INJECTION SITES TO PREVENT THIS COMMON PROBLEM FROM REPEATED INJECTIONS IN THE SAME SPOT
LIPODYSTROPHY (TISSUE DAMAGE/LUMPS/POOR ABSORPTION)
IF A BANDAGE IS BLEEDING THROUGH, DO THIS FIRST
REINFORCE WITH MORE GUAZE
INJECT THE ORANGE TIP INTO THIS BODY PART
MIDDLE OF THE UPPER THIGH
THE TECHNICAL TERM FOR LOW BLOOD SUGAR
HYPOGLYCEMIA
STORE OXYGEN IN THIS TYPE OF AREA
WELL VENTILATED
FIRST STEP BEFORE GIVING OXYGEN FROM A TANK
PUT REGULATOR ON TANK (OR CHECK ORDER)
REPLACE TUBING THIS OFTEN
MONTHLY
THREE SUPPLIES IN THE FIRST AID BOX: NORMAL SALINE, TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC, AND THESE
STERI STRIPS
FIRST ACTION IF SOMEONE IS EXPERIENCING ANAPHYLAXIS
CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY
THE RULE FOR TREATING LOW BLOOD SUGAR: 15 GRAMS OF CARBS, WAIT THIS MANY MINUTES, THEN RECHECK
15-15 RULE
DO NOT USE THESE ON RESIDENTS USING OXYGEN (FLAMMABLE)
OIL-BASED LUBRICANTS
USE THIS TYPE OF OXYGEN DELIVERY DEVICE WHEN IN THE ROOM
CONCENTRATOR
TWO COMMON MASK SIDE EFFECTS
CLAUSTROPHOBIA AND SKIN IRRITATION
THIS SERIOUS DIABETES COMPLICATION CAN OCCUR WHEN A RESIDENT HAS VERY HIGH BLOOD SUGAR AND SHOWS SIGNS SUCH AS FRUITY BREATH, RAPID DEEP BREATHING, NAUSEA, AND CONFUSION. IT IS DIFFERENT FROM LOW BLOOD SUGAR AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE 911 AND PHYSICIAN NOTIFICATION
DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS (DKA)