How shocking!
The two words to describe shock:
What is hypoperfusion and/ or hypotension?
This type of injury is associated with direct trauma, straining, or strangulation.
What is a subconjunctival hemorrhage?
These are the three types of burns.
What is Thermal, Electrical, and Chemical?
This nervous system is responsible for SLUDGEM.
Medications and dosages for treatment of chest pain
What is:
324mg ASA
0.4mg Nitro SL
Oxygen SPO2 <90% RA
These are the three findings to the trauma triad of death.
what is coagulopathy, acidosis, and hypothermia?
These are the layers of the skin, listed from most external to most internal.
what is the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer.
A partial thickness burn is also known as this type of burn. Also, what is the hallmark of this burn?
what is a second degree burn?
What are blisters?
This causes false SPO2 readings
What is Carbon monoxide?
This is the correct way to size an OPA
what is the corner of the earlobe to the corner of the mouth?
Your patient is experiencing acute onset shortness of breath following a recent trip to China. Your patient will likely suffer from this type of shock.
What is obstructive?
This type of injury is often called a complete avulsion.
What is an amputation?
Your 1 year old patient has sustained a 2nd degree burn to the entirety of the head and left leg. this is the TBSA of your patient?
What is 31.5%?
These are the three main heat-related injury categories.
what is heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
This is the most common suction catheter.
What is a Yankauer?
These are the three findings of Beck's triad.
What is hypotension, muffled heart tones, and JVD?
This is how we treat an evisceration.
What is covering with wet sterile, then dry sterile, then tape?
These particles can be stopped by clothes, but NOT skin....
What are Beta particles?
This is the body system primarily affected by organophosphate poisoning.
What is the Cholinergic nervous system?
These are the steps to control an arterial bleed.
what is apply direct pressure, application of a tourniquet?
In Irreversible shock (stage IV), this is the organ to fail just after the lungs.
what is the brain?
These are the reasons to remove an impaled object from a patients body.
What is impeding CPR or impeding ventilations?
Severe burns cause this type of shock.
What is non-hemorrhagic hypovolemic shock?
This electrolyte imbalance typically accompanies heat cramps.
What is hyponatremia & hypokalemia?
This is how you treat the limb that has been amputated.
What is wrap in moist sterile dressing, place in a bag, place on ice?