Spirit in the Sky
What color tag is used to identify this type of patient: serious but not lfie-threatening injury, delyaing treatment will not affect outcome, second to treat
Yellow/delayed
commonly used for blood pressure and/or heart rate control; an off label use is to prevent neuro storming
beta blockers
what is Kehr's sign and what does it indicate
ruptured spleen
order in which a patient should be evaluated
ABC (airway, breathing, circulation)
what do justin bieber and the garbage bag have in common
from canada
What does red/immediate identify a patient as?
life threatening illness, lifesaving intervention required, first to treat
is given in patients presenting with neuro injuries to prevent/combat increased ICP (2)
3% normal saline
Mannitol
frequent urination, confusion/AMS, foul smelling urine
UTI
a RRT is called, you walk into the patien'ts room and they are not attached to any monitoring but they are noticeably tachypnic and cyanotic. What do you do?
airway and breathing. if staff is available, have one attach to monitoring and place patient on o2. If alone, place on o2 to stabilize patient then attach to monitor
will change based on how high a patient's potassium is
EKG
List the colors used in order of least to most severe for mass casualty triage
green, yellow, red, black
first line medication for sepsis patients
norepinepherine (levophed)
polyruia, polydipsia, kussmaul respirations, confusion
DKA
You see that your patient is beginning to have a blood transfusion reaction, what steps will you take?
Stop the infusion, notify MD, reassess vitals
at what age did JB have his first love
13
Tag this patient: RR: patient is found laying in a field at a music festival, non ambulatory, RR 35, there is an obvious deformity to the LLE and cap refill is 4seconds
Immediate/Red
medication class that ends in -pril
ace inhibitors
no sweating, core temperature >103f, hot &dry skin
heat stroke
Your patient arrives to the unit with SOB and WOB, their abdomen is swollen and they are in pain. All of the sudden thir pain has gone away, but they are still SOB, what do youu ?
Administer O2 and call MD
if corected too fast can cause cerebral edema
sodium
Tag this patient: patient is found down at the site of a mass casualty incident, no breathing or chest rise and fall is seen initially, no breathing is notated when jaw thrust is performed
black/expectant
is a vasopressor but is also used in patients with diabetes insipidus
vasopressin
PF ratio <100, PaO2 80-90, multi-organ dysfuntion
ARDS
You find a patient on the ground with a LOC and a laceration to the head. Which steps will you take?
Check for a pulse, call for help, control the bleeding and stabilize the patient.
What does the word "kafkaesque" mean?
"a situation, atmosphere, or experience that is nightmarishly complex, bizarre, illogical, and oppressive"
From Author Franz Kafka, a surreal fiction author who wrote "The Trial" and "The Metamorphosis.