Blood Pressure
If the blood pressure is too small it gives a ______
false high reasing
Which type of burn is characterized by red color, wet appearance, & a blister?
partial-thickness burn
____ is when the end of a bone is either displaced from a joint or moved out of its normal position.
Dislocation
What is the most accurate site to check a pulse?
Apical
The first priority in caring for a wound is:
controlling bleeding
What is the pulse site used to check the BP?
Brachial
Which type of burn involves all layers of the skin plus underlying tissue?
Third degree or full-thickness burn
A heart attack occurs when the ______ _____become occluded.
coronary artery
What is the normal heart rate for an adult?
60-100
What type of wound "skin is scrapped"?
Abrasion
What is the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure?
pulse pressure
What vitamin needs to be added to a patient who has a full-thickness burn to 70% of his body?
Vitamin D
Why should you place ice on a sprain?
reduce swelling
Heart rate > 100 BPM
Tachycardia
Type of wound where the tissue is torn from the body.
Avulsion
This BP reading, 110/68, is considered _____
normal
____ is caused by an increase in the level of glucose in the blood stream.
Hyperglycemai
List 4 S/S of shock.
Low Bp, elevated, weak pulse, rapid, shallow respirations respirations, diaphoresis, skin is pale and cyanotic, weakness, anxiety, excessive thirst, restlessness
A pulse rate less than 60 BPM is called:
Bradycardia
Tetanus is most likely to occur with, which type of wound?
puncture
List 3 factors that can decrease your blood pressure.
shock, sleep, coma, depressant drugs, dehydration, blood loss fasting
____ is a metabolic disorder caused by insufficient production of insulin.
Diabetes
What is the most commonly inhaled poison?
Carbon Monoxide
An irregular or abnormal heart rhythm.
Arrhythmia
List 4 S/S of an infection.
Redness at the site, fever, Warmth at the site, drainage from the site, red streak going up from the wound, elevated WBC, Odor, swelling at the site