Zoonoses
The West Nile virus which can present with fever, headache, N/V/D, & a rash for mild cases is carrried by these insects
Mosquito
Tx: Supportive Care / EVAC to Definitive Care
Pinpoint pupils are a symptom of what kind of drug overdose
Opioid
How we remove objects from the ear
Flush with water, oil or alcohol
This skin condition is a sign secondary to UV radiation
Sunburn
Accumulation of blood under a fingernail or toenail
Subungual Hemotoma
This shaped rash is associated with Lyme disease contracted from a tick
Bullseye
Intense exposure to UV light that causes cornea damage
UV Photokeratitis
For this situation, we pinch the nose below the cartilage and lean forward
Epistaxis
Bloody Nose
We pop intact friction blisters when
We are worried they will burst (usually nickel sized or larger or they are tense with fluid
Treatment for subungual hematoma
Heat needle/ safety pin and drill a hole through nail.
According to the NOLS Wilderness Medicine Handbook, this substance is an effective tick repellant
DEET
Picardin
IR3535
Tx for a foreign body in the eye include
flush with water or gently dab with moist cloth - lift upper eyelid over lashes of lower -
This condition occurs when the three balance sensing mechanisms give the brain conflicting information
Motion Sickness
This substance is what causes a reaction from Poison Ivy, Poison Sumac, & Poison Oak
Urushoil
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Isolated sore throat with fever or a red throat with white patches are EVAC criteria associated with what ailment
Two illnesses carried by mammals
Rabies and Hantavirus
We treat impaled objects in the eye by
Stabilize the object in place and shield the injured eye
Flush with solution 50/50 vinegar/water
Fungal infections present with what s/s
Redness
Itching
Scaling, blistering, & cracking
How can help with motion sickness
Antivertigo
Wrist pressure
Position of limited motion, view horizon
This is the treatment principle for mosquito borne illness
Supportive care and evacuation to definitive care
Treatment for snowblindness
Cool compresses
Atinflamatory medication
Rest, avoid sun light
Other name for outer ear infection
Swimmers ear
This general term refers to skin inflammation
Dermatitis
These are the EVAC criteria for a fever associated with a Flu-Like-Illness
Fever persists greater than 48 hours or is higher than 102 F