DEFINITIONS
Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, & Exposure.
What is the primary assessment?
Nursing activity to be completed first at any sign or symptoms of a blood transfusion reaction.
What is stop the transfusion?
Symptoms include headache, fatigue, sweating, increase pulse and body temperature 102F.
What is Heat exhaustion
Some injuries are described as non-life or limb-threatening, self-limiting injuries. A ____ _____ as defined generally means a sprain, abrasion, laceration or whiplash-associated disorder.
What is a non-urgent
What is head?
_______is defined as a brief, face-to-face encounter which should occur within 5 minutes of the patient’s arrival or registration and should normally require less than 5 minutes contact.
What is triage?
May be due to loose electrodes or patient moving during an EKG.
What is artifact?
Treatment for heat exhaustion include (need 3)
What is:
•Treatment in the community setting
•Stop physical activity, move to a cool place
•Cooling measures on neck, chest, abdomen, groin
•Soak in cool water or fan while spraying water on skin
•Remove constriction clothing
•Provide sports drink or oral rehydration therapy
•Plain water can worsen sodium deficit
Main reason people seek care
What is pain.
This is used by healthcare professionals to assess how severely a person's brain has been damaged
What is the Glasgow Comas Scale (GCS)?
______term used to describe resuscitation efforts that include a set of life-saving protocols and skills that extend basic life support to further support the circulation and provide an open airway and adequate ventilation.
What is Advanced Life Support (ALS)?
A maneuver involving moving a patient’s body as one unit to avoid twisting or bending, so that the spine is kept in alignment.
What is logrolling?
Medical emergency, if untreated, organ dysfunction or death can result
What is Heat Stroke
The treatment of the seriously injured patient requires a _______ and early intervention with life-saving therapy.
What is an assessment?
One who has an immediate requirement for any form of organ support (intubation, ventilation, or inotropes), or is likely to suffer acute cardiac, respiratory or neurological deterioration requiring such support is considered to be ____ ____.
What is critically ill?
Taking vitals, providing comfort measures, obtaining a history, completing a head-to-toe assessment, and inspecting the posterior surfaces.
What is the secondary asssessment?
Padded side rails, nasal cannula or mask equipment, and suction apparatus.
What are seizure precautions?
All involved come together for support; gives voice to the impact of the work on them. Opportunity to reduce isolation and learn coping strategies from colleagues.
What is Debriefing.
Forensic nurse, psychiatric nurse, pre-hospital providers, emergency room physician, nurse, respiratory therapist, social worker
What is Nonprofessional teams
The highest possible score is ___, which means that the person knows where they are and can speak and move as instructed.
What is 15?
_______most comprehensive care. There must be a trauma/general surgeon in the hospital 24-hours a day. There must also be an anesthesiologist and full OR staff available in the hospital.
What is a level 1 trauma center?
Includes Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure
What is primary survey?
Outdoor athletes, homeless individuals, those with mental health conditions, older adults, those who use substances, military members in hot climates.
What high risk populations to heat related illnesses
Process of determining the severity of a patient's condition
What is triage.
Verbal responses, ____ _____, and how easily they can open their eyes are the three components used to score a head injury with the GCS.
What is physical reflexes?