Environmental Emergencies
Heat cramps usually occur in the ......
What is the abdomen, back, , arms and calves?
Name the three types of bleeding and what they look like.
What is arterial- bright red and spurting
venous- dark red and flowing
capillary- slow oozing, bright red
BLS treatment for shock is to .....
What is provide oxygen and cover with a blanket?
The function of the skeletal system is to
What is provide protection and to allow movement?
The peripheral nervous system is
What are the nerves extending from the spinal cord throughout the body?
The signs of a heat emergency are...
Name at least 5
What is warm to hot skin, muscle cramps, altered mental status, nausea/vomiting, rapid breathing, weakness, flushed skin, dizziness, rapid pulse, convulsions
The first approach to treating bleeding is ....
When the body is no longer able to compensate is it considered to be ________ shock.....
What is decompensated shock?
Before splinting an injured area we need to check the extremity's _______ ________ _______
The central nervous system is
What is the brain and spinal cord?
A late sign of hypothermia is
What is the absence of shivering?
Bleeding requires a tourniquet when....
What is no amount of direct pressure will control it or the bleeding is severe from the beginning?
The shock that most people know and that we see on tv...where our body slows down after a tragic event is called
Any time a bone is broken, chipped, cracked or splintered ....
What is a fracture?
The Cranium is the ....
What is the skull?
A late sign of hyperthermia is ...
What is the absence of shivering ?
The signs of severe internal bleeding are.....
What is bruising, distention, rigidity to the abdomen and low blood pressure, vomiting blood?
A symptom of hypovolemic shock is
What is hypotension?
The reference when a limb is deformed and out of alignment ...
What is angulated?
You should check PMS during these times when getting a pt onto the backboard....
When is before and after movement?
Your number one concern with bites and stings is ....
We use The Rule of ______ to determine how much body surface has been burned on a patient.
What is The Rule of Nines?
The definition of shock is
What is perfusion.....the adequate delivery of well-oxygenated blood and nutrients to the cells of the body, and the proper elimination of waste products.
The name of hand bones ....
What are metacarpals?
Signs and symptoms of a spinal injury
pain on palpation of spine
numbness, weakness or tingling in extremities
loss of sensation
paralysis
deformity of spine