Toxicology
The study of toxins, antidotes, and the effects of toxins on the body
What is Toxicology
You arrive at the scene at 1321 hours. A police officer greets you and informs you about a call they received about a woman found by a neighbor behind a house. When they arrived, they found a 62 year old woman who had apparently been taking out her garbage, wearing a housecoat and slippers, when she slipped and fell. She has been lying the snowbank for that least 2 hours. What is your treatment?
SPO2: 91%
what is Nasal Cannula at 2 lpm, Move to warm environment, Remove wet clothing and cover with blankets.
an incident where someone is submerged in a liquid that results in a primary respiratory impairment
what is Drowning
How do you remove a stinger from a bee?
what is gently scraping against it with the edge of a credit card or a similar item.
True or Flase- A patient with altered mental status who has hot skin should be considered a priority patient?
True!
What are the indications for the administration of Naloxone
what is suspect or known opioid intoxication and CNS depression with respiratory depression
Call: Respiratory Distress / Difficulty Breathing . You enter a dimly lit, cluttered apartment. You find a 68-year-old male sitting upright in a "tripod" position on the edge of his bed. He is struggling for air, using accessory muscles, and can only speak in one-word bursts. His skin is pale, cool, and diaphoretic (sweaty) ( 3 main treatments you should do first)
what is SpO2,ETCO2, 12 Lead EKG, Keep upright not supine.
During a water rescue, if the patient is responsive and close to shore what method do you use to help them?
what is Reach, throw, row, and go strategy.
the most significant mechanism of heat loss?
what is Radiation
True or False- Only bites of poisonous snakes are considered medical emergencies.
True!!
What are the 4 routes that toxins can enter your body
what is Ingestion,Inhalation, Injection, Absorption
When you have a multi car collision, who would you call
what is VDOT
A divers Disease the Bends or Caisson disease.
What is decompression sickness
Occurs mainly in elderly women, a complication that occurs late in the progression of hypothyroidism
what is Myxedema Coma
condition provoked by repeated exposure to the cold
what is Freezing Cold Injury
What is a MAD?
what is mucosal atomization device
When you arrive on scene to your 88 year old patient who needs CPR, but there is a DNR on the table and the daughter is asking you to help him. What do you do?
what is CPR will not be attempted.
a series of physiological changes in the body in response to a mammal holding its breath while submerged in water
what is Mammalian Diving Reflex
what are the 4 stages of hypothermia
what is Mild, Moderate, Severe, Profound
When NHTSA formed?
December 31, 1970
One of the most serious disorders associated with alcoholism that is also known as a chronic brain syndrome resulting from the toxic effects of alcohol.
what is Wernicke- Korsakoff Syndrome
You arrive on scene at the beach and there is a 3 year old male with a stinger stuck in his foot. The parents claim that the child went too deep and was thrashing in the water for a short amount of time. What is the first step you would take
what is assessing the child immediately for respiratory distress
The 3 laws of gas exchange
what is Boyles law, Daltons law, Henrys law
The 5 mechanisms of heat loss
what is Convection, Evaporation, Conduction, Radiation, Respiration
What does CPR stand for
what is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.