Perfusion No Bueno
(SHOCK)
(SHOCK)
Blood vessel damage due to severe infection, (usually bacterial) causing widespread vessel dilation
What is septic shock?
Medications that treat or reduce fever.
What are antipyretics?
A systolic blood pressure >180 mg Hg in the presence of impending or progressive organ damage.
What is a hypertensive emergency?
Airway constriction causing airway compromise & blood vessel dilation due to severe allergic reaction.
What is anaphylactic shock?
Respirations > 20 breaths per minute
What is tachypnea?
The late stage of shock when blood pressure is falling.
What is decompensated shock?
Condition in which the internal body temperature falls below 95 F (35 C)
What is hypothermia?
Medication administration route injected into the muscle.
What is an IM injection?
An abnormal heart rhythm
What is a dysrrhythmia?
The abscence of breathing.
What is apnea?
The portion of the eye that is normally white.
What is the sclera?
Loss of water from the tissues of the body.
What is dehydration?
Inadequate functioning of the heart, or "Pump Failure"
What is cardiogenic shock?
When the EMT assists the patient with the administration of his or her own medication.
Patient assisted medication
The absence of all heart electrical activity.
What is asystole?
A condition in which air fills the stomach, often as a result of high volume & pressure during artificial ventilation.
What is gastric distension?
When the the skin is bathed in sweat, such as after strenuous exercise exercise or when the patient is in shock.
What is diaphoresis?
Inadequate amount of fluid in the circulatory system due to extensive loss of body water, or massive internal or external bleeding, resulting in hypoperfusion.
What is hypovolemic shock?
Circulatory failure caused by paralysis of the nerves that control the size of blood vessels, leading to widespread dilation; seen in spinal cord injuries.
What is neurogenic shock?
Antiplatelet, anti-inflammatory medication with an appropriate dose of 160 mg- 325 mg chewable tablet for chest pain
What is aspirin?
The return of a pulse & effective bloodflow to the body, in patient who was previously in cardiac arrest.
What is ROSC? (Return Of Spontaneous Circulation)
Partial or complete accumulation of air in the pleural space.
What is a pneumothorax?
Onset, Provocation, Quality, Region/Radiation,Severity, Timing.
What is OPQRST?
A blood clot that occurs in the pulmonary arteries, blocking the flow of blood through the lungs. Can prevent blood from being pumped from the right side of the heart to the left
What is a pulmonary embolism?
Shock caused by sudden, temporary reduction in blood supply to the brain that causes syncope.
What is psychogenic shock?
Medication administered to reverse opioid overdose at 2 mg IN or IM auto injector.
What is Narcan (Naloxone)?
A "heart attack"; obstruction of bloodflow in a coronary artery that nourishes the myocardium.
What is an AMI? (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
A condition in which chronically low levels of oxygen in the blood stimulate the respiratory drive; seen in patients with chronic lung diseases.
What is hypoxic drive?
An evaluation tool used to determine LOC that assigns point values for Eye Opening, Verbal Response & Motor Response.
What is the Glasgow Coma Scale?
A condition defined by the inability to successfully achieve resuscitation regardless of the methods employed.
What is irreversible shock?