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En"lightning"
Potpourri
By the numbers
100
Of the approximately 115 different species of snakes in the US, only 19 are venomous and include (4):
What are the rattlesnake, the copperhead, the cottonmouth (or water moccasin), and the coral snakes?
100
Bees, wasps, ants, and yellow jackets are all (scientific big word)
What is Hymenopteras?
100
Body systems most commonly injured during a lightning strike.
What are the cardiovascular and nervous systems?
100
The 4 factors affecting exposure:
What are physical condition, age, nutrition and hydration, and environmental conditions?
100
A patient may appear dead when their core temperature is
What is less than 80°F (27°C)?
200
In the US, the most common form of pit viper
What is the rattlesnake?
200
This 8-legged arachnid is characterized by a venom gland and a stinger at the end of their tail.
What is a scorpion?
200
The tissue damage pathway from a lightning strike occurs
What is over the skin (rather than through it)?
200
"Red on yellow will kill a fellow; red on black, venom will lack" refers to which snake?
What is coral snake?
200
Approximately how many fatal snake bites occur annually in the US?
What is 15?
300
A clear indication of a poisonous snake bite
What is fang marks?
300
The sting from the tentacles of a jellyfish, a Portuguese man-of-war, various anemones, corals or hydras, includes removing the patient from the water and pouring what on the affected area?
What is acetic acid (vinegar)? Or if no vinegar, isopropyl alcohol. NOT urine
300
Those most commonly struck by lightning
What are boaters, swimmers, and golfers?
300
A loss of consciousness caused by a decreased stimulus for breathing by a person swimming in shallow water.
What is breath-holding syncope?
300
Average number of documented lightning strikes in the US per year.
What is 300?
400
Envenomation by this type of snake can interfere with the body's clotting mechanism and cause bleeding at various distant sites.
What is the pit viper?
400
The stinging cells of the coelenterate are called
What is nematocysts?
400
How the current associated with lightning discharge travels
What is along the ground?
400
The rash associated with Lyme disease has what characteristic pattern?
What is a bull's eye?
400
HACE (high altitude cerebral edema) usually occurs in climbers who climb above ________ feet.
What is 12000?
500
Within a few hours of being bitten by this type of snake, a patient will exhibit bizarre behavior, followed by progressive paralysis of eye movements and respiration.
What is a coral snake?
500
Emergency treatment of common coelenterate envenomations consists of these 4 steps:
What are Limit further discharge, inactivate the nematocysts, remove the remaining tentacles, and provide transport?
500
Focusing your efforts on patients who are in respiratory or cardiac arrest when you have multiple victims of lightning strikes is a process known as
What is reverse triage?
500
Occurs when tissue is frozen and certain chemical changes occur in the cells
What is gangrene (permanent cell death)?
500
Air embolism may occur on a dive as shallow as ____ feet.
What is 6?
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