Special Injuries
A main cause of epistaxis
What is dry air.
This type of burn is characterized by a red or mottled color, a wet appearance, and a blister or vesicle
What is a partial-thickness (2nd degree) burn?
This injury would be suspected in a MVA victim's right shoulder is slightly longer than the left and appears limp
What is a dislocated shoulder?
This type of shock occurs when vomiting or diarrhea causes dehydration and a disruption in the normal acid-base balance of the body
What is metabolic shock?
Giving small sips of cool water is a treatment plan for this type of injury
What is heat exhaustion?
The AHA recommends that a victim experiencing s/s of an MI should take this to prevent blood platelets from sticking together
What is aspirin?
These are the 4 steps to control severe bleeding
What is DEPP?
Direct pressure
Elevation
Pressure dressing
Pressure Point
This is the acronym for treatment of a strain
What is RICE?
R- rest
I-ice
C-compression
E- elevation
Which comes first- clinical death or biological death?
What is clinical death?
To treat a victim with frostbite, you must never do this to the area to stimulate circulation
What is rub the area?
If you note clear fluid draining from victim's ear after injury to skull, this would be the appropriate intervention
What is hold C-spine
This is the main pressure point in the leg
What is the femoral artery?
This is a violent, involuntary contraction of muscles
What is a convulsion?
Uticaria and respiratory distress occur with this type of shock
What is anaphylactic shock?
A medical emergency caused by exposure to extreme temperatures; body temp is 105 or greater
What is heat stroke?
This is the acronym for recognizing signs and symptoms of stroke (cerebrovascular accident)
What is FAST?
Spurting in bright red jets with each beat of the heart, this type of bleeding is a severe medical emergency.
What is arterial bleeding?
This is a frequent site for strains
What is the back?
This is a type of wound where the tissue is torn or separated from the victim's body
What is an avulsion?
Which individuals are more susceptible to experiencing hypothermia?
Who are the elderly and newborns/children?
The emergency tx for a victim experiencing an MI is summarized using this acronym
What is MONA?
Morphine
Oxygen
Nitrates
Aspirin
Amount of time you should flush the eye of a victim who splashed chemical in their eye
What is 15-30 min?
These are following sites for sprains
What are the ankles and wrists?
This type of wound has jagged, irregular edges
What is a laceration?
Four areas where you should place ice packs on a victim experiencing heat stroke
axilla, groin, wrists, ankles