Airway Emergencies
Environmental Illness and Poisons
Wound Care
Sudden Medical Emergencies
Secondary Assessment
100

A blockage of the airway caused by a foreign body.

Choking

100

Condition dervied from an elevated body temperature. Can cause altered behavious, rapid, shallow breathing and seizures.

Heat stroke

100

Nosebleed treatment

Tilt the head forward, apply pressure to the upper nose.

100

Condition characterized by an inability by the body to produce insulin

Type I diabetes

100

Position which a person should be placed in if they have an altered level of consciousness.

Recovery or semi-prone position.

200

An autoimmune condition causing constriction of the airwarys in response to an irritant.

Asthma

200

Typical means of entry into the body for poisons such as wild plants (poison ivy, poison oak, etc)

Absorption

200

First action required when treating a burn caused by heat.

Cool using cool, clean water.

200

A condition caused by abnormal brain function. Symptoms often include uncontrollable muscle movement or an altered level of responsiveness.

Seizures

200

Acronym for the treatment of shock

WARTS

300

An intense, full body allergic reaction which causes difficulty breathing.

Anaphylaxis

300

Disease that can be most easily transmitted via a bite from a mammal.

Rabies

300

Type of dressings which should be used in wound bandaging

Clean and sterile dressings

300

Treatment which can be provided by someone who is not a medical professional for a diabetic episode

Sugar

300

The letter M in the acronym used for secondary assessment (SAMPLE)

Medications

400

Correct treatment for anaphylaxis

Use of an Epi-pen AND calling 911.

400

Care for acute opioid intoxication

Naloxone AND call 911
400

Superficial burns damage this part of the skin

Epidermis

400

Preferred source of sugar for a diabetic emergency

Oral glucose tablets

400

The type of injury check which would be done as part of a secondary assessment for an unconscious person.

Hands-on

500

Treatment of choking in an infant

5 back blows follwed by 5 chest compressions. Repeat.

500

Condition which causes hardening and blanching of the skin, pain and stinging in the area followed by eventual numbness

Frostbite

500

Secondary condition which can arise from fast cooling of large or severe burns, expecially in children.

Hypothermia

500

Type of seizure which is most common in children and is caused by an elevated body temperature.

Febrile seizures

500

Secondary condition resulting from a serious incident. Symptoms can include weakness and excessive thirst

Shock

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