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This condition is caused by histamine release and includes sneezing, itching, and watery eyes.
What are allergies?
Salicin in willow bark lead to the development of this.
Aspirin
This medication, available in a vending machine at the Woodland Park Public Library, is used to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose in an emergency.
Narcan for Overdoses
The first thing I do in every emergency situation
What is make sure the scene is safe?
This common first-aid acronym is used to treat sprains, strains, and minor soft-tissue injuries.
What is RICE
This is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can build up in homes without being seen or smelled.
What is radon?
The main theory behind bloodletting in ancient medicine was to balance this.
Balancing the 4 humors
Dynamic equilibrium (balance) of body systems
What is homeostasis in modern medicine?
These are the two key steps to start using an AED in an emergency.
What is turn it on and follow the prompts?
He is considered the "Father of Medicine"
Who was Hippocrates?
This medical acronym refers to delivering fluids or medicine directly into a vein.
What is IV?
This is done to a patient in shock to help prevent heat loss and maintain body temperature.
What is keeping them warm?
Classic signs of Bubonic Plague
Bubos – swollen, painful lymph nodes
The traditional red and white barber pole symbolizes this.
The historical practice of bloodletting and bandaging
This device delivers epinephrine to treat a severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis.
What is an epi pen?
She is known as the “Lady with the Lamp” for caring for wounded soldiers at night during the Crimean war and creating the profession of nursing.
Who was Florence Nightegale
In healthcare, this acronym refers to gear worn to protect workers from infection and hazards.
What is PPE?
This system of the body is most directly damaged by smoking and vaping, affecting lungs and airways.
What is the respiratory system?
This first U.S. president likely died from a severe throat infection after treatments like bloodletting weakened him.
Who was George Washington?
This blood type is known as the universal donor for red blood cell transfusions.
What is O negative (O−)?
This device is used on limbs to stop life-threatening bleeding by restricting blood flow until emergency care arrives.
What is a tourniquet?
This is the minimum amount of time recommended to wash hands properly with soap and water.
What is 20 seconds?
This RICE technique involves wrapping the injury with an elastic bandage.
What is Compression?
This is the correct pronunciation of the Colorado city spelled “La Junta,” which also hosts the annual Tarantula Fest.
What is “La HUN-tah”?
This nerve, which helps regulate heart rate and digestion, is believed to have been overstimulated during the death of Elvis Presley.
What is the vagus nerve?
This organ is most commonly donated by living donors because humans can survive with only one.
What is a kidney?
This disease, often affecting children in the 20th century, caused paralysis and made breathing difficult.
What is polio (poliomyelitis)?
7.35-7.45
This emergency device can deliver an electric shock to help restart a heart with an abnormal rhythm.
What is an AED?
This slang term is used for a serious lung condition linked to inhaling certain harmful chemicals found in some vape products.
What is popcorn lung?
This woman’s cancer cells were taken without her permission and they were the first human cells successfully grown continuously in a lab, leading to countless scientific advances.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
This organ is unique because it can regrow lost tissue after partial donation.
What is the liver?
This AED pad placement method places one pad on the chest and the other on the back.
What is anterior and posterior?
In military time, midnight is written as this four-digit number.
What is 0000?
In BP readings, this is the top number.
What is systolic?
This is a type of fracture where the bone bends and cracks but does not break completely.
What is a greenstick fracture?
This type of shock happens when the body loses too much blood or fluids, and there isn’t enough left to pump through the body. Because of that, the heart can’t deliver enough oxygen to the organs.
What is Hypovolemic Shock?
This breakdown of red blood cells helps give stool its brown color.
What is hemoglobin?
The only test that you can score the lowest possible score of 3 and be dead?
What is the GCS Glascow Coma Scale?
The Five Rights of Medication Administration are....
Right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time
This abbreviation SpO2 is for what?
What is oxygen saturation?
This program teaches people how to control severe bleeding in emergencies before professional help arrives.
What is Stop the Bleed?
This man became one of the longest surviving users of an iron lung after contracting polio as a child.
Who was Paul Alexander?
This relaxation technique we tried in class uses mental visualization to reduce stress and promote healing.
What is guided imagery?
This gave bloody noses to combat medics
NPA
Ingredients in the bite pack Ms Jill showed you
What is activated charcoal, psyllium and water?
HIPAA stands for this?
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
This is the overall problem when healthcare workers fail to balance skill and compassion.
What is reduced quality of care and poor patient outcomes?