Life threatening acute pharmacogenic disorder developing during or after anesthesia
What is Malignant Hyperthermia
100
are used to compress the wall of vessels and to grasp tissue
What is a hemostatic clamp
100
Risk reduction
What is Mitigation
100
Management system set up by LEMA to coordinate the response to a disaster;ensures all responders know their roles and duties, and whom to report to .
What is The Incident Command System
100
FEMA
What is the Federal Emergency Management Agency
200
Chest pain, Hypovolemia and Laryngospasm are warning signs of what
What is Cardiac arrest
200
used on extremities to keep the operative site free of blood
What is a Tourniquet
200
Process in which casualties are given emergency medical treatment according to the probability of their survival.
What is CPR
200
guide for coordinating the disaster relief activities by government agencies, private sector and nongovernment agencies when a presidential declaration has been made.
What is The National Response Framework or (NRF)
200
NDMS
What is the National Disaster Medical System
300
Blood products donated by another person
What is homologous
300
Used on cut edges of bone to seal off oozing blood
What is Bone Wax
300
ability of a health care facilty to quickly increase its capability to receive and treat patients.
What is Surge Capacity
300
Responsible for sending medical equipment, supplies, and teams to the disaster scene.
What is The National Disaster Medical System
300
NIMS
What is The National Incident Management System
400
Used postoperatively to remove blood and body fluids from the operative site
What are Drains
400
Often used in place of suture ligatures when many small vessels need to ligated in a short period of time.
What are ligating clips
400
Intentional use of infectious agents or germs to cause illness
What is Bioterrorism
400
coordinates providing treatment to victims and food and shelter at the emergency scene
What is FEMA
400
LEMA
What is The Local Emergency Management Agency
500
small teflon squares sewn over needle holes in vessels to prevent bleeding
What are pledgets
500
Used to apply pressure on bleeding areas or vessels and to absorb excess blood or body fluids
What are Sponges
500
A localized emergency such as a transportation accident, explosion, or structural collapse, in which the number of victims overwhelms local health care services
What is a Mass Casualty event
500
Coordinating authority in response to a localized emergency