History Stuff
Name of illness that killed 75% of Europe and Asia.
What is the Black Plague?
Patch's real first name.
What is Hunter?
Name one link in the Chain of Infection.
Pathogen, Reservoir, Portal of Entry, Portal of Exit, Mode of transmission, Susceptible host
What is bioterrorism?
Using a pathogen as a weapon.
What is the normal respiratory rate?
12-20 breaths per minute.
Process of drilling hole in the skull to release evil spirits.
What is Trepanation?
What was Patch's favorite prop he used with children?
A Red clown nose.
A contaminated object such as desk, chromebook, cell phone.
What is a fomite?
Give 2 examples of potential agents that could be effective bioterrorism agents.
Small Pox, Anthrax, Ebola, Plague.
What is the normal heart rate for adults?
60-100 beats per minute
The Father of Medicine
Who is Hippocrates?
Name of Patch's care facility?
What is the Gesundheit Institute?
Pathogens leaving the body on droplets is which chain of infection?
Portal of Exit or Mode of transmission.
Define Asepsis.
Cleaned so that no disease causing pathogens are present.
Where is the medical term for the most common place to take someone's pulse?
Radial pulse. (the wrist)
The Father of Microbiology Sciences and Immunology.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
Why did Patch fill a swimming pool with spaghetti noodles?
Because it was her final wish.
Name 3 factors that contribute to a susceptible host.
Immunosuppressants, poor diet, poor sleep, obesity, chronic medical condtions.
No microorganisms present at all.
What is sterile?
What is a fever?
The body's natural immune response to a pathogen in an attempt to kill the pathogen.
Were the first to keep accurate health records.
What are the Ancient Egyptians?
Why did the Dean attempt to kick Patch out of medical school?
Because he didn't like his methods.
Name 3 ways to break the chain of infection.
Wash your hands, cough etiquette, disinfecting surfaces, antibiotics.
Name 3 barriers to effective communication.
physical disability, language barrier, prejudices, fear, grief, developmental differences, cultural differences.
What is normal body temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit?
37 Celsius
98.0 Farenheit
Founder of Modern Nursing.
Who is Florence Nightengale?
What does the butterfly at the end of the movie represent?
His love, Karin.
Type of precautions used for every patient.
What are standard precautions?
What each level of care a provider is allowed to perform.
What is scope of practice?
Where is the most common place to take a person's temperature?
Orally.
Century that showed the most advancements in health care.
What is the 20th century?
What did Bill die of in the movie? (Bill was the angry man that threw things)
Pancreatic cancer.
Type of precautions used for patients suspected of having an illness that travels through the air.
What are airborne precautions?
Name 3 different types of hospitals.
General, Specialty, Government, and University hospitals.
Name the federal law that states all patients must receive emergency care regardless of ability to pay.
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