MED terms
Front
Anterior
What the "I" in RICE stands for
Ice
What you use to wash out the wound
Saline Solution
Introduction and hand patient a paper towel
Direction you wrap
Towards the heart
Towards the back
Dorsal
How long you should keep the ice bag on for.
15 minutes
What you use to take out debris
Hydrogen Peroxide
What you use to lubricate the nose before inserting cotton rolls
Vaseline
How tight you should pull the wrap
70%
Towards the brain
How much ice do you want in the ice bag
1/3 of the bag
The antibacterial ointment you put on the cleaned out wound
Bacitracin
What you put on cotton rolls if bleeding persists
Visine
What you use to wrap a wrist
2 inch
Circumduction
You should advise a patient not to drive while using an ice bag because they might become distracted and cause this.
A car crash
The type of gauze you use to apply bacitracin
Sterile non-adherent gauze
Hydrogen Peroxide
What you use to wrap a shoulder
A double 6 inch
Moving away from midline
Abduction
What is the condition defined as "allergic to cold"
Cold Urticaria
The ointment you ask the patient if they are allergic to before applying bacitracin
Neosporin
Where you place an ice bag when bleeding persists
Back of the neck and bridge of the nose
All sizes of compression wraps
2 inch, 4 inch, single 6 inch, double 6 inch