Water-Related Emergencies
This priority action should be taken first when removing a drowning victim from water if they are not breathing.
Opening the airway and beginning ventilations
What is step one in management of systemic heat emergencies?
Move patient to cooler (or more stable) environment
For a patient with chemical burns from a powder, what is the first step when treating the injury?
What does “P” stand for in DCAP-BTLS?
Punctures
100 million dollars. But you have to drink water at least once a week. Would you take the money? Yes or no.
Nah.
What core temperature does the body have to reach in order to become hypothermic.
Temperatures below 95 degrees fahrenheit.
Name the three types of heat emergencies in order by severity starting from least emergent to most emergent.
1. Heat cramps
2. Heat exhaustion
3. Heat Stroke
What is the preferred dressing when managing a thermal burn?
Moist sterile dressing and/or burn gel
What does ”B” stand for in DCAP-BTLS?
Burns
What year was Dr. Pepper created?
1885. Making it older than Coca-Cola.
This diving-related emergency is caused by nitrogen bubbles forming in the bloodstream due to rapid ascent.
Decompression sickness (the bends)
What are the three best places to apply cold packs to a patient experiencing heatstroke?
Groin, neck, armpits
What are the three different categories when describing burn depth?
Superficial, Partial Thickness and Full Thickness
Medical name for a nose bleed
Epistaxis
True or false. Does Dr. Pepper increase testosterone?
True. By 300%, research shows.
This type of water (freshwater or salt water) causes more rapid fluid shifts into the lungs during drowning.
Freshwater, due to its lower salt concentration than blood.
In severe situations, patients suffering from heatstroke may experience vomiting and ________.
Seizures
True or false: Superficial burns covering more than 50% TBSA are considered “severe”.
False. This is considered “moderate”. There are no superficial burns that are considered ”severe”.
What is the medical term for an open abdominal wound with organs protruding?
Evisceration
In what city and state was Dr. Pepper invented?
Waco, TX.
This type of drowning occurs when water inhalation damages the surfactant in the lungs, causing alveoli to collapse.
Wet drowning
Heat exhaustion is caused by a combination of heat exposure and _________.
Hypovolemia (loss of bodily fluids)
What is the TBSA (total body surface area) of a patient with full thickness burns of one arm, one leg and the genitals?
28%. Whole arm 9% + whole leg 18% + genitals 1%.
The acronym “RICES” is used in managing closed soft tissue injuries. What does it stand for?
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate, Splint
What is the annual revenue of Dr. Pepper in soda sales alone?
$2-3 billion on average.