Against the Walden
The _______ _ virus causes hepatitis or inflammation of the liver.
(8X points)
hepatitis B
To calculate a patient’s breathing rate, watch the patient’s chest rise; count the number of breaths taken over __ seconds. Multiply this number by four to arrive at the average breathing rate.
(6X points)
15 seconds
______ can be used when examining each body part while ____ can help you when examining the extremities.
(10X points)
DOTS
Deformities, Open injuries, Tenderness, Swelling.
PMS
Pulse, Motor, Sensory
________-________ ________ ________ (____) is a type of bacteria that is highly contagious and resistant to certain antibiotics.
(15X points)
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
The ______ _______ helps maintain an open airway should the patient become nauseated or vomit, and may prevent breathing restrictions, such as positional asphyxia.
(12X points)
recovery position
The ______ scale can be useful when measuring a patient’s level of consciousness.
(3X points)
AVPU
alert, verbal, pain, and unresponsive
The _____ ____-__ has four components: scene safety, mechanism of injury or nature of illness, the number of victims, and the need for more rescuers and special equipment.
scene size-up
You may respond to an incident that involves multiple casualties or multiple patients with severe injuries, also known as a ________________.
(3X points)
mass casualty incident (MCI)
___ usually transmits through people who work or live together, sharing close, confined spaces over extended periods of time.
(6X points)
Tuberculosis (TB)
______________ occurs when someone’s body is in a position that interferes or prevents them from breathing adequately and leads to an insufficient intake of oxygen that the body needs.
(2X points)
Positional asphyxia
Complete the primary assessment in the exact order and priority outlined in the mnemonic ______.
(3X points)
MARCH
Massive hemorrhage
Airway Respirations
Circulation
Hypothermia/Head injury
____ __ ____________ is used to indicate how awake, alert, and aware someone is of their surroundings.
(4X points)
Level of consciousness (LOC)
_______ is the process of sorting and categorizing patients, and it is used to determine the order in which patients receive medical attention.
(4X points)
Triage
___________ is primarily spread through person-to-person contact through fecal contamination and oral ingestion.
(3X points)
Hepatitis A
_________ _ is the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States.
(4X points)
Hepatitis C
________ ______ are microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease. You can be exposed to them through blood from an open wound while providing emergency first aid or from needlesticks and other sharps-related or sharp-device related injuries.
(2X points)
Bloodborne pathogens
Acting as a communication organ, the ________ also receives and relays information about heat, cold, touch, pressure, and pain. It transmits this information to the brain and spinal cord through nerve endings.
(3X points)
skin
The _______ method of triage can be used to assess many patients rapidly, and personnel with limited medical training can use it effectively.
(2X bonus points for colors and meanings)
Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START)
Bonus
Classify patients according to the START protocols.
RED—immediate
YELLOW—delayed
GREEN—ambulatory (minor)
BLACK—deceased (non-salvageable)
________ affects different people in different ways. Infected people have a wide range of symptoms from mild symptoms to severe illness. If you are showing any of the following emergency warning signs—trouble breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, confusion, inability to wake or stay awake, or pale, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds, depending on skin tone—seek emergency medical care.
(2X points)
COVID-19
_______ _______ are microorganisms discharged from an infected person by coughing, sneezing, laughing, or close contact. They remain suspended in the air on dust particles, and respiratory and moisture droplets that you may breathe in.
(2X points)
Airborne pathogens
• ____________________ —includes nerves that connect to the spinal cord and branch out to every other part of the body. These nerves serve as a two-way communication system. Some carry information from the brain and spinal cord to the body. Others carry information from the body back to the brain.
(2X points)
• The peripheral nervous system
The procedures you use to handle biomedical or biohazardous wastes must comply with Federal ______ ______ ___ ______ ______ (____) requirements for identifying and segregating blood or waste material saturated with body fluids.
(2X points)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
The _______ method of triage combines many approaches from other triage processes.
(2X Bonus for Colors and meanings)
(SALT) Sort, Assess, Life-Saving Interventions, Treatment/Transport
Bonus
Patients are further classified into categories of:
immediate (RED), expectant (GRAY), delayed (YELLOW), minimal (GREEN), and deceased (BLACK).
The ____ __ ____ ____ & ____ (___) developed universal precautions as a set of procedures designed to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens to first-aid or health-care providers.
(2X points)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
The ______ ______ is the supporting framework for the body, giving it shape and protecting vital organs; it attains mobility from the attached muscles and manufactures red blood cells.
skeletal system