Skin Disorders
White oral patches that are difficult to remove
What is candidiasis (thrush)?
A red, painful burn that heals quickly without blistering
What is a superficial burn?
Confusion and combativeness after injury
What is hypoxia?
Priority intervention when a client has a pulse but is not breathing effectively after water exposure
What are rescue breaths?
Triage category for life-threatening injuries needing immediate care
What is red?
The first priority in any unstable patient
What is airway?
A skin infection that spreads into deeper tissue layers
What is cellulitis?
Ongoing tissue destruction seen with certain chemical burns
What is liquefaction necrosis?
Blood pressure finding when the radial pulse is absent
What is systolic BP less than 80 mm Hg?
Condition caused by brain swelling from rapid altitude exposure
What is high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE)?
Client prioritized first due to life-threatening bleeding
What is arterial neck bleeding?
Airway technique used when spinal injury is suspected
What is the jaw-thrust maneuver?
A mole with irregular borders and multiple colors
What is a suspicious (cancerous) lesion?
A burn with blisters and significant pain
What is superficial partial-thickness?
Airway sound that signals immediate intervention
What are gurgling or snoring respirations?
Top priority system to assess after a lightning strike
What is the cardiopulmonary system?
Client prioritized for ventilator in limited-resource situations
What is a client with high likelihood of survival?
Airway maneuver that should be avoided with spinal injury
What is head-tilt chin-lift?
The priority psychosocial issue with visible chronic plaques
What is altered body image?
A burn that appears pale/waxy with decreased sensation
What is deep partial-thickness?
Signs pointing to internal bleeding without visible blood loss
What are cool clammy skin, tachycardia, and hypotension?
Client presentation of headache, weakness, and nausea in heat
What is heat exhaustion?
Triage category for serious but not immediately life-threatening injuries
What is yellow?
Safe way to separate a controlled or vulnerable patient from a companion
What is moving the patient under a pretense for privacy?
A medication requiring strict birth control precautions
What is tazarotene?
A burn requiring grafting due to full skin destruction
What is a full-thickness burn?
Likely injury from a deformed steering wheel
What is pulmonary or cardiac contusion?
Priority treatment for moderate hypothermia
What are warmed IV fluids?
Priority action when ED capacity is full before disaster arrival
What is discharge/admit current patients to make room?
Cause of airway compromise in an allergic emergency
What is histamine release/anaphylaxis?
Thin, wavy lines under the skin indicate an infestation
What are scabies (burrows)?
Hidden damage pattern seen with electrical injuries
What is internal tissue/organ damage?
Assessment done after ABCs are stabilized
What is the secondary survey?
Better fluid choice than plain water in heat illness
What is an electrolyte/sports drink?
Clients unlikely to survive despite intervention
What is black (expectant)?
Expected improvement after epinephrine in anaphylaxis
What is improved breathing and decreased swelling?
The incorrect belief that a common psoriasis treatment causes systemic toxicity
What is coal tar toxicity (misconception)?
The first priority in major burn management
What is airway management?
Abdominal finding that signals immediate life threat
What is evisceration?
Teaching error that increases altitude illness risk
What is sleeping at a higher elevation?
Assessment score indicating need for mental health referral
What is an elevated IES-R score (≥33)?
Clinical reasoning that links mechanism of injury to internal damage
What is clinical judgment/analysis?