Burning.. in the name of love
This quick tool is used to help estimate burn surface area
What is the Rule of Nines?
This age group in particular are extremely good at hiding shock symptoms until it is too late
What are Pediatrics?
If a limb looks pulseless, pale, and cold after a fracture, you should suspect this complication
What is Compartment Syndrome?
This scale is used to assess a patients level of consciousness after a head injury
What is the Glasgow Coma Scale?
This layer of skin contains nerve endings, blood vessels, and sweat glands.. making burns that reach it extra spicy
What is the Dermis?
Cold, clammy skin in a trauma patient often means the body is doing this to maintain blood flow to vital organs
What is Vasoconstriction?
In a patient with unequal chest rise and fall, absent breath sounds on the right and tracheal deviation, suspect this life-threatening condition
What is a Tension Pneumothorax?
Battle signs and raccoon eyes are indicators of this type of fracture
What is a Basilar Skull Fracture?
The federal law that protects patient medical information
What is HIPPA?
A 28-year-old female was caught in warehouse fire. She has burns to her entire right arm, front of her torso, and the front of her right leg. What percentage of her body is burned?
What is 36%?
Altered mental status accompanied with pale, cool, & clammy skin are all _____ signs and symptoms of internal hemorrhage.
What is Late?
This antifibrinolytic medication can be life-saving if given within 3 hours of major trauma to help control bleeding? What is your dosage?
Cushing‘s triad (bradycardia, hypotension, and irregular respirations) are a sign of what deadly condition?
What is Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP)?
The person responsible for overall coordination and command at an incident
What is the Incident Commander?
You have a 42-year-old male who threw gasoline on a grill fire. He has burns to his face, chest, and both arms. Nasal hairs are singed, soot around the mouth, and hoarseness. What is your immediate priority?
What is Securing an Airway?
In this type of shock, the skin is often warm and dry instead of cold and blame due to the loss of sympathetic nervous system tone
What is the “Golden Hour”?
A patient with a severe head injury from an ejection MVC suddenly postures with arms flexed outward. What is this called and what does it indicate?
What is Decerebrate Posturing indicating brainstem damage?
The safe area for staging EMS units at a HazMat scene
What is the Cold Zone?
Electrical burns often hide this sneaky danger that can stop the heart faster than you can yell “clear”
What is Cardiac Arrhythmias?
A 21-year-old male was thrown from his motorcycle. He is pale, cool, clammy, tachycardic at 130 and a BP of 86/50. There is an obvious open femur fracture with active bleeding. What kind of shock is he experiencing?
What is Hypovolemic Shock?
A fractured femur may result in a blood loss of up to how many milliliters?
What is 1,500 mL?
What is Hypertonic Solution?
This federal agency enforces hazardous materials transportation and responder safety standards
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?