Disaster Relief
What is the name for the immediate responses and early recovery following a disaster?
What is disaster relief?
What blood type is considered universal recipients? (state if positive or negative)
What is AB positive?
The "banana slug" mascot was adopted in this decade.
What are the 1980s?
What kind of shock results from inadequate blood flow to tissues?
This type of shock results from widespread vasodilation during severe infection.
What is septic shock?
How many days should you have emergencies supplies for?
What is 3 days?
What is the most common blood type?
What is O positive?
What are the names of all the colleges at UCSC?
Cowell, Stevenson, C9, JRL, Crown, Merrill, RCC, Oakes, Kresge, Porter
START triage is primarily used during these events.
What are mass casualty incidents?
A patient with jaundice, elevated bilirubin, and ascites most likely has dysfunction of this organ.
What is the liver?
This federal agency coordinates national disaster response in the US.
What is FEMA?
What percent of your body weight does blood account for?
What is 7%?
The UCSC mascot was officially adopted after students rejected this more aggressive mascot option.
What is sea lion?
What does the B stand for in ABC's for emergency assessment?
What is breathing?
Hyperglycemia, ketones, and fruity breath odor are classic signs of diabetic emergency.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis?
What is the scale/magnitude system used to measure earthquakes?
What is the Richter scale?
How many pints of blood does the average body have?
This UCSC developed genome browser became a major bioinformatics tool worldwide.
What is the UCSC Genome Browser?
This trauma scoring system evaluates eye, verbal, and motor responses.
What is Glasgow Coma Scale?
A patient presenting with fever, nuchal rigidity, photophobia, and positive Kernig's sign likely has this diagnosis.
What is meningitis?
This medication category should always be monitored for expiration dates in emergency kits because effectiveness decreases over time.
What is epinephrine?
How often can someone donate whole blood?
What is the name of the UCSC professor who won a Nobel Peace prize for her research on telomeres?
Who is Carol Greider?
This oxygen delivery device provides higher oxygen concentrations that nasal cannula using a reservoir bag.
What is a non-rebreather mask?
A pulsating mass in the belly is a common symptom for this medical emergency.
What is AAA (Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm)?