Infection Control
Most Important infection protection Measure
What is hand Hygiene
Motion to treat chocking in an adult or child
What is the Heimlich maneuver or abdominal thrust?
Maximum time before a tourniquet is removed
What is less than 1 minute
Standard EKG sweep speed
25 mm/sec
Body position where a person lies flat on their stomach, face down, with their back facing upwards
What is Prone
microorganism capable of causing an infection
what is a pathogen
finger ROM when you fold the hand into a fist
What is flexion
What does syncope mean?
What is Fainting
Lead which is positioned on the right side of the sternum at the 4th intercostal space
What is V1
Patient lying flat on their back with their face and torso facing upward, arms at their sides
What is Supine
Process of destroying pathogens on surfaces but may not destroy all spores
What is disinfection
Your patient is a diabetic, is cold, and has edima in his feet, what should you do?
What is Check vital Signs.
What does Hemolysis mean?
what is The destruction of RBC's
Number of leads on a 12-lead
What is 10?
Patient lying on their left or right side, with the operative side facing up
What is Lateral
1st step cleaning equipment to ensure it is as clean as possible
What is sanitation
Disease processes with a short recovery time
What is Acute diseases
Vessels which carry freshly oxygenated blood to the body
What are artries
The fluid-filled sac surrounding the heart
What is pericardium?
Elevating the head and upper body on a bed, with variations ranging from a slight elevation
What is Fowlers
Technique of destroying pathogens and their spores
What is sterilization?
Pulse inside the upper arm most commonly used with children
What is brachial?
Vessels which carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
What are veins
Valve which lies between the left ventricle and the aorta?
Involves a patient lying on their left side with their right knee and hip flexed, while the left hip and knee are slightly extended
What is Sims