Vasodilation Station
The type of shock classified by an inability of perfusion tissue due to a physical restriction preventing gas exchange
What is Obstructive shock?
This specific skull fracture is a major contraindication for Nasopharyngeal Airways (NPAs)
What is a basilar skull fracture?
What is an Aortic Aneurism?
The color used to designate a level of triage for patients who are still able to walk.
What is Green?
This common type of shock is considered distributive because it causes systemic vasodialation and in some cases, third-space shifting of fluids.
What is septic shock?
This adventitious lung sound is characterized by a low-pitched, coarse gurgle or crackle and is usually heard in the larger to medium sized bronchi
What are ronchi?
This condition is particularly dangerous in children, and can cause fevers, seizures, and dark red, pinprick-like rashes.
What is meningitis?
The triage tag you would assign to a patient with respirations fewer than 30/min with absent radial pulses
What is a red tag?
This type of distributive shock can be identified by a line of demarcation of erythema, priapism, and hypotension.
What is Neurogenic Shock?
When ventilating an infant, this is considered an appropriate rate both for respiratory failure and for CPR.
What is every 3 seconds?
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) resulting from myocardial weakness in this chamber of the heart typically leads to venous hypertension, causing symptoms like Jugular Venous Distension (JVD) and pitting edema.
What is the Right Ventricle?
What is a yellow tag?
Psychogenic shock involves a rapid hyperstimulation of this cranial nerve.
What is the vagus nerve?
The maximum amount of time, in seconds you can suction an adult's airway per pass.
What is 15 seconds?
This is the very first condition you should think of when a patient with recent surgery presenting with respiratory signs and symptoms complains of an intense, rapid onset pain in a very specific point in their chest.
What is a Pulmonary Embolism?
This is the full name for the START triage method.
What is Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment?