Patient Assessment
This is the first thing you should assess before approaching a patient.
Scene Safety
Shock occurs when the body's tissues do not receive enough of this.
Oxygenated Blood
This is the first step in controlling severe external bleeding.
Direct Pressure
This rapildy counteracts the effects of Opioids
Naloxone/Narcan
This is the first priority when assessing an unresponsive patient.
Airway
This acronym is used to assess a responsive patient's chief complaint and gather a history.
SAMPLE
This stage of shock occurs when the body is still able to compensate for inadequate circulation.
Compensated Shock
A wound caused by an object puncturing the skin is called this type of injury.
Penertrating wound
During a generalized seizure, you should NOT do this to the patient's mouth.
Put something in their mouth to bite down on
This maneuver is commonly used to open the airway of an unresponsive patient when spinal injury is not suspected.
Head tilt/chin lift
In SAMPLE, the "A" stands for this.
Allergies
In this stage of shock, the body's compensatory mechanisms begin to fail and the patient's condition deteriorates.
Decompensated Shock
These are the three classifications of burns based on depth.
superficial, partial-thickness, and full-thickness burns
A patient develops sudden facial swelling, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and signs of shock after an allergen exposure. This life-threatening condition should be suspected
Anaphylaxis (Anaphylactic Shock)
A patient who is breathing inadequately may require this intervention to provide ventilations.
BVM (Bag Valve Mask)
When assessing an unresponsive patient, you should first determine responsiveness using this method.
Verbal and Painful stimulus
This is the final stage of shock, in which prolonged inadequate perfusion causes severe cellular and organ damage that may become irreversible.
Irreversible Shock
A patient with a suspected spinal injury should be manually stabilized using this technique while further assessment occurs.
Spinal Motion Restriction
This condition occurs when blood glucose levels become too low.
Hypoglycemia
An unresponsive adult who is not breathing normally and has no signs of circulation requires this immediate intervention.
CPR/AED
A patient is conscious but confused after a fall. Name three important things you should assess as part of your secondary assessment.
What are vital signs, head-to-toe assessment, and SAMPLE/medical history?
Loss of responsiveness happens in this stage of shock
Decompensated Shock
A patient has an open fracture on their right forearm. What is the first step in patient care.
Stabilize the bone using bulky dressings. (similar to impaled object)
Face, Arms, Speech, Time (FAST) is commonly used to recognize this neurological emergency
Stroke
Gurgling sounds from an unconscious patient's airway most commonly indicate the presence of this
Fluids/secretions