Emergency Equipment
often used during a code blue and holds anything and everything you need during a medical emergency.
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True or False: Diabetic Emergencies occur only when a person's blood glucose level is too high.
False: It is considered a emergency if it is too low too!
Syncope means
Losing consciousness.
This First aide is performed when there is a cardiac emergency.
CPR
A severe allergic reaction is called
Anaphylaxis
Inserted down the throat into the lungs to help with breathing.
Endotracheal Tube (ET TUBE)
What is the name of the test to check blood sugar?
Glucose Screening Test
A traumatic Brain Injury caused by a blow to the head.
Concussion
If a person stops breathing begin ___________.
CPR
How many burn degrees are there?
4
Used during cardiac emergencies to deliver a rescue shock.
Defibrillator
Without enough insulin, blood glucose level __________.
Rises
Sudden increase of the electrical activity in one or more parts of the brain.
Seizure
MI stands for
Myocardial Infarction
Poisoning can enter through swallowing, inhaling, injecting, or through the _______.
Skin
Protects us as providers during an emergency situation.
PPE
With too much insulin, the blood glucose level ____________.
Drops
How many types of strokes are there? Extra 500 points if you can name all 3.
3 types:
•Ischemic
•Hemorrhagic
•Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Occurs when the body is not getting enough blood.
Shock
This emergency causes: Overbreathing, rapid and deep breathing
Hyperventilation.
Used to measure children to calculate medication dosages during emergencies
Broselow Tape
This condition occurs when there isn't enough insulin in the body. The body produces excess blood acids (ketones).
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
CVA stands for:
Cerebrovascular Accident
3 Symptoms of a heart attack include:
Chest Pain, Heart burn, left arm pain
What maneuver do we use when someone is choking?