DEFINITIONS
SKILLS
Emergency Situations
The ER Enviorment
HEAD INJURIES & CRITICALLY ILL
100

Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, & Exposure.

What is the primary assessment?

100

Nursing activity to be completed first at any sign or symptoms of a blood transfusion reaction.

What is stop the transfusion?

100

Symptoms include headache, fatigue, sweating, increase pulse and body temperature 102F.

What is Heat exhaustion

100

Some injuries are described as non-life or limb-threatening, self-limiting injuries. A ____ _____ as defined generally means a sprain, abrasion, laceration or whiplash-associated disorder. 

What is a non-urgent

100
Any trauma to the head other than shallow injuries on the surface of the face is a ____ injury. 

What is head?

200

_______is defined as a brief, face-to-face encounter which should occur within 5 minutes of the patient’s arrival or registration and should normally require less than 5 minutes contact.

What is triage?

200

May be due to loose electrodes or patient moving during an EKG.

What is artifact? 

200

Treatment for heat exhaustion include (need 3)

What is: 

•Treatment in the community setting

•Stop physical activity, move to a cool place

•Cooling measures on neck, chest, abdomen, groin

•Soak in cool water or fan while spraying water on skin

•Remove constriction clothing

•Provide sports drink or oral rehydration therapy

•Plain water can worsen sodium deficit


200

Main reason people seek care

What is pain.

200

This is used by healthcare professionals to assess how severely a person's brain has been damaged

What is the Glasgow Comas Scale (GCS)?

300

______term used to describe resuscitation efforts that include a set of life-saving protocols and skills that extend basic life support to further support the circulation and provide an open airway and adequate ventilation. 

What is Advanced Life Support (ALS)?

300

A maneuver involving moving a patient’s body as one unit to avoid twisting or bending, so that the spine is kept in alignment.

What is logrolling?

300

Medical emergency, if untreated, organ dysfunction or death can result

What is Heat Stroke

300

The treatment of the seriously injured patient requires a _______ and early intervention with life-saving therapy. 

What is an assessment?

300

One who has an immediate requirement for any form of organ support (intubation, ventilation, or inotropes), or is likely to suffer acute cardiac, respiratory or neurological deterioration requiring such support is considered to be ____ ____. 

What is critically ill?

400

Taking vitals, providing comfort measures, obtaining a history, completing a head-to-toe assessment, and inspecting the posterior surfaces.

What is the secondary asssessment?

400

Padded side rails, nasal cannula or mask equipment, and suction apparatus.

What are seizure precautions?

400

All involved come together for support; gives voice to the impact of the work on them. Opportunity to reduce isolation and learn coping strategies from colleagues.

What is Debriefing.

400

Forensic nurse, psychiatric nurse, pre-hospital providers, emergency room physician, nurse, respiratory therapist, social worker

What is Nonprofessional teams

400

The highest possible score is ___, which means that the person knows where they are and can speak and move as instructed. 

What is 15?

500

_______most comprehensive care. There must be a trauma/general surgeon in the hospital 24-hours a day. There must also be an anesthesiologist and full OR staff available in the hospital.

What is a level 1 trauma center?

500

Includes Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure

What is primary survey?

500

Outdoor athletes, homeless individuals, those with mental health conditions, older adults, those who use substances, military members in hot climates.

What high risk populations to heat related illnesses

500

Process of determining the severity of a patient's condition

What is triage.

500

Verbal responses, ____ _____, and how easily they can open their eyes are the three components used to score a head injury with the GCS.

What is physical reflexes?