Emergency situations
4 indicators suggesting a PT emergency may occur
what is: difficulty breathing, chest pain, changes in skin color, changes in vital signs
winter storm can cause this injury
what is hypothermia, frostbite, carbon monoxide poisoning
name the 3 types of disasters
what is nature caused, human caused and nature/human caused disasters
AED
what is automated external defibrillator
first priority when assessing a patient in an emergency.
what is a patent airway
when sudden cardiac arrest occurs how long before brain damage occurs
what is 4-6 mins
heat waves can cause this injury
what is dehydration, severe sunburn, cramps, fatigue
triage color green means
what is minor injuries
CDC
what is centers for disease control
these three steps form the basic emergency assessment order
What is Airway, Breathing, Circulation (ABC)
first priority of CPR for an adult after establishing unresponsiveness
what is chest compressions
floods can cause this injury
what is drowning, contaminated water/ GI illness
triage color black means
what is last priority/dead
EOC
what is emergency operations center
This assessment involves checking for a pulse and blood flow.
What is circulation
ratio of compressions to breathing during CPR for a PT any age
what is 30:2
wildfires can cause this injury
what is respiratory, smoke inhalation, burns, asthma attacks
triage color red means
what is 1st priority
POD
This injury type may threaten breathing if the lungs are affected.
What are chest injuries
primary role of CST during CPR in the OR
what is protect sterile field unless directed otherwise
crowded shelters can cause this type of injury
increases incident of infectious disease transmission
triage color yellow means
transport can be delayed
NIMS
what is national incident management system
This step checks if the patient is moving air effectively
What is breathing