Are you alive?
Blood pressure, respiration, pulse.
What are vital signs?
Can cause illness or death when eaten, drunk, inhaled, injected, and absorbed in relatively small quantities.
What is poison?
The AVPU scale.
What is Alert, Verbal, Pain, and Unresponsive?
(F)acial droop
(A)rm drift
(S)lurred Speech
(T)ime symptoms began.
What you assess for a possible stroke?
Treatment of seizures.
What is let happen; after open airway, move to private place, be prepared for CPR?
Average adult person's respiration rate.
What is 12-20 bpm?
Odorless; Colorless; Tasteless Gas.
What is Carbon Monoxide?
SAMPLE questions.
What are signs & symptoms, allergies, medications, pertinent past medical history, last oral intake, and events leading up/associated?
Shivering, sleepiness, loss of consciousness, weak pulse, lack of coordination.
What are signs of hypothermia?
Monitor ABCs; Remove from heat; Cool the body; Arrange for rapid transport.
What are ways to treat heatstroke?
The average blood pressure of an adult.
What is 120/80?
Snake bite; Bee sting; Stingray puncture; Spider bite.
What are examples of injected poisons?
The ABCs.
What are airway, breathing, and circulation?
Sweat profusely, light headed, dizzy, nausea; in high humidity and low temperatures.
What are signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion?
Treatment of a nose bleed.
What is hold at least 5 minutes?
Number of breaths to give an adult patient in respiratory arrest.
What is 1 every 5 seconds?
Remove all clothing so the patient is no longer in contact with the toxic substance.
What is a step in treating for absorbed poisons?
PMS.
What is Pulse, Motor/movements, and Sensory/sensation?
Warm, dry skin; Rapid pulse; Deep breathing; Fruity breath odor.
What are signs & symptoms of diabetic coma?
Control bleeding, prevent further contamination, immobilize injured area, and prevent movement of impaled object.
What are ways to dress open wounds?
Average adult's resting pulse rate.
What is 60-100 bpm?
Discoloration around mouth; Unusual breath odor; Nausea; Diarrhea.
What are signs & symptoms of ingested poisons?
DCAP-BTLS.
What are deformities, contusions/bruises, abrasions, punctures/penetrations, burns, tenderness, lacerations, and swelling?
Hunger; Confusion; Headache; Sweating; Rapid, weak pulse; Pale skin; Rapid onset of symptoms.
What are signs & symptoms of insulin shock?
Treatment of dyspnea.
What is check airway, rate of depth of breathing, and place in comfortable position?