Dropping like its hot
Burning up
Hit or Miss
Its getting hot in here
Miscellaneous
100
True or False: When assisting a patient with heat exhaustion you should move them to a cool area and have the employee sit up against a wall
False, the employee should be laying down in a cool area
100
Before applying sterile gauze to a first degree burn what needs to be done
remove hot clothes, apply cold compress, continue until pain subsides
100
An injury of the soft tissue due to blunt force blow, kick, or fall
Contusion (bruise)
100
Hot flushed skin with no sweating is a sign of...
Heat stroke
100
What is this
Blunt eye injury
200
What is the life-threatening emergency in which the body core temperature rises without release
Heat Stroke
200
What degree of burn has the least amount of pain
3rd Degree
200
First step in treating an open fracture
control bleeding and cover open wound with sterile gauze or bandage
200
When treating a burn what comes first, cool, clean or cover
Cool
200
A patient reports having back pain after severe back trauma, what is the best course of action
Immobilize the patient, keeping them on a hard surface
300
Name 3 signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion.
Pale, clammy skin
Rapid, weak pulse
general weakness and dizziness
muscle twitching
Headache
Nausea and vomiting
300
What are the first two steps in treating a chemical burn
Dilute the chemical by flushing the area with copious amounts of water or normal saline.
Remove any clothing surrounding the burned area to prevent further damage from the chemical that remains on the clothes
300
Treatment of Superficial foreign bodies in the eye
irrigation with normal saline or eye wash solution
300
Should you give a hypoglycemic patient glucose or insulin
Glucose
300
"Staying alive" is the song used to preform CPR for what medical issue
Cardiac Arrest
400
What are signs (at least 2) of organ failure in a patient with a blood pressure reading above 180/110
Chest pain, SOB, back pain, numbness, weakness, change in vision, difficulty speaking
400
What is Silvadene cream used for
2nd degree burns
400
What are the first three steps in assisting a patient that has fainted
lie the employee down with head lower than the body
loosen restrictive clothing
monitor and treat for shock
400
SOB, nosebleeds, severe headache and severe anxiety are symptoms of...
Hypertensive Urgency
400
A person is confused, has very pale, skin, and loses a lot of blood. What would the suspected cause be
Shock
500
What should be used to cool a patient that has a heat stroke
cool water spray, fans, wet sheets
500
Where would you find the proper treatment for specific chemicals
MSDS (material safety data sheet)
500
An eye patch is needed when
Foreign body is big enough restrict blinking
500
This group of people gets dehydrated quicker resulting in a higher chance of heat strokes
diabetics
500
What situations do you need to remove all nearby objects to prevent the patient from harming themselves
Convulsions or seizures