Shock
Inadequate cell perfusion.
What is Shock?
Process in which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
What is diffusion?
Always ensure scene safety, determine the mechanism of injury or nature of illness, take standard precautions, determine the number of patients, and consider what additional help will be required.
What is Scene Size-up?
Assessment that focuses on the symptoms and the patient's chief complaint.
What is Nature of Illness (NOI)?
The patient has a complaint of shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, also know as....
What is dyspnia?
A balance of all systems of the body.
What is Homeostasis?
Nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx.
What is the Pharynx?
Paying attention of the conditions and the people around you at all times and potential risks those conditions or people pose.
What is situational awareness?
This decision is made following the primary assessment and includes determining whether to call for ALS.
What is the transport decision?
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is also known as...
What is respiration?
The circulation of blood to the tissues in adequate amounts to meet the cells' needs.
What is Perfusion?
Taking energy from nutrients through a series of chemical processes. The cells combines nutrients and oxygen to produce the energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate and waste products, mostly water and carbon dioxide.
What is the metabolism?
Distracting injuries may prevent patients from reliably identifying neck or back pain associated with an unstable fracture at times may distract from identifying a serious MOI or life threatening condition.
What is tunnel vision?
What is the Secondary Assessment?
Flushed skin or hives, generalized edema, hypotension, dyspnea, wheezing or stridor are signs and symptoms.
What is Anaphylaxis?
Tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, and pulmonary embolism are examples of this type of shock.
What is Cardiogenic/Obstructive Shock?
When the body cannot meet the metabolic demands of the cell.
What is the anaerobic metabolism?
Can be identified by reduced tidal volume or poor chest excursion.
What is shallow respirations?
You should always take it if you have taken a blood pressure with an automatic cuff?
What is a manual blood pressure?
When carbon dioxide levels become elevated, the respiratory centers in the brain adjust the drive to compensate.
What is ventilation?
The last measurable factor to change in shock.
What is blood pressure?
Recent research has shown that although the administration of oxygen benefits many patients and is rarely problematic, high concentrations of oxygen are potentially harmful for a select population. This refers to the damage of the cellular tissue due to excessive oxygen levels in the blood.
What is Oxygen Toxicity?
The initial assessment, intervention, and packaging of a patient within the golden hour.
What is The Platinum 10 Minutes?
The patient has a cough and you are concerned of infected droplets in the air exposing you to contagions. You decided to don this PPE.
What is an N95 or HEPA mask and eye protection?
Underventilation and overventilation will cause harmful alterations in the pH, increased thoracic pressure, impaired venous return, hypotension, as well as this in the blood....
What is carbon dioxide?