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Signs/Symptoms
General Anatomy
Death
Shock
Other
100
What are 5 signs/symptoms of a stroke?
-Headache -Numbness on one side -Dizziness -Confusion -Drooling -Inability to speak -Difficulty seeing -Unequal pupils -unconsciousness -Convulsions -Respiratory Arrest
100
The _____ is the imaginary line that divides the body in half vertically.
Midline
100
What is it called when your blood pools to the lowest level of the body?
lividity
100
What is syncopal episode?
fainting/passing out
100
What is the name for low and high blood pressure?
hypotension- low hypertension- high
200
What are 4 signs and symptoms of a poisonous bite (ex. snake bite)?
-Obvious injury site -tenderness -swelling -red streaks radiating from injection site -weakness -dizziness -pain -itching -hives
200
Name the 5 sections of the vertebrae
Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacrum Coccyx
200
Three reasons you would not do CPR (a pulse does not count).
-decomposition -lividity -rigger mortis -decapitation -DNR
200
Anaphylactic shock is caused by
an allergic reaction
200
What are the four main places on the body to take a pulse?
-radial -carotid -brachial -femoral
300
What are 3 signs/symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning?
-headache -nausea -disorientation -unconsciousness -multiple people with flu like symptoms in the same location
300
What are two things that make a child/infants airway different than an adults?
-smaller -more flexible
300
What is the number one cause of death in the United States?
#1-Heart Disease (700,142) #2-Cancer (553,768) #3-Accidents (101,537) #4-Suicide (30,622) #5-Murders (17,330) #6-Terrorists (2,978)
300
How would you treat a patient going into shock?
-keep warm -raise legs six inches -give oxygen
300
Give two different reasons we check pupils.
-head injury -stroke -drug overdose
400
What are 4 signs/symptoms of internal bleeding?
-Coughing or vomiting of blood -Abdominal tenderness, rigidity, or distention -Rectal bleeding -Vaginal bleeding in women -Classic signs of shock (cool, clammy, pale)
400
Explain the flow of blood through the heart
De-oxygenated blood flows into the heart through the vena cava, through the right atrium, into the right ventricle, through the pulmonary arteries (into lungs), oxygenated blood flows from pulmonary veins into the left atrium, into left ventricle and though the aorta.
400
List 5 stages of grief in order.
1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance
400
Name 3 types of shock.
-anaphylactic -cardiogenic -hypovolemic -neurogenic -psychogenic -septic
400
During inhalation what does your diaphragm and intercostal muscles do?
contract
500
largest organ in your body and 3 reasons it is important
-protects from infection -regulates body temperature -transfers information to the brain through nerves
500
What is the main cause of death in infants?
airway obstruction
500
Shock can be defined as...?
Inadequate perfusion (hypoperfusion) to the cells that causes organs and organ systems to fail.
500
Which gland in the endocrine system produces epinephrine?
Adrenal Glands