Acronyms
This acronym is used is used every initial assessment of an emergency.
Airway Breathing Circulation (ABC's)
What are 5 signs and symptoms of shock?
Pale/clammy skin, Restlessness, Weakness, Fear, Anxiety, Confusion, Weak and Rapid pulse, Shallow and Rapid respiration, Blue coloured lips.
You are paying soccer with your friends when one of them trips and starts screaming in pain. You run over to take a look and you can see some swelling. You ask them to try and put pressure on the foot and they can but its painful. What injury has occured to your friend?
A Sprain or Strain.
What is happening internally to a person going through Anaphylactic shock?
Swelling of the throat, preventing breathing and swallowing
In the case of a major incident or an incident with the potential to become worse, you should activate this number.
9-1-1
This acronym is used to treat bone/joint injuries.
Rest Immobilize Cold Elevate (RICE)
What are 3 signs and symptoms of an asthma attack?
Difficulty Breathing
Anxiety
Wheezing
A lady approaches you holding her stomach. She says she's in a lot of pain and her stomach feels really weird. You take a look at her stomach and see some bruising. What's wrong with the lady?
Internal bleeding
What is the common name for epinephrine? and what does it do in the body?
Adrenaline, increase blood sugar. increase heart rate, increase contractability, increase blood pressure and dilate pupils.
You find someone seemingly unconscious at a public beach, after a quick check you confirm your suspicions and find that they are not breathing. You activate 9-1-1 and begin CPR, what other resource should you be looking to use.
Bystander(s)
This acronym is used in the recognition and treatment of a stroke victim.
Face Arm Speech Time (FAST)
What are 5 signs and symptoms of a heart attack?
Pain in arms, neck, back, jaw.
Pain, pressure or tightness in chest or shoulder
Trouble breathing, Flushed face, Sweating, Anxiety, Fear, Weak Rapid Pulse, Denial, Shock, Confusion, Nausea and Weakness.
A Man approaches you and shows you that you have a black mark on his skin, with blister surrounding the black mark and a large red area surrounding the blistered.
Stroke
What does Asthma do to the tubes that carry air in/out of your lungs?
Constricts and fills with mucus.
You have flagged down a bystander willing to help you in your treatment. What resources should we be asking the bystander for? (Assuming weather conditions are fine, and the victim has nothing wrong in terms of temperature)
First-aid kit, AED and maybe a phone.
This acronym is used in the assessment of a person's responsiveness.
AVPU (Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive)
what are 7 signs and symptoms of a Diabetic Emergency?
Pale/Clammy Skin, Restlessness, Weakness, Fear, Anxiety, Confusion, Weak rapid pulse, Shallow rapid respiration, Cyanosis (Bluing) of lips or fingernails.
How does a heart attack occur?
When an artery that sends blood/oxygen to the heart gets blocked or partially blocked
You decide to go to the beach with your friend. All you have is your towel and swimsuit. Unfortunately, on the walk there, a car runs over your friend and amputates the lower part of their left leg. What resource could you use to help save your friend? and how would you use it?
Towel, cover wound and apply pressure.
Tower or swimsuit to make a tourniquet.
This acronym helps cover all the priorities of a primary assessment.
Area Awake Ambulance Airway Breathing Circulation
(A-A-A-A-B-C)
What are 7 signs and symptoms of a stroke?
Gradual/sudden onset of symptoms, Head Pain, Lack of coordination/strength on one side of the body, Facial problems of opposite side of the body from the affected brain side, Trouble speaking or understanding, Unequal pupils, Anxiety, Agitation, Decreased Level of consciousness, Loss of bladder or bowel control, Shock.
How does a Stroke occur?
When the blood supply to the brain is blocked or partially blocked.
You work at a pharmacy and your coworker is heading on his break. You notice one of the narcotics bottles is missing and you go to check on your coworker. You search around for a bit until you find them unconscious in the bathroom with the narcotics bottle but its empty. What phone number do you call? What number would you call if they ingested a cleaning product?
1) 9-1-1
2) Poison Control (1-844-764-7669)