Poisoning
This factor, along with the type of poison and time since exposure, affects poisoning severity.
What is the victim’s age or weight?
This seizure type involves impaired awareness while the person remains conscious and may make purposeless movements.
What is a complex partial seizure?
This sudden illness symptom involves changes in alertness ranging from confusion to unconsciousness.
What are changes in level of consciousness (LOC)?
This medication is delivered by an auto-injector during a severe allergic reaction.
What is epinephrine?
This part of the brain regulates body temperature by triggering sweating or shivering.
What is the hypothalamus?
This is the most common cause of poisoning in the United States.
What are analgesic medications (painkillers)?
This seizure is often mistaken for daydreaming and involves a brief loss of awareness.
What is an absence seizure?
This condition is caused by a temporary reduction of blood flow to the brain and usually resolves quickly.
What is fainting?
This allergic reaction can cause airway swelling, shock, and death if untreated.
What is anaphylaxis?
In this heat-related illness, the skin is often cool, pale, and clammy.
What is heat exhaustion?
This action should be taken immediately when someone has inhaled a poisonous substance.
What is moving the person to fresh air?
This term describes the warning sensation some people experience before a seizure begins.
What is an aura?
This hormone imbalance causes a diabetic emergency when blood glucose levels become dangerously high
What is too little insulin?
This bacterial disease can be transmitted through animal bites and affects the nervous system.
What is tetanus?
This condition is defined by a body temperature above 104°F and altered mental status.
What is heat stroke?
This gas poisoning often causes headache, dizziness, and pale or bluish skin.
What is carbon monoxide poisoning?
During a convulsive seizure, this action must NOT be taken because it can cause injury.
What is restraining the person (or stopping the seizure)?
If hyperglycemia is not treated promptly, this life-threatening condition may occur.
What is a diabetic coma?
This disease may be indicated by a bull’s-eye rash after a tick bite.
What is Lyme disease?
In hypothermia, the body’s core temperature drops below this value in degrees Fahrenheit.
What is 95°F?
Unless directed by Poison Control, you should NEVER do this to a poisoning victim.
What is inducing vomiting?
This condition describes recurring seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
What is epilepsy?
This mnemonic includes facial drooping, arm weakness, and speech difficulty to identify a medical emergency.
What is F.A.S.T.?
This venomous snake has red, yellow, and black banding and is found in the U.S.
What is a coral snake?
This is the most widely abused depressant drug in the United States.
What is alcohol?