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This is the recommended way to open the patient’s airway in suspected cervical spine injuries.
What is the jaw-thrust maneuver?
This is the priority action when a patient is suspected of inhalation of anthrax.
What is monitor vital signs and oxygen saturation every 15 to 30 minutes?
If a patient is involved in a suspected bioterrorism event and is exposed to this, it would be expected for the patient to have raised vesicles on exposed skin areas with pruritis.
What is cutaneous anthrax?
When caring for a patient who has botulism, this would be the condition which would most likely cause death.
What is paralysis of respiratory muscles?
This is the reversal medication for narcotics?
What is naloxone?
This is the reversal agent used for acetaminophen overdose.
What is acetylcysteine?
This is the guiding principle for triage.
What is doing the greatest good for the greatest number of people?
This lab test best provides data on a potential impairment in ventilation.
What are arterial blood gases (ABGs)?
ABGs report the status of oxygenation and acid-base balance of blood.
This indicates the most severe and potentially life-threatening manifestations of alcohol withdrawal.
What is delirium tremens (DTs)?
Hallucinations and delirium, often referred to as delirium tremens (DTs), are the most severe and potentially life-threatening manifestations during alcohol withdrawal. DTs typically occur 48-96 hours after the last drink and are characterized by hallucinations, severe confusion, disorientation, agitation, and autonomic instability. Patients experiencing DTs are at risk for seizures, cardiac arrhythmias, and respiratory distress, which can be life-threatening if not promptly managed.
These are the antibiotics that can be used to treat a patient exposed to anthrax.
What are ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, and penicillin?
This should be done as soon as possible if a patient is exposed to an unknown chemical.
What is have the patient shower or have their body and hair scrubbed immediately after being exposed to an unknown chemical?
If exposed to a known vesicant (substance that causes blistering, tissue sloughing, or ulceration/necrosis), then would clean with soap and water.
In this phase of an emergency operations plan (EOP) is when conducting a critique/post incident analysis and debriefing for all involved in the incident is done to gain insights into the incident, understand root causes, and identify areas for improvement (creating "lessons learned").
What is the post-incident response phase.
Any adult who has a respiratory rate of over 30 breaths/min requires this.
What is immediate attention?
This should be encouraged every 2 hours to increase lung expansion and clear secretions to help keep O2 saturations at goal.
What is coughing and deep breathing?
This should be done for a patient who has been bitten by a poisonous snake while waiting on administering anti-venom.
These are things which should be taught to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
What are since carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless, and colorless gas, a carbon monoxide detector in the home is the best protection from prolonged exposure which can cause brain damage, unconsciousness, and death.
Indications of carbon monoxide poisoning include headaches, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, weakness, and loss of muscle control.
This is the first action which should be taken if a patient report being sexually assaulted.
What is document the patient’s actual statement?
(Then should assess the signs of physical trauma. This assessment should include a pre-printed body map and photographs of injuries-consent/permission is needed prior to taking photographs.)
Symptoms of abdominal distension, decreased urine output, hypotension, severe abdominal pain indicate this.
What is intra-abdominal compartment syndrome?
This should be done if you as the nurse suspect elder abuse.
What is report the suspected abuse to the local agency on aging within 24 hours of the visit/encounter.
ABCDE mnemonic is used to guide a primary survey for patients suffering from traumatic injuries and it stands for this.
What is Airway, Bleeding, Circulation, Disability, Exposure?
These are the symptoms of heat stroke.
What are high body temperature (body core of 104 F [40 C] or higher, altered mental status/behavior, nausea/vomiting, tachycardia, tachypnea, headache, and anhidrosis (lack of sweating) leading to dry skin?
This is the first signs of internal bleeding.
What is lightheadedness or weakness, vision changes, shortness of breath, chest and/or abdominal pain, tachycardia, hypotension, nausea or vomiting, tingling in hands or feet and decreased capillary refill?
These are the colors used for performing triage.
What is green – non urgent; yellow – urgent; black – expectant; red – emergent?
This gas is odorless, tasteless, and colorless which can cause initial symptoms of headache and vertigo to more severe symptoms like intoxication and then death.
What is carbon monoxide?
These are the other things to review.
What are: Know acuity levels and how to triage patients/care (prioritization of care; urgent vs nonurgent, ABCs)