Concussion
A common cause of concussion
What is a hit to the head?
The most serious form of heat injury
What is heat stroke?
If a patient were to injure this type of vessel, the wound would spurt bright, red blood.
What is an artery?
To participate as a safety observer nurse options must be?
What is in good standing physically, academically, and in aptitude.
Hemophilia is ?
What is the fear of blood?
What do you do if the patient is unresponsive?
Call 911!
This heat injury results in heavy sweating, dizziness, clammy skin, fatigue, and rapid pulse.
What is heat exhaustion?
A tourniquet is placed how many inches above a wound?
What is 2-3 inches?
What insignia are worn on the collars of Nurse Corps officers?
What is a gold oak leaf, as well as their rank.
Naloxone is used for?
To reverse an opioid overdose.
Photophobia is?
What is a sensitivity to light?
Priority nursing intervention for heat exhaustion.
What is cool patient down and rehydrate?
A wound to the trunk requires what type of intervention to stop the bleeding? What if the wound is deep?
What is applying direct pressure?
If deep, apply pressure and pack the wound?
What are the "big 4"?
What are the 4 major Naval hospitals
NMC San Diego, Portsmouth, Walter Reed, and Camp Lejeune.
"Blue to the sky and orange to the thigh" is in reference to?
what is the proper way to use an EpiPen?
Phonophobia is?
What is sensitivity to sound?
This condition can progress to heat stroke if untreated.
What is heat exhaustion?
If foreign debris is embedded in a wound, what do you do?
What is do not remove the debris.
The 2 USNS hospital ships.
What are the USNS Mercy and the USNS Comfort?
What is the priority intervention for a seizure?
What is protect the airway, turn on side, provide safety?
Red flags in concussion
(at least 5)
What is: worsening headache, slurred speech, repeated vomiting, seizure, unequal pupils, deteriorating mental state, visible skull deformity, and extreme drowsiness.
Hyponatremia is.
What is low serum sodium?
Signs of hemorrhagic shock.
(must have at least 4 signs)
What is rapid, weak pulse, hypotension, cool/clammy skin, anxiety, confusion, agitation, loss of consciousness, rapid, shallow breathing?
MARCH PAWS stands for...
What is..
Massive hemorrhage, Airway, Respirations, Circulation, Head trauma/Hypothermia.
Pain, Antibiotics, Wounds, Splinting.
This condition can cause chest pain and ST elevation.
What is a STEMI?