Its Shocking!
The brain needs lots of these two things
what are O2 and glucose?
what must you do before giving medication (except 2)
vitals, history , epos
Bonus: what are the 2 meds that don't need vitals?
they exchange O2 and carbon dioxide
capillaries/ alveoli
an AED____________ the heart
stops and re sets
name 3 symptoms of a head injury
lower LOC, seizure, vomiting, confusion, Altered LOC
Heart does this because the blood pressure drops
Heart rate increases
Epinephrine _________ the bronchi and ________the blood vessels
opens bronchi and constricts blood vessels
this system is under pressure and can make a patient bleed out
arteries
___________ x _____________ = cardiac output
stroke x volume
Frankly Scarlott, I don't give a__________.
a lot of thought to medicine that is not interested in evolving. Modern medicine that is. Traditional medicine has been proven but does have limitations- especially in critical patients. this is why curriculum must updated regularly to capture changes in practice
The blood vessels begin to _________ and ________ when the patient is in shock
dilate and leak
the 6 "R"s
right patient, right drug, right route, right dose. right documentation, right time
this tactic can be done before the "A-B-Cs..
tourniquet
a blockage in the vessels that kills cardiac tissue
myocardial infarct (MI)
This makes pelvic fractures so deadly
heaps of vessels in pelvises
after an electric shock you may find this in the pulse
irregular heart rate
His Glucose is Gone! We need glucagon- how does it work?
It makes the liver release glucose stores.
three phases of shock
compensated- decompensated-irreversible
its relieved by: Rest, o2, ASA and nitro.
angina pectoris
3 ways you die from major burns (not the M*A*S*H Character)
hypothermia, hypovolemia, septic shock, distributive shock, cardiogenic shock
Name 4 kinds of shock
Hypovolemic, cardiogentic, Neurogenic, septic, Anaphylactic (obstructive), diabetic,
what does ASA do?
this and lubricates the blood
two traumatic injuries Can squeeze the heart
Pneumothorax and cardiac tamponade.
the blood pressure must be roughly ________ to be palpated at the radial
90 mmol
a technique used to control bleeds not assessable by tourniquet
wound packing