PE 160

• When do you apply ice to a burn?

  After 40 minutes
• What is shock? What do you do?

  When the circulatory system fails to bring oxygen-rich blood to organs and tissues causing body and organs systems to fail.

  • Have them lay flat, maintain body temperature, don't give food or drink, reassure them and monitor their state.
• How do you care for a burn?

  Immediately run cool water on burn for 10-20 minutes and leave burn wound open
• How do you clean up a pathogen?

  disinfect the area, wipe area, flood area with with disinfectant solution, and use paper towels to dry area
• What does HIV do?

  Attacks and breaks down the immune system by invading and destroying cells that helps fight off infections
• What is internal bleeding?

  Bleeding inside the body
• What are the four ways a person can be poisened?

  Ingestion, inhaled, absorbed through skin or eyes, and injected
• What is the full name for epi-pen?

  epinephrine
• What is anaphylaxis?

  Severe allergic reaction that can be life-threatening
• What does SAM stand for?

  signs and symptoms, allergies, and medication
• What is an opioid and what are the different types?

  A drug that relieves pain that is prescribed after serious injuries, cancer, or surgeries.

  • hydrocodone, oxycodone, oxymorphone, codeine, morphine, and fentanyl
• What do you give a person if they have a diabetic reaction?

  orange juice, sugar and candies that include fructose or sucrose (skittles, fruit rolls, and jelly beans)

  • Skittles: 20-25
  • Fruit rolls: 2 strips
  • Jelly beans: 10-20
• What is a seizure what are the different names?

  Abnormal electrical activity in the brain that lead to involuntary changes in movement, function, sensation, and awareness

  • Convulsions: uncontrolled body movements caused by contraction of muscles
  • Aura: unusual sensation or feeling before seizure happens
• What is the difference between a stroke, heartattack, and cardiac arrest?

  • Stroke: Interruption of blood flow to the brain by clot or bleeding vessel
  • Heart attack: Blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked
  • Cardiac arrest: Heart stops beating or beats weakly and ends up stopping blood circulation.
• How to stop life-threatening bleeding?

  Apply direct pressure, put gauze over it, and wrap it with bandage while continuing to put pressure
• How do you care for a fracture and what is it?

  A break, chip, or crack in the bone

  • Immobilized area and apply splint to hold it in place
• What are signs of a concussion?

  • Difficulty remembering and thinking: prior and present
  • Physical: headache, blurred vision, nausea/vomiting, dizziness, seizures, sensitivity, balance problems, and sluggish
  • Emotional: irritability, sadness, nervousness or anxiety