Funda 1

• purpose of fire extinguisher: for Incipient [beginning] stage of fires
• what are the types of fire extinguisher: class A-ordinary combustible, class B- flammable liquid, class C - electrical fires, class D - metal fires
• class B - flammable liquids (gasoline, oil, grease)
• class D - metals (magnesium, sodium, potassium)
• class A - ordinary combustibles (wood, paper, cloth, plastics)
• class C - electrical equipment (wiring, appliances, motors)
• R - remove/rescue patient; A - activate the alarm; C - confine the fire; E - extinguish
• P - pull the pin, A - aim at the base of the fire, S - squeeze, S - sweep side to side
• common risk factors of fall: intrinsic, extrinsic
• intrinsic: dizziness, inc/dec bp, disorientation, mobility
• extrinsic: environmental [rags, wet floor, dark room]
• prevention of fall: fall alert, side rails up, bed at the lowest position, call bell, night light, supervision
• scale for fall: morse fall scale
• >50 score is high risk for fall
• criteria for morse fall scale: hx of fall - 25, sec dx - 15, crutches - 15, furniture - 30, impaired mental status - 15, weak gait - 10, impaired gait - 20, iv/heplock - 20
• standard tech for PE: IPaPeA
• tech for abdominal assessment: IAPePa
• dull sound - soft tissue
• resonant - lung [air]
• hyperresonant - increased air [copd]
• tympany - fluid [stomach, ascites]
• bell of stet - low pitch [pulse]
• diaphragm of stet - high pitch [lung]
• pattern for auscultating the abdomen: RLQ - RUQ - LUQ - LLQ
• 5 mins to listen each quadrant
• 5-20 bowel sounds per minute
• >20 hyperactive - diarrhea
• <5 hypoactive - constipation
• palpating from least painful to most painful
• upright position for respi system assessment
• dorsal recumbent position for abdomen assessment
• breast self exam used to detect breast cancer
• 20 yo start of BSE
• freq: monthly BSE
• BSE done after menstruation [5-7 days after]
• BSE is done at the same day of the month for menopausal women
• technique for BSE: inspection - palpation
• use mirror in inspecting breast
• slightly asymmetrical is normal in BSE
• profound asymmetry means abnormal bse