General Things to Know Flashcards
what are the three shockable heart rhythms
ventrical fibrillation
ventrical tachycardia
asystole
APGAR
activity
pulse
grimace (react to touch)
appearance
respiratory
safety officers have the authority to…
stop whatever you are doing
parkland scores
head and neck- 9%
arms- each 9%
trunk (abdomen and chest)- 36%
groin- 1%
leg- each 18%
GPA scores
gravidity- how many pregnancies
parity- how many live births
abortion- number of miscarriages
glasgow coma scale
3-15
15 is best
heart rate range for infants
120-150 BPM
minute volume
the volume of gas inhaled or exhaled from a person’s lungs per minute
cushing triad
widened pulse pressure (increasing systolic, decreasing diastolic)
irregular respirations
coup-countrecoup injury
A coup injury happens at the point of impact with an object, whereas a contrecoup injury takes place on the opposite side of the skull from the impact
These types of injuries are often associated with cerebral contusions where the brain is bruised.
the adult dose for activated charcoal
50-100 grams
passive rewarming of hypothermic patient
warming by removing cold and wet clothes
