Chapter 15 Part 2

Question 1

Widening of a vessel, typically an artery

Answer 1

Aneurysm

Question 2

a brief episode of neurological dysfunction resulting from an interruption in the blood supply to the brain or the eye, sometimes as a precursor to a stroke

Answer 2

Transient Ischemic attack

Question 3

What are the sign/symptoms of the brain attack?

Answer 3

Sudden weakness or numbness of face, arm, leg, on one side of the body, difficulty speaking

Question 4

How do you screen a stroke?

Answer 4

FAST

Question 5

What does FAST stand for?

Answer 5

Face, arm, speech, timing

Question 6

What is the first aid for brain attacks?

Answer 6

Keep in recovery position on the side that is affected

Question 7

Chronic inflammatory lung disease; random spasms of the lung tissue

Answer 7

Asthma

Question 8

Respiratory rate is greater than 40, dizzy or lightheaded, spasms in hands and feet

Answer 8

Hyperventilation

Question 9

Spasms in hands and feet

Answer 9

Claw effect

Question 10

What are some triggers of asthma?

Answer 10

Respiratory tract infection, temperature extremes (cold), airborne irritants

Question 11

What do you do when someone has an asthma attack?

Answer 11

Check and support ABC’s, try to find the trigger and remove, ask about medication and inhalers

Question 12

What does COPD stand for?

Answer 12

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 13

What are the types of COPD?

Answer 13

Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, other lung diseases

Question 14

What are the 2 mnemonics we use to assess the reason why someone is unresponsive?

Answer 14

AEIOU, TIPS

Question 15

What can AEIOU stand for?

Answer 15

Alcohol, airway, anaphylaxis, epilepsy, electrocution, insulin, oxygen, overdose, underdose

Question 16

What can TIPS stand for?

Answer 16

Trauma, temperature, infection, poisoning, psychogenic fainting, stroke, seizure, shock

Question 17

What are seizures caused by?

Answer 17

Epilepsy, heat stroke, poisoning, electrocution, low on oxygen level, high fever in children, brain injury, tumor, stroke

Question 18

One of the senses that happens before a seizure (example: they hear a song before they have a seizure)

Answer 18

Aura

Question 19

When do you call EMS for seizures?

Answer 19

Seizures lasting more than 5 minutes, pregnancy, 2nd seizure, slow recover or difficulty breathing afterwards, not known to have epilepsy

Question 20

Juvenile, insulin-dependent

Answer 20

Type I diabetes

Question 21

Adult onset, non-insulin dependent

Answer 21

Type II diabetes

Question 22

How do you treat diabetic coma?

Answer 22

Give sugar and fluids

Question 23

How do you treat insulin shock?

Answer 23

Give sugar, seek immediate MD attention

Question 24

Type of diabetic emergency that is gradual

Answer 24

Diabetic coma

Question 25

Type of diabetic emergency that is fast

Answer 25

Insulin shock

Question 26

Why do we need insulin?

Answer 26

Gets glucose into cells

Question 27

What are good diabetic levels?

Answer 27

70-120

Question 28

Under 70

Answer 28

Hypoglycemia

Question 29

Over 120

Answer 29

Hyperglycemia