CLO 5 Flashcards
1
Q
- What are the two types of disasters?
A
-Natural
-Human
2
Q
- What are chemical disasters?
A
-Nerve agents
-blistering agents
-cyanide
3
Q
- Isolation category for anthrax?
A
standard precautions
4
Q
- What neurotransmitter part of the nervous system is affected by a nerve agent?
A
Aceytocholines affect parasympathetic nervous system
5
Q
- When prioritizing nursing diagnosis for client exposed to a toxin , which diagnosis would be last priority?
A
disturbed body image
6
Q
- Steps to smallpox vaccinations?
A
cover site w/loose gauze
7
Q
- What factors indicate bioterrorism?
A
-Clusters of sick people from same community
-similar sx w/high outbreak
-higher # of sick people
8
Q
- Treatment for anthrax?
A
Ciprofloxacin or doxyclyclin
9
Q
- What color tag is delayed?
A
yellow
10
Q
- What is a unique indicator of cyanide poisoning?
A
Bitter almond smell
11
Q
- Isolation for botuchulism?
A
standard precautions
12
Q
- Treatment for cyanide poisoning?
A
-amyl nitrate
-sodium nitrate
-sodium thiosulfate
13
Q
- Nerve agent manifestations?
A
-bradycardia
-bilateral miosis
-increased gastric motility (diarrhea)
14
Q
- factors that affect exposure?
A
-time
-how close or far they were from it
-how much protection or shielding did they have
15
Q
- Timespan for death after gamma radiation exposure?
A
up to 5 weeks
