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Where to gather information?

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Nurses phone, Greensleeve medication, family

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Three. Most important part of PPE.

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Proper size gloves
Eye protection
Fitted mask

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Important rules for crime scenes

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Always look for the possibility of more violence
Do not move things
Law enforcement should enter/secure the same first
One to one weapon ratio if there’s one weapon there is another

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What to do if call becomes unstable?

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Wait in the ambo/car for back up also stage at a safe distance out of the view if you can grab the patient do so

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What is the point of initial assessment?

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Look for life-threatening problems

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What to do on a methamphetamine distribution call

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Leave because you don’t wanna breathe it in Call law-enforcement because it is super strength

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How much should you reevaluate on staple of avpu versus staple AVPU

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Stable equals 15 minutes
Unstable equals every 3 to 5 minutes

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Changes in mental status is the first indicator of what

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Your patient is sick/injured

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Why is it important to establish a baseline?

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So you can reevaluate and see if your patient is getting better or worse

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2 big questions to ask medical and trauma patients

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Medical
Is my patient sick?
If so, how sick?

Trauma
Is my patient hurt?
If so, how hurt?

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What do gurgling or bubbling sounds indicate in the airway

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Fluids
Such as blood in vomit
first, try to reposition/ if not, then section

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ABC’s changed to what if an unresponsive patient

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CAB
Circulation
Airway
Breathing

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Noninvasive airway adjunct

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Suctioning
NPA
Opa

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Invasive airway adjunct

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LMA/Igel/ king lt
Tracheal intubation

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Priority, patient include

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CPR
Breathing difficulties
Low LLCs
Hypoxia
Bad general impression
Shock
Complicated birth
Stymies
Strokes
Uncontrolled bleeds
Severe pain or multiple injuries
Chest pain with a systolic blood pressure under 100 and a diastolic blood pressure under 60 and a map under 65

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Respiratory rate equals

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Breaths taken in one minute

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Minute volume is equal to
And definition

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Minute volume is equal to tidal volume times respiratory rate
Amount of air actually moved in and out of the lungs each minute

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Tidal volume should equal

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6 to 8ML/KG

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Tidal volume picture example

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What pulses will disappear first to last?

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First
Pedal
Radial
Femerol
Carotid
Last

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What does mottled skin mean?

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Cardiac dysfunction, hyperfusion, or shock

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what colour does the skin turn with carbon, allergic reaction in alcohol

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Red

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What colour does the skin go with blood loss, anxiety and anaphylaxis

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White

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Dry / hot =
Cool/wet =
Cool/dry =
Hot/wet =

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Heat stroke
Shock
Cold
Hot

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What is rebound tenderness?
Pushing down, makes it feel better
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Cullen sign
Bruises around the belly button Leading into the peripheral space of the Ativan or acute pancreatitis
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Grey turner
Frank are bruised A topic pregnancy Retro, perennial haemorrhage Pancreatic haemorrhage Blunt trauma
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Heartsounds in medical versus trauma
Check for her son, secondary and medical check for Heartsounds, primary in trauma
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Swelling equals
Fluids under the skin
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Priapism
Male Boner, do to , head, or brain injury
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Scrotal hematoma / blood urethral meatus
Indication of a pelvic fracture do not push down on the pelvis
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D cap
Deformities (misshapened ) Contusions (bruises) Abrasions (scrapes) Penetrations ( goes into the body)
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BLS
Burns Lacerations ( cuts, not incisions) swelling
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TiC
Tenderness Instability (movies, where it should not move) Crepitus (bone ends scraping together)
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DRT
Abdomen Distension (is it bigger than normal) Rigidity (hard ) Tenderness (does it hurt? )
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What causes an SPO2 monitor to throw a error?
Nail polish Carbon dioxide poisoning Hands are too cold Too bright of light outside BP is low Bleeding Errors happen all the time if they look like they need oxygen, give it to them no matter the rating
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SPO2 how it works
Bottom has a sensor that shows the ultra red light if 95% of the oxygen in a saturated only 5% of the latest making it through to the finger on the other side
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What are you looking for at the Head
Assess for the eyes for shape and symmetry Check the pupils for size and reactivity Do the eyes move in track together? Palpate the mandible Palpate the nose Open and look around the mouth Look around ears, and behind ears Inspect the anterior part of the neck
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What are you looking for at the Neck
JVD Tranquila midline C-collar decision
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What are you looking for at the Chest / Lungs
Look for equal rights/fall Look for accessory muscle use Work of breathing Look for signs of flail segments Palpate clavicles Percuss chest sound of lungs
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Jaundice
Yellow liver failure
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Mottled skin
Cardio dysfunction, hyperfusion, or shock Looks like marble cheese, red, and white
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Cyanosis
Blue Hypoxaemia
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MsI
Multi, skeletal injury to soft tissue of the body, include sprains, strains, or tears
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Signs of MsI
Swelling, redness, or difficulty, moving a body part
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Hazard
Potential source of harm
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Risk
How likely harm will occur
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Risk factors
Have the potential to cause an injury, or create conditions that contribute to the issue
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Contract stress
Occurs when a part of the body contracts, a shark or hard surface
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Four ways of controlling a hazard
Elimination/ substitution Engineering Administration PPE
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Engineering controls
Physical, prevent access to a hazard
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Elimination/substitution
Most effective way of removing the hazard, or replacing it with a safer option
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Administration control
Change the way the work is done
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Neutral position includes
Shoulders relaxed in a resting position, not rounded or uneven Looking forward with ears in line with shoulders, and without a twisted neck Had not bent or tilted feet, approximately shoulder width apart for a solid base of support
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Micro breaks
Small changes in body position to rest, or use other muscles and help with blood flow
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Manuel materials handling
Included in any task, which requires you to lift lower, push poll, hold or carry any object or material
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Elite stands for
environment Load Individual Task Equipment
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Environment includes
Room area, lighting, noise, distractions, work surface, and temperatures
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Load includes
Weight, size, shape, contents
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Individual factors include
Physical status Emotional status Training and experience Communicational styles
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Comfort zone
Between shoulders and hips, directly in front of the body
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Three parts of a safe lift
Maximum client participation Maximum equipment yes Minimum physical effort
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Three parts of performing your assessment
Self Environment Client
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Leading causes of injuries
Slips trips and falls
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How long do you have to report an injury?
24hrs
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Incubation period
The period after you’ve been exposed to an infectious disease
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Six pieces of an MSI
Pain Paller Pulselessness Parasthesia Pioklotherima Paralysis

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