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Well being groups (5)

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Social
physical 
Psychological 
Economical 
Environment
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Chain of Infection Transmission

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  1. Infectious Agent
  2. Reservoir
  3. Portal of Exit
  4. Mode of Transmission
  5. Portal of Entry
  6. Susceptible Host
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Donning Steps

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Putting on

1) perform hand hygiene
2) put on gown
3) put on mask
4) put on eye protection
5) put on gloves

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Doffing Steps

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Taking Off

1) remove gloves
2) remove gown
3) perform hand hygiene
4) remove eye protection
5) remove mask
6) perform hand hygiene

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Hep B

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Viral
Usually spread by exposure to infected blood
Has a vaccine

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Hep C

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spread by exposure to infected blood

No vaccine

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HIV

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Compromises immune system

No vaccine

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Airborne Transmissible Diseases (3 ex.)

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Tuberculosis
Chicken Pox
Rubeola

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Droplet Transmission

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Pertussis - Whooping Cough 
Mumps 
Rubella 
Meningitis 
Influenza
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What are common OSI

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PTSD
Anxiety Disorders
Depression
Substance Abuse

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3 stages of lifting

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Plan
Communicate
Execute

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What consideration are needed in the planning stage of lifting

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The patient size
What position is the patient in
What equipment
What route

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What components are in scene safety

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Safety
Is it medical or trauma
Clues to what happened

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What does EMCAP mean and when is it used

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In scene survey 
Environment 
Mechanism of injury 
Causalities 
Allied Heath 
PPE
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General impression

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How does the person look 
Hands off assignment 
Are they tracking me 
Awake not awake etc. 
Are they sick
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Initial assessment

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Enter 
Greet patient 
Maintain steady eye contact 
Introduce yourself 
Position yourself 
Obtain consent 
Event history 
Level of consciousness 
ABC
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3 types of consent

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Verbal
Implied
Informed

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Level of consciousness mnomic

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AVPU
Alert 
verbal 
Pain 
Unresponsive
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ABC

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Airway
Breathing
Circulation

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Vital Signs (7)

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Heart Rate (pulse)
Respitory rate 
Pupil response 
Skin condition 
Blood pressure 
Glasgow coma scale (GCS)
Temperature
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When measuring heart and respiratory rate what are the 3 things you are looking for

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Rate
Rhythm
Volume

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What are the 3 criteria for the Glasgow coma scale and what is the min/ max score

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Eye opening
Verbal response
Motor response
3-15

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Eye opening response (GCS)

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Open spontaneously (4)
Open to verbal command (3)
Open to pain (2)
No response (1)

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Verbal Response GCS

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Talking/oriented is (5)
Confused speech/disoriented (4)
Inappropriate words (3)
Incomprehensible sounds (2)
Not responsive (1)
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Motor GCS
``` Obeys command (6) Localization to pain (5) Flexion/withdrawal (4) Abnormal flexion (3) Extension (2) No response (1) ```
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PALLOR
Is preset when red blood cell perfusion to the capillary beds of the skin is poor Can loook at lips or eye conjunction
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Cyanosis
Indicates a relative lack of oxygen perfusion although the number of red blood cells may be adequate to carry any available oxygen
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Echymosis
Is localized bruising or blood collection with or under the skin
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What do you check when assessing pupils ( 3 things)
Size Shape Symmetry
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Where is the Distal pulse
Ankles
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OPIM
Other potential infectious material
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LOC
Level of consciousness
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TIC
Tenderness Instability Crepitation
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Medical Assessment Order (11 steps )
``` Scene survey General impression Initial assessment Identify Cheri complaint Incident history Focused assessment ( includes hx and PE) Past medical history, meds and allergies Vital signs Secondary survey Ongoing assessment ```
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Chief complaint
What seems to be the problem | Why they called us
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Hx
History
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PE
Physical exam
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OPQRST meaning and what it is for
``` Pain Assessment Onset (what were you doing when it started) Provoke ( anything make it better/worse) Quality (what does it feel like) Region/ Radiates Severity (1-10) Time (when did they start) ```
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SAMPLE
``` Signs/symptoms Allergies Medications Past medical history Last oral intake ( last hospitalization) Events prior ```
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Hypertension
High BP
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Hypotension
Low BP
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What to assess in secondary survey (6)
``` Head Neck Chest Back Abdomen Extremities ```
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JVD
Jugular Vein Distension
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Paradoxical
Chest moving opposite of each other when they breath
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Creative
Bone on bone grinding
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3 types of abdominal pain
Visceral Inflammation Referred pain
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DACP-BLS
Deformity , contusion, abrasion, puncture, penetration | Bruising tenderness, laceration, swelling
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Parapelegia
Lower thoracic | Some internal organs and legs
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Quadriplegia
Higher thoracic and cervical
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Cervical nerves
``` Diagprham Deltoids Biceps Wrist Rotate arm Triceps Bend fingers ```
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Thoracic nerves
Spread fingers Chest muscles Abdominal muscles Muscles in the back
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Lumbar nerve
Hip muscles Thigh muscles Knee muscles Foot
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Sacral nerves
Bladder and bowel
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Hyperflxiom
Forward
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Hyper extension
Backwards
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Comprehension fracture
Simple crack | Osteoporosis most common cause
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Burst fracture
Burst or broken Severe Vertebrae is crushed in all direction
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Distraction
Sepererization to pulling apart

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