Werner Ch. 3 Flashcards
(26 cards)
How many times should you take temperature of a sick person?
4 times
How can you measure temperature if there is no thermometer?
Put the back of your hand
What is considered a fever using a thermometer?
37-39 is fever and 39-42 is high fever
How to take the temperature using a thermometer?
- Clean the thermometer well with soap and water or alcohol. Shake it hard, with a snap of the wrist, until it reads less than 36 degrees.
- put the thermometer in either under the tongue, under armpit, or in the anus of a child (wet or grease first)
- leave for 3-4 minutes
- read it
- wash the thermometer
What are some differences in temperature?
An armpit temperature will read a little lower than a mouth reading; in the anus it will read a little higher
What does a high temperature mean in newborns?
Unusually high or low mean a serious infection (below 36)
How many breathes are normal in a minute
12-20 for adults and up to 30 in younger children and 40 in babies
What are some symptoms of pneumonia in adults?
more than 30 shallow breathes and 60 for newborn babies
What are the normal pulses for people at rest?
60-80 in adults
80-100 in children
100-140 in babies
When does pulse get faster?
exercise, nervousness, fightened, or fever
How much does pulse increase by fever?
It increases 20 beats per minute for each degree rise in fever
What does a very rapid and slow/irregular pulse mean?
heart trouble
What does a weak rapid pulse mean?
shock
What is a sign of poison or drugs?
very large/small pupils
What does a slow pulse with a high fever mean?
sign of typhoid
What is sign of brain damage?
jerking or uneven movement
What is a sign of glaucoma?
If the eye with the larger pupil hurts so badly it causes vomiting
What is a sign of iritis?
If the eye with the smaller pupil hurts a great deal
What is a sign of a stroke or brain damage?
Difference in the size of the pupils of an unconscious person or a person who has had a recent head injury
What are signs of polio?
If muscle loss and weakness is uneven or worse on one side in children.
What are sign of tenatus?
stiff jaw that will not open or severe infection of the throat or of a tooth
What is a sign of seizures?
If strange or jerky movements come suddenly, with loss of consciousness. If they happen often, then epilepsy.
What is a sign of leprosy?
Loss of feeling in or near spots or patches
on the body
What is a sign of back problem or injury?
Loss of feeling on one side only
