106 Flashcards
1
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106
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First Aid and Field Sanitation Fundamentals
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9 general first aid rules
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- Get Organized
- Unless contraindicated, make preliminary exam in position and place you find the victim
- In a multi-victim situation, use ABCs
- Exam for fractures
- Remove enough clothing to determine injury
- Keep victim reassured and comfortable
- Avoid touching open wounds and burns with fingers and unsterile objects
- Unless contraindicated, position victim to minimize choking and aspirating vomit
- Always carry litter feet first
3
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Triage
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French “to sort”
4
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Tactical triage
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Class I - minor
Class II - immediate
Class III - delayed
Class IV - expectant
5
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Non-tactical triage
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Priority I - life threatening
Priority II - serious but not life-threatening
Priority III - minor injuries
Priority IV - expectant
6
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Primary survey
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Rapid initial assessment
7
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Secondary survey
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Complete and detailed assessment
8
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ABCDE
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Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Expose
Conducted during primary assessment within 10 minutes
9
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Signs and symptoms of shock
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- Eyes glassy and dull
- Rapid or labored breathing, gasping
- Very pale or ashen gray skin
- Cool and clammy skin
- Rapid, weak, thready pulse
- Lowered BP
10
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Hemorrhagic Shock Pulse
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140 or higher
11
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Neurogenic Shock Pulse
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60 or below
12
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3 ways to control bleeding
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- Pressure dressing (external bleeding)
- Pressure points
- Tourniquet
13
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Head Wounds
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- No medications
- Keep victim flat w/ head/body level
- Wound back of head, lay patient on side
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Facial Wounds
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Make sure tongue or tissue don’t block airway
15
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Sucking Chest Wound
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- Seal the wound
- Tape material in place
- During combat lay patient on affected side
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Abdominal Wound
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- Supine position
- If intestine protruding, knees up
- Do not touch push in or manipulate intestine
- Nothing to drink
