121.13 Flashcards
List 4 signs or symptoms of CO poisoning.
Headache, chest pains, errors in judgement, cyanosis, confusion, seizures, loss of coordination, irritability, LOC, vomiting
The first step in treatment of CO poisoning?
Remove the patient from the contaminated environment if safe to do so.
Use of pulse oximeter is a reliable tool for measuring O2 saturation with CO poisoning. True or false?
False
Whom should you contact if you need assistance in managing specific overdose?
Poison control
Cyanide is a cellular toxin; it halts respirations at the _____.
Cellular level
What are some signs and symptoms of cyanide poisoning?
Anxiety, vertigo, weakness, headache, tachypnea, nausea, dyspnea, vomiting, tachycardia
If you have a patient that has been bitten/stung by an insect, reptile, or animal that has caused injury to your patient, should you bring the living animal to the hospital with you?
No
What does SALT stand for and what is its purpose?
Sort, Assess, Lifesaving intervention, Treatment/Transport. Used to systematically sort and triage multiple patients in an MCI.
On a mass casualty incident, this is the process for sorting and categorizing patients based on the severity of their symptoms.
Triage.
Red: immediate Yellow: delayed Green: minor Black: deceased Grey: expectant
When assisting a female patient in labor, if the umbilical cord is wrapped around the neck what must you do?
Attempt to unwrap cord
What is the first step in birthing process once the head presents itself?
Suction the mouth then nose to clear secretions
Once delivery is complete clamp the cord at the ___ mark and the ___ mark from the navel and cut between the clamps.
6 inch 8 inch
When should you record APGAR score?
1 minute and 5 minute
What is prolapsed cord?
When the umbilical cord presents itself outside the uterus while the fetus is still inside
