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AHE FINAL Flashcards

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1
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3 stages of stress

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Alarm- fight or flight
Resistance- adaption and coping to the situation
Exhaustion- prolonged exposure to the stressor, lost ability to adapt or cope

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Acute stress reaction

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occurs simultaneously with the event or shortly after

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3
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delayed stress reaction

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also know as PTSD, may occur at any time, day, months or years after following a critical event

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4
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commulative stress reaction

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burnout, as a result to prolonged recurring stressors

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emergency move

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one rescue drag, one carries

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urgent move

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log roll to backward

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non-urgent

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moved from on-site scene to a facility

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8
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Safest level to move a pt to the gurney

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mid-level

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9
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HIPPA

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don’t share anything

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10
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safety surrender law

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parent surrenders baby with in 72 hours of birth

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In loco parentis

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“in place of parent”

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12
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slander

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spoken falsly

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libel

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written falsly

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res ipsa loquitur

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the thing that speaks for itself

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15
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advance directives

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DNR, instructions written in advance of an event

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16
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fight or flight?

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increases pulse (heart pump faster)
blood vessels constrict
RR accelerates
pale, sweaty

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17
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skin layers

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epidermis
dermis
subcutaneous

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18
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components of blood & purpose

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plasma-fluid
RBC- o2, nutrients, fuel
immune system soldiers
clotting

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19
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artery

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oxygenated blood, moves blood towards the heart

20
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route of blood through the heart

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R vena cavae
R atrium
R ventricle
pulmonary artery
Lungs
Pulmonary vein
L atrium
L ventricle
Aorta

21
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Process of exhalation

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passive process
positive pressure
ribs move downward inward
diaphram rises
size of chest decreases

22
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Ventalation

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Mechanical process of moving air in and out of the alveoli

23
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respiration

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chemical- exchanges of gasses in the alveoli and in the cells (oxygenated and deoxgenated)

24
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perfusion

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blood flow to the alveolar capillaries
-cap refills
-looking at their skin signs

25
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Systolic Pressure

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The pressure created in the arteries when the L ventricle contracts & forces blood out into circulation

26
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diastolic pressure

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the pressure remaining in the arteries when the L ventricle of the heart is relaxed and refilling

27
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diaphoresis

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sweaty, pale skin that is cool & moist to the touch

28
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Hypertension

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121-139 systolic
81-89 diastolic
increase of BP HR
abnormally increase of systemic vascular resistance

29
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Systemic vascular resistance

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pressure inside the vessels that the heart has to pump against

30
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tachycardia

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rapid pulse
a resting HR above 100 BPM in an adult
decreased stroke volume

31
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Aerobic metabolism

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sufficient 02
broken into ATP

32
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anaerobic metoblism

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insufficient o2
energy produced at lower rate

33
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vitals

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HR,RR,BP
Newborn: 100-170,30-60,50-70
1-3 years: 80-140,24-40, 90 + (Yrx2)
adolescent: 60-100, 12-20,107-117
19-40 yrs- 60-100, 12-20, >120

34
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empty nest sundrom

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41-60, time after all off-spring have left the home

35
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stridor

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high pitched due to obstruction

36
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wheezing

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high pitched upon exhalation due to airway narrowing, asthma, copd

37
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crackles/rales

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bubbling sound due to fluid build up

38
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rhonchi

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lower pitched sounds snoring secretions in larger airways pneumonia

39
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gurgling

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fluid in airway due to obstruction

40
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Alveolar ventilation

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depends on tidal volume

41
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Pulmonary Respiration

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diffusion O2 CO2 take place in alveoili

42
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Hypoxia

A

not enough oz

43
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NRM flow rate

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12-15

44
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enternal

A

swallow pill

45
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parentals

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such as intravenous meds

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