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1
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Prophylactic of choice?

A

Augmentin

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2
Q

Crush bite?

A

Dog

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3
Q

Worse bite?

A

Cat

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4
Q

Things to trigger tx?

A

Hands, feet, face

> 8 hours or 24 hours on face

Operational setting

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5
Q

Salt water abx

A

Doxy for vibrio

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6
Q

Anaphylaxis tcx

A

Epi - 5-10 min

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7
Q

Mild stinger

A

Localized swelling

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8
Q

Mod - severe stings

A

Vomiting
Diarrhea
Hypotension
Syncope

(High level toxin reaction)

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9
Q

Advanced stage of sting

A

renal failure
stroke
heart attack

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10
Q

Tick removal?

A

Thin tipped tweezers or forceps

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11
Q

Coral snake

A

Neuro toxin

  • Resp failure
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12
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Pit/rattle

A

Cytolytic

  • Pain
  • redness
  • tingling
  • Metallic taste
  • nausea and vomit
  • Hypotension
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13
Q

Tx for snake?

A

ID snake

Antivenom

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14
Q

BLACK widow?

A

Neuro

  • rigidity, spasms
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15
Q

Brown widow

A

Local necrosis

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16
Q

Tx for spider bits?

A

Pain management and watch it

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17
Q

Scorpion signs

A

(a) muscle cramps,
(b) twitching and jerking,
(c) occasionally hypertension,
(d) convulsions,
(e) pulmonary edema

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18
Q

North American tx for scorpions?

A

Supportive

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19
Q

Jellyfish tx?

A

Salt water (Not fresh water) for removal of nemocytes

  • baking soda, shaving cream
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20
Q

Signs/symptoms of cone shells?

A

Mild to severe pain,
(b) stinging or numbness,
(c) local to total paralysis
respiratory arrest

21
Q

Dispo for cone shell?

A

MEDEVAC

22
Q

Tx for stinging fish?

A
  • Remove barb
  • Heated water
    40-45 Celsius (104-113 Fahrenheit)
23
Q

Second line tx for stinging fish?

A

Anesthetic

24
Q

Abx for salt water?

A

Doxy

25
Q

Heat tetany?

A

Hyperventilation causes body to blow off excess CO2

  • paresthesia
  • spasms
26
Q

Triad for heat syncope

A
  • Sweating causing fluid loss
  • Vasodilation
  • Exertion

All this leads to syncope

27
Q

Heat exhaustion vs stroke?

A

Stoke - neuro symptoms

28
Q

Tx for heat patients?

A

Active cooling immediately and fluids

29
Q

Best tx for trench foot (chilblains)

A

Dry foot

30
Q

Prevention for trench foot?

A

Change socks

31
Q

Second degree

A

Fluid clear filled blisters

32
Q

Third degree

A

Block of wood and BLOOD blisters

33
Q

4th degree

A

Mummified eschar

34
Q

Rewarming for hands

A

Fingers individually wrapped

Loose

35
Q

Rewarming NO’s

A

No fire, or stoves, or any significant heat sources

36
Q

Do we debris clear blisters?

A

Yes

37
Q

Do we debris blood blisters?

A

No

38
Q

Do we put aloe on clear and blood blisters?

A

Yes

39
Q

Mild hypo range?

A

90-95

40
Q

Severe

A

<82

41
Q

Mild hypo?

A

Conscious but slight altered

42
Q

Mod hypo

A

Decreased level of consciousness

43
Q

Severe hypo

A

Not shivering

44
Q

Concern for transportation?

A

The heart, reduce jostling to prevent throwing a rhythm

45
Q

Resuscitation stoppage?

A

Not dead until they are warm

  • unless specific cause of death
  • can’t perform resuscitative measures
46
Q

HACE?

A

2500m

47
Q

HAPE?

A

3000m

48
Q

More deaths?

A

HAPE

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