Animals review

Question 1

Prophylactic of choice?

Answer 1

Augmentin

Question 2

Crush bite?

Answer 2

Dog

Question 3

Worse bite?

Answer 3

Cat

Question 4

Things to trigger tx?

Answer 4

Hands, feet, face

> 8 hours or 24 hours on face

Operational setting

Question 5

Salt water abx

Answer 5

Doxy for vibrio

Question 6

Anaphylaxis tcx

Answer 6

Epi - 5-10 min

Question 7

Mild stinger

Answer 7

Localized swelling

Question 8

Mod - severe stings

Answer 8

Vomiting
Diarrhea
Hypotension
Syncope

(High level toxin reaction)

Question 9

Advanced stage of sting

Answer 9

renal failure
stroke
heart attack

Question 10

Tick removal?

Answer 10

Thin tipped tweezers or forceps

Question 11

Coral snake

Answer 11

Neuro toxin

• Resp failure

Question 12

Pit/rattle

Answer 12

Cytolytic

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

Question 13

Tx for snake?

Answer 13

ID snake

Antivenom

Question 14

BLACK widow?

Answer 14

Neuro

• rigidity, spasms

Question 15

Brown widow

Answer 15

Local necrosis

Question 16

Tx for spider bits?

Answer 16

Pain management and watch it

Question 17

Scorpion signs

Answer 17

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

Question 18

North American tx for scorpions?

Answer 18

Supportive

Question 19

Jellyfish tx?

Answer 19

Salt water (Not fresh water) for removal of nemocytes

• baking soda, shaving cream

Question 20

Signs/symptoms of cone shells?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Dispo for cone shell?

Answer 21

MEDEVAC

Question 22

Tx for stinging fish?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Second line tx for stinging fish?

Answer 23

Anesthetic

Question 24

Abx for salt water?

Answer 24

Doxy

Question 25

Heat tetany?

Answer 25

Hyperventilation causes body to blow off excess CO2 * paresthesia * spasms

Question 26

Triad for heat syncope

Answer 26

* Sweating causing fluid loss * Vasodilation * Exertion All this leads to syncope

Question 27

Heat exhaustion vs stroke?

Answer 27

Stoke - neuro symptoms

Question 28

Tx for heat patients?

Answer 28

Active cooling immediately and fluids

Question 29

Best tx for trench foot (chilblains)

Answer 29

Dry foot

Question 30

Prevention for trench foot?

Answer 30

Change socks

Question 31

Second degree

Answer 31

Fluid clear filled blisters

Question 32

Third degree

Answer 32

Block of wood and BLOOD blisters

Question 33

4th degree

Answer 33

Mummified eschar

Question 34

Rewarming for hands

Answer 34

Fingers individually wrapped | Loose

Question 35

Rewarming NO's

Answer 35

No fire, or stoves, or any significant heat sources

Question 36

Do we debris clear blisters?

Answer 36

Yes

Question 37

Do we debris blood blisters?

Answer 37

No

Question 38

Do we put aloe on clear and blood blisters?

Answer 38

Yes

Question 39

Mild hypo range?

Answer 39

90-95

Question 40

Severe

Answer 40

<82

Question 41

Mild hypo?

Answer 41

Conscious but slight altered

Question 42

Mod hypo

Answer 42

Decreased level of consciousness

Question 43

Severe hypo

Answer 43

Not shivering

Question 44

Concern for transportation?

Answer 44

The heart, reduce jostling to prevent throwing a rhythm

Question 45

Resuscitation stoppage?

Answer 45

Not dead until they are warm * unless specific cause of death * can't perform resuscitative measures

Question 46

HACE?

Answer 46

2500m

Question 47

HAPE?

Answer 47

3000m

Question 48

More deaths?

Answer 48

HAPE