Battlefield & Disaster Nursing Pocket Guide Flashcards
blanket used in traumaHP
HPMK
hypothermia prevention and management kit
target interventional goals to prevent secondary brain injury
hypotension/hypoxia
elevate HOB over 30
SBP over 110, MAP over 60, Pco2 over 35
decorticate
back arched, arms flex inward
decerebrate
back arch, arms adducted, extended parallel, wrists pronated, fingers flexed extremities
in what stage do you decompress a tension pneumothroax
R respirations even and unlabored
in what stage do you seal an open chest wound
respiration stagw
signs of a good tourniquet
stops arterial bleeding/no pulse
SOFT tourniquet
SOFT Tactical
CAT tourniquet
combat application tourniquet
types of tourniquet
SOF-T, CAT
safe time for tourniquets on
2hr
intervention after pressure dressing is added
3min direct pressure
optional for Xstat
blankets in the field
ready heat
HPMK
primary blast injuries
ears, lungs, GI tract
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