Burns, Mass Casualty Events, Emergency Delivery, Shock

Question 1

Parkland formula

Answer 1

the patient receives 2 to 4 mL/kg of crystalloid multiplied by the percentage body surface area burned for the first 24 hours.

Question 2

There are four triage categories in the JumpSTART system, designated by colors corresponding to different levels of urgency for treatment. Decision points include:

Answer 2

• Ability to walk (except infants)
• Presence of spontaneous breathing
  
  • Respirations less than 15 or greater than 45 breaths/min
• Palpable peripheral pulse
• Appropriate response to painful stimuli on the (AVPU) scale

Question 3

Treatment of Nerve Agents

• Atropine dosing is _________ (with maximum dose of________) repeated every ______ minutes as needed until there is marked drying of secretions and reversal of bronchospasm.

Answer 3

0.05–0.1 mg/kg IV or IM

5 mg

2–5 minutes

Question 4

Treatment of Nerve Agents

• Midazolam dose _________ (maximum _______) may be required for seizures.

Answer 4

0.2 mg/kg IM or intranasal

10 mg

Question 5

Treatment of Cyanide Poisoning

Answer 5

1. Remove from environment
2. Administer 100% O2
3. hydroxocobalamin (Cyanokit)

Question 6

hydroxocobalamin dosage for Cyanide poisoning

Answer 6

ADULT DOSAGE
• 5.0 Gm over 15 minutes PEDIATRIC DOSAGE
• 70 mg/kg over 15 minute

Question 7

• Preterm labor refers to labor beginning before ____________

Answer 7

the 37th week of gestation.

Question 8

Post-term pregnancy is a fetus in the uterus past ______ weeks.

Answer 8

42 weeks

Question 9

Do not expect a newborn’s pulse oximetry to be 85%–95% until ____________

Answer 9

Do not expect a newborn’s pulse oximetry to be 85%–95% until 10 minutes after birth.

Question 10

Normal, healthy newborn infants have initial oxygen saturations between ____ and ____ immediately after birth, slowly increasing over the next 10 minutes.

Answer 10

60% and 65%