CEN Environmental/Toxicology/ Communicable Flashcards
Children exposed to the VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS he has been exposed to HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS
Chickenpox
Effective for poisonings that are potentially life threatening
Gastric lavage
Gastric lavage is beneficial for people who present within ___hour of ingestion
one
Example of volatile solvents are
Pain thinner
Gasoline
Examples of gases inhalents are
Amyl nitrate
butyl nitrate
Superficial partial thickness will heal
less than a week , spontaneously without scarring
Deeper Partial thickness with take
one week to one month, ;may heal spontaneously , may require grafting
A full thickness burn will take more
than a month to heal , require EXCISION and SKIN GRAFTING
A third degree FROSTBITE involve
epidermis,
Dermis
subcutaneous tissue
First degree FROSTBITE involves only the _______ and is aka _________
Epidermis; frostnip
Second degree FROSTBITE involves the _______ and _________and does not cause _____ ______
Epidermis; dermis; permanent damage.
Fourth Degree Frostbite involves the ______,_______,_______,______,_____and may involve
Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissues, muscle and tendons. nerve damage and amputation of affected limb.
Cite the parkland Formula for Pediatric
3-4 ml x kg x% of TBSA burn
Overdose on flagyl will cause the urine to turn
red-brown ,
brown-black
brown
Overdose on phernergan will cause the urine to turn
Blue or blue green
Overdose on Rifampin will cause the urine to turn
ORANGE
Overdose on Phenytoin will cause the urine to turn
RED or pink
Ingestion of cocaine causes
Irritability anxiety restlessness Paranoia hallucinations
Cocaine ingestion cause patient’s pupils to be
MYDRIASIS
During a toxicology emergency, oxygen dextrose, thiamine and naloxone maintain airway, oxygenation and ventilation. why is dextrose used?
To reverse hypoglycemia as a possible cause of a loss of consciousness
What is used to force maggots to the surface of the skin?
Petroleum Jelly, which reduce the maggots’ oxygen supply.
For patients with frostbite injury:
DO NOT Move Thawed parts, apply bulky dressing to reduce movement.
ELEVATE extremity to REDUCE swelling
remove wet clothing and jewelry
NSAIDS , analgesics and tetanus
FINAL DEMARCATION of necrotic tissue open delayed for 60 -90 days.
Barbiturates are mostly metabolized in the liver. The barbiturates that is NOT metabolized in the liver and is excretes almost 25% unchanged in the urine
Phenobarbital (luminal)
Symptoms of Tuberculosis : active
Fever, chills
Night sweats
Chronic Cough> 2-3 weeks
Symptoms of Tuberculosis Latent
it is contained within the immune systems
patients are asymptomatic and active
Chemical used in industrial process that also have been associated with terrorist attack
Cyanide
Cyanide Antidote
Amyl nitrite
sodium nitrate
Sodium thiosulfate
Common side effects of nitrates
Headaches
Hypotension
Rubeola (measles) is the result of being exposed to the _______virus . It is contagious and take ___ to ___ days to incubate.
Rubella
Mononucleosis is sometimes referred to as the _______ disease.
Kissing; Elevated temperature lymphadenopathy rash Hepatomegaly
Describe shingles
burning rash
Painful blisters
Tenderness along THE DERMATOMES
CRANIAL NERVE PALSY
When the body loses water and salt which heat-related emergencies occur?
HEAT exhaustion
When does a heat stroke happens?
When the hypothalamus’s thermoregulatory mechanisms fail to operate.
What is the heat emergency that occurs when the paralyzing agent within one’s skeletal muscles react to general anesthetics.?
MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA.
When the body loses fluids and electrolytes when sweating?
HEAT CRAMPS
