chap 6 7 8 test Flashcards
HIV
weakens immune system
no vaccine
can lead to AIDS
can survive outside the body for hours to a day
Hepatitis B
vaccine
attacks liver
can survive outside of the body for up to a week
Hepatitis C
attacks liver
no vaccine
can live outside the body from hours to a day
universal precautions
wash hands cover existing wounds gloves eye protection (spurting) clean up with 1:10 bleach to water dispose of waste in biohazard bag document
arm indirect pressure artery
brachial artery
behind the knee/lower leg indirect pressure artery
popliteal artery
leg/pelvis indirect pressure artery
femoral artery
process when fracture or broken bone occurs
check distal pulse (before and after splinting)
splint in the position it is found (above and below)
monitor for shock and internal bleeding
PRICE
protection rest ice compression elevation (above heart)
less than 30 years old sudden cardiac death
congenial heart defect
HCM: abnormal swelling of the ventricular wall
not detected in normal sports physicals
over 30 years old sudden cardiac death
atherosclerosis= high cholesterol=coronary arteries blocked
3 types of shock
respiratory: insufficient oxygen to the blood
septic: severe infection
anaphylactic: severe allergic reaction
hemorrhage
abnormal blood flow causing pressure and volume to decrease in the heart