Chapter 15

Question 1

You hear the sound of a patient fall, when you come in she is complaining of super and neck pain. She is alert and oriented, what should you do?

Answer 1

Notify the physician or other staff member.

Question 2

What is a ophthalmic situation that should be treated as an emergency requiring immediate action?

Answer 2

Sudden, painless, severe loss of vision. Chemical Alkali burns and penetrating eye injury also would count.

Question 3

What type of chemical eye injury is most dangerous?

Answer 3

Alkali burn.
Alkali burns are more destructive than acidic or organic solvents burns and can lead to tissue death and consequent scarring. For most burns, the patient may require irrigation upwards of 20 minutes

Question 4

A patient calls reporting an alkali burn, what should the patient be instructed to do?

Answer 4

Irrigate the eye for 20 minutes, then head straight to the office or an emergency facility.

Question 5

A patient arrive with severe pain after being struck by metal. There is a blood crusted along the eye and the patient is unable to open it, what should the tech do?

Answer 5

Place a protective shield over the eye and do not attempt to open it.

Question 6

What is the primary purpose of triage?

Answer 6

To classify the patient’s chief complaint according to it’s severity and urgency