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1
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Episodic and crisis-oriented care

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Emergency Care

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Systematic approach to the assessment

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Emergency Assessment

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Provide the emergency nurse with a methodological approach to help identify and prioritize patient needs

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Primary and Secondary Survey

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4
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Meant to identify life-threatening problems

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Initial Rapid Assessment

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5
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First step in primary assessment

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Determine if the patient is conscious

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Under what type of primary assessment is AVPU?

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Disability

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7
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Systematic, brief (2-3 minutes) cephalocaudal examination of the patient

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Secondary Assessment

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8
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Four Components of Secondary Assessment

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History
Vital Signs
Head-to-Toe Assessment
Focused Assessment

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9
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It is a more detailed assessment of deviations from normal

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Focused Assessment

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10
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The first person who organized the first triage system

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The Baron Dominique Jean Larrey (Chief Surgeon of Napoleon)

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11
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Process of determining the priority, sorting people based on immediate medical treatment

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Triage

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12
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According to _____, triage is a process which places the RIGHT Px, in the RIGHT place at the RIGHT time to receive the RIGHT level of care

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Rice & Abel

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According to _______, triage is the process fo prioritizing which patients are to be treated first and is the CORNERSTONE of good disaster management in terms of judicious use of resources

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Aduf der Heide

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14
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It is a clinic managerial decision

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Triage

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15
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Used in a scene of mass casualty

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Simple Triage

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16
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Simple triage system that can be performed by lightly trained lay and emergency personnels

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Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (S.T.A.R.T)

17
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Divert scarce resoures away from patients with little chance of survival

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Advanced Triage

18
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Give the 3 Principles of Triage

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  • Do greatest good for the greatest number
  • Preservation of life takes precedence over preservation of limbs
  • Immediate threats to life: Hemorrhage
19
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Uses of Bandaging

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  • Hold a dressing in place over a wound
  • Create pressure to control hemorrhage
  • Secure a splint to an injured part
  • Provide support to an injured part
20
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Basic Materials of Bandages

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  • Gauze
  • Muslin
  • Flannel
  • Elastic Webbing
  • Rubber
  • Crinoline
21
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Types of Bandages

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  • Triangular / Cravat Bandages
  • Roller Bandages
  • Tailed Bandages
22
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Generally used material in making triangular and cravat bandage

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Unbleached muslin

23
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Size of cravat bandage

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3 by 3 feet

24
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Types of Cravat Bandages

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  • Triangular Arm Sling
  • Triangle of Shoulder
  • Triangle of Hip
  • Triangle of Foot
  • Cravat Bandage of the Eye
  • Cravat of Jaw (Mento-Vertico-Occipital Cravat)
25
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Types of Roller Bandages

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  • Circular Bandage
  • FIgure-of-Eight of Foot with Heel Exposed
  • Donut Bandage
26
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Size of Roller Bandage for

Hand, Finger, Toe, and Head

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2 inches wide and 6 yards long

27
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Size of Roller Bandage for

Extremities

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3 inches wide and 10 yards long

28
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Size of Roller Bandage for

Thigh, Groin, and Trunk

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4 inches wide and 10 yards long

29
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Each bandage should be free from?

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Wrinkles, Seams, and Selvage (and any imperfections)

30
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Types of Splint

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Stick
Pole
Board

31
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An ambulatory or semi ambulatory victim may only require assistance to safety. The victim is not moved before treatment is provided unless there is an immediate danger to both the vcitim or to rescuers.

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Emergency Rescue Transfer (ERT)

32
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When is ERT required?

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  • There is fire or danger of fire in the immediate area
  • Explosives or hazardous materials are involved
  • It is impossible to protect the victim from any hazards present at the scene
  • It is impossible to gain access to other victims who needs immediate livesaving care
  • The victim is in cardiac arrest and must be moved to a different area (firm surface) so that the rescuer can administer CPR
33
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Primary power source when lifting

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Rescuer’s Muscle Power

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