Emergencies Flashcards
1
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ASA PHYSICAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION
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- Class I: Healthy Patient with no systemic disease
- Class II: Patient with mild systemic disease, with no limits on activity
- Class III: Patient with severe systemic disease that limits activity
- Class IV: Patient with incapacitating systemic disease that is life threatening
- Class V: Terminal moribund patient
2
Q
TYPES OF EMERGENCIES
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Unconsciousness/ Syncope
* Vasodepressor syncope
* (Postural/ Orthostatic) hypotension
* Acute Adrenal Insufficiency
* Hypoglycaemia
Seizures
Respiratory Emergencies
* Airway obstruction
* Hyperventilation
* Asthma
Cardiovascular emergencies
* Angina Pectoris
* Myocardial Infarction
Drug-related emergencies
* Overdose reactions
* Allergies
Functional Emergencies
* Needle stick injury
* Needle breakage
