Emergency Care II

Question 1

when do you activate the EAP

Answer 1

when the injury s beyond the scope of your knowledge

serious conditions like

• unconsciousness
• no circulation
• spinal injury
• eye injury
• internal trauma
• head trauma
• deadly bleeding

Question 2

what decisions do you make in the on field assessment?

Answer 2

is this injury life threatening or non-emergent?
what type of first aid is required?
is a medical referral necessary?
does this athletes need to be transported?

Question 3

Primary Survey

just the three steps

Answer 3

Check
Call
Care

Question 4

Check - what is involved

Answer 4

• are the surroundings safe?
• responsive?
• pinch check on traps and talk to them
• stabilize head if necessary (if they are lying in a limp manner, conscious or unconscious)
• airways and circulation done concurrently
• mouth guard?
• perform a visual and rapid palpatory scan for external bleeds

Question 5

Call (what to do)

Answer 5

• 911
• location, situation, my name, if a bystander is doing it make sure they understand and will report back to you
• activate the EAP

Question 6

Care

Answer 6

• manage life threatening situation
• provide appropriate care
• CPR?
• deadly bleeding?

Question 7

how to check for breathing (3 words)

Answer 7

look, listen and feel

Question 8

how to monitor circulation and how to care

Answer 8

pulse, radial or cervical

CPR if not present

Question 9

what is a hemorrhage

Answer 9

excessive discharge of blood, internally or externally

Question 10

venous bleeding looks like

Answer 10

darf red, continuous flow

Question 11

capillary bleeding looks like

Answer 11

bubbles up, excuses reddish flow

Question 12

arterial bleeding looks like

Answer 12

bright rest, spurting flow

Question 13

how do you manage bleeding? Acronym

Answer 13

REDs
-Rest
-Elevation 
-Direct pressure
pressure point, superior arterial point 
-treat for Shock

Question 14

secondary survey acronym and what each letter stands for

Answer 14

SAMPLE
Signs and Symptoms 
Allergies
Medication 
Previous illness/injury 
Last meal 
Events prior

Question 15

level of consciousness acronym

Answer 15

AVPU
Awake 
Verbal response (proper)
Pain response 
Unresponsive

Question 16

what to do immediate if conscious ? Unconscious?

Answer 16

Conscious = SAMPLE then vitals
unconscious = vitals

Question 17

Vital signs: how to do a pulse check and what is the count and what to look for?

Answer 17

Carotid artery or radial artery
Note rate and quality 
10-30 second count
Adults = 60-100
Child = 80-100
*if were just exercising note this!!!

Question 18

respiration - what to check for and how to check

Answer 18

check unobtrusively as possible
10-30 seconds
adults = 12-20/min
children = 16-30 min

Question 19

what to check for in skin

Answer 19

color: grey-blue, flushed, yellow
condition: hot/dry, cool/clammy
temperature; 36.8-37 = normal
- check at nail beds and forehead

Question 20

what do check for in pupils

Answer 20

check for size and responsiveness

• reactiveness to light
• if one or more fail to react to the light, a brain injury or toxic poisoning may be occurring

PERRLA:
Pupils are round, reactive, to light and accommodation

Question 21

what is anisocoria

Answer 21

asymmetric pupils

normal in 20% of population

Question 22

secondary survey body scan what are you looking for?

Answer 22

depression, contusion, abrasion, penetrations, bruising, lacerations, swelling, tenderness, instability, crepitus

Question 23

basic neurological examination what is the acronym and what do you check for each

Answer 23

MSC
Motor: grip strength, limb strength, wiggle toes/fingers
Sensory: numbness and tinging; can you feel my touch?
Circulation: radial or pedal / pinch nail beds