Emergency Medical Procedures Flashcards
Hypovolemic shock
Caused by loss of blood or other body fluids.
Patient must be transported to emergency care facility immediately to replace fluids
Cardiogenic shock
Heart fails to pump blood adequately to the bodies vital organs.
Neurogenic shock
Occurs when the nervous system is unable to control the diameter of the blood vessels.
Anaphylactic shock
Life-threatening reaction of the body to a substance to which an individual is highly allergic. Results in a decrease of blood pressure.
Psychogenic shock
Least serious type of shock. Caused by unpleasant physical or emotional stimuli such as pain or fright. (fainting)
Capillary bleeding
Most common type of external bleeding, so who’s in your bright red blood.
Venus bleeding
Occurs when a van has been punctured or severed. Characterized by slow steady flow dark blood
Arterial bleeding
Most serious type of external bleeding occurs when an artery is punctured. Characterized by bright red blood that spurts.
Emergency care for external bleeding
Apply direct pressure to the bleeding site. Small amount of pressure for capillary bleeding, significant pressure for arterial bleeding. Application of pressure to pressure points.
Radial-ulnar pressure point
Around the wrist
Carotid pressure point
Along carotid artery
Facial pressure point
Just superior to the jaw line
Subclavian pressurepoint
Along clavicle
Brachial pressure point
Superior to the elbow
Femoral pressure point
The thigh
