First Aid and Trauma Care

Question 1

What is the definition of a disaster

Answer 1

Mass casualty that overwhelms a hospital

Question 2

What are some examples of internal emergencies

Answer 2

Loss of power, water, communication, computer, damage or deaths

Question 3

What are some examples of external emergencies

Answer 3

natural disasters, epidemics, terrorist, building collapsed

Question 4

What is the nursing role in disaster planning

Answer 4

Join different boards, use common terminology to help development a disaster plan

Question 5

What do nurses do when pts from a mass casualty comes in

Answer 5

Triaging, tagging

Question 6

What is class I

Answer 6

Red tag, highest priority, life threatening but will survive

Question 7

What is class II

Answer 7

Yeloow, major injuries not life-threatening

Question 8

How long can class two people wait for treatment

Answer 8

30mins-2hours

Question 9

What is class III

Answer 9

minor injuries non life threatening

Question 10

What is class IV

Answer 10

Lowest priority people are either going to die or are walking away fine

Question 11

What class would a pt with a sprain, minor cuts, or bruises be in

Answer 11

nonurgent, class III, green

Question 12

What class would a pt with severe head trauma, or extensive burns be in

Answer 12

Expevtant, class IV, black

Question 13

What class would a pt be in if the had severe bleeding, or chest trauma

Answer 13

Emergent, Class I, red

Question 14

What class would a pt be in if they have an open fracture or major burns

Answer 14

Urgent, class II, yellow

Question 15

What is the order of tagging a pt

Answer 15

ABC: airway, breathing, circulation, mental

Question 16

What are the two options of tagging for assess breathing

Answer 16

When you try to give an airway
yes- red
no- black

Question 17

What are the two options for respiratotions

Answer 17

<10 or <30
yes- red

Question 18

What are the two options for circulation

Answer 18

no- red

Question 19

What are the two options for mental

Answer 19

Ask for a simple task
no- red

Question 20

What does it mean if they have all 4 okay

Answer 20

yellow

Question 21

What is the purpose of wrapping extremitites

Answer 21

Compression to reduce swelling, keep the blood moving, stabilize, and prevent further injury

Question 22

How do wraps reduce swelling

Answer 22

push the fluid out

Question 23

What are the DOs about wrapping a stump

Answer 23

unwrap Q4-6 hours, assess drainage, color, temp, PROXIMAL pulse BEFORE and AFTER, free of WRINKLES, all skin is COVERED

Question 24

Why do we need to check the proximal pulse

Answer 24

To ensure blood is getting there

Question 25

What do we need to not have any wrinkles

Answer 25

skin tears, pressure injuries

Question 26

What should you not do when wrapping a stump

Answer 26

In the DEPENDENT position, or in a CIRCULAR way

Question 27

Why don't you want to wrap it in the dependant position

Answer 27

When it's elevated the wrap will not be tight

Question 28

Why don't you want to wrap it in a circular motion

Answer 28

Cuts off blood flow

Question 29

What does distal mean

Answer 29

Further from center

Question 30

What does proximal mean

Answer 30

Closer to center

Question 31

What are you going to do first when a pt comes in who twisted their ankle

Answer 31

Wrap the ankle and apply an ice pack

Question 32

What are you going to do if a pt comes in with a gaping whole that is bleeding profusly

Answer 32

Pack and tournique

Question 33

What do you need if you are going to pack a wound

Answer 33

Gloves

Question 34

What are you going to check first before packing

Answer 34

Stick your finger in it and find the pulse, looking for an artery

Question 35

How do you pack

Answer 35

Pack it in the wound closer to the artery until it is HARD and there is no extra SPACE

Question 36

What does a good packing job feel like

Answer 36

Bone

Question 37

What is the rod class on a tourniquet

Answer 37

Windlass

Question 38

What is the process of applying a tourniquet

Answer 38

Between the injury and the heart, 2 inches above the injury, no clothes on, not over a JOINT, turn until bleeding STOPS and you no longer feel a PUSLE

Question 39

How long can you leave a tournique on for

Answer 39

2 hours

Question 40

What are you going to do if the wound is on the neck

Answer 40

Pack and apply pressure

Question 41

What are the steps to help someone who is choking

Answer 41

ASK, abdominal thrust maneuver

Question 42

What does it sound like if someone if chokign

Answer 42

NO sound, hands on throat

Question 43

What should you do if your pt becomes unconscious

Answer 43

Begin CPR

Question 44

What hight should you be when fixing choling

Answer 44

The same

Question 45

Where so you put your hand when helping someone who is choking

Answer 45

Above the umbilicus and below the xiphoid process

Question 46

How many thrust do you give

Answer 46

5

Question 47

Where do you thrust on a bigger pt or a pregnat pt

Answer 47

chest

Question 48

What do you do if a baby is choking

Answer 48

On there stomach, back thrusts, then on their back, chest thrusts

Question 49

What tool can you use if someone is choling

Answer 49

Life vac system

Question 50

What are the symptoms of a mild allergic reaction

Answer 50

hives, rash, itching, rhinitis, watery eyes

Question 51

What should you think of for a severe allergic reaction

Answer 51

AIRWAY: pain or tightness in the chest, difficulty swallowing or breathing, wheezing

Question 52

What should you do for epi pen administration

Answer 52

Call 911, ask if they have an EPIPEN, remove the BLUE cap, push 90 degrees on the middle of the outer thigh for 10 seconds

Question 53

What does EPI do

Answer 53

opens airway and raise BP

Question 54

What are the two colors of epi

Answer 54

blue to the sky oragne to the thigh