Frec Flashcards
Hypoxia meaning
Lower than normal oxygen levels
Hypo meaning
Low
Hyper meaning
High
4 External causes of hypoxia
Drowning
Oxygen deficient atmosphere
Carbon monoxide
Suffocation
5 airway causes of hypoxia
Tongue Vomit Anaphylaxis Burns Strangulation
6 breathing causes of hypoxia
Asthma Poisoning Chest injury Crush injury Collapsed lung Lung infections
4 circulation causes of hypoxia
Heart attack
Angina
Anaemia
Cardiac arrest
6 control centre (brain) causes of hypoxia
Head injury Strokes Overdose Electric shock Spinal injury Seizures
5 Hypoxia symptoms
Nausea Cyanosis (grey/blue skin) Anxiety Increased breathing rate Headache
What does cyanosis indicate
Need for emergency oxygen
What happens to airway during asthma attack
It narrows
5 Asthma attack breathing signs
Rapid and distressed breathing Expiratory wheeze Difficulty speaking Cyanosis Coughing
2 Asthma attack treatments
Keep casualty upright
Use a spacer device if possible
2 asthma attack do nots
Lay the casualty down
Take them into cold air
What does cold air do to airways during asthma attack
Makes them shrink
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
