General Med Flashcards
What is a METHANE report
M - Military Callsign E - Exact Location T - Type of incident H - Hazards present & potential A - Access N - Number & severity of casualties E - Emergency Services Required.
How do you manage a scene
C - Command & Control S - Safety C - Communications A - Assesment T - Triage T - Treatment T - Transport
Potential complications of cannulation
Haemorrhage/ Haemotoma Perforation of veins Cannulation of an artery Damage to other structures Cannula sheer Infection / phlebitis Hair / air embolism Infection
Indications to cannulation
Administration of drugs & fluids
Maintenance of fluids
Prior to chest drain
Prolonged entrapment
Cannula sizes
Pink - Maintainence of IV fluids
Grey - Surgical emergencies
Green - Blood Transfusion
Orange/ Brown - Trauma patients
Cannulation sites
Arm - median cubical vein
- cephalic vein - Basilic Vein
Two failed cannulations = IO
Depths of Burns
Superficial
Partial thickness
Full thickness
Wallace rule of 9s
Head & neck 9% Chest & Abdomen 18% Back 18% Arm & hand 9% Whole leg and foot 18% Genital region 1%
Casualties hand size 1%
Definition of shock
Shock is a series of signs & symptoms which occur as a result of reduced tissue perfusion with blood. The result of inadequate delivery of oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body most obviously skin kidneys and the brain.
Types of shock
Hypovolemic shock Anaphylactic shock Septic shock Neurogenic shock Carcinogenic shock
Three methods for assessing consciousness
- AVPU
- PEARLA
- GCS
Classifications of head injuries
- Scalp wounds
- Skull fractures
- Brain injuries
Types of Brain injury
- Subdural Haemotoma
- Extradural Haemotoma
- Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
What are the reasons of giving pain relief
- Provide a duty of care
* Prevent the physiological responses to pain
What are the 3 ways we can administer pain relief
Psychological
Pharmaceutical
Physiological
