General Medical Emergency 2

Question 1

What is a poison?

Answer 1

Any substance who’s chemical action can damage the body structures or impair bodily function

Question 2

What are difficulties in assessing a patient who has ingested poison?

Answer 2

• what happened
• what substance
• when was it taken

Question 3

How can poisons enter the body?

Answer 3

Injection
Inhalation
Ingestion
Absorption

Question 4

What does ALOC stand for

Answer 4

Altered level of consciousness

Question 5

Sympathomimetic

Answer 5

Drugs that mimic the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system

Question 6

What can a patient do if they accidentally consume a corrosive substance?

Answer 6

Drink milk/water to change pH

Question 7

What is hypothermia?

Answer 7

Body core temp falls below 35°C

Question 8

What happens when core body temp is less than 32°C

Answer 8

Shivering stops and muscular activity decreases

Question 9

What happens when core body temp is less than 29°C

Answer 9

Lethargic, LOC decreases, joint or muscle stiffness

Question 10

What happens when core body temp is less than 27°C

Answer 10

Respiratory and heart rate slow to become absent

Question 11

What are symptoms of hypothermia?

Answer 11

• shivering
• slow shallow breathing
• slow pulse
• decreased motor function

Question 12

How do you warm a hypothermic patient?

Answer 12

Passive rewarming
- warm up patient very slowly (ideally a hot sweet drink)

Question 13

What are the symptoms of heat stroke ?

Answer 13

• dry hot skin
• pupils constricted
• very high body temp

Question 14

What are the symptoms of heat exhaustion?

Answer 14

• moist clammy skin
• pupils dilated
• nausea
• thirst
• normal/subnormal temperature

Question 15

What is hyperthermia?

Answer 15

Core body temp above 38°C

Question 16

What is near/partial drowning?

Answer 16

Someone who has been in the water but has gotten out (specifically sea water due to salt water which can cause secondary drowning)

Question 17

What is a barotrauma?

Answer 17

Tissue injury caused by a change in pressure

Question 18

What are symptoms of a barotrauma?

Answer 18

Breathing problems
Chest pain
Blood shot eyes
Vertigo
Ear pain
Facial pain
Bloody nose

Question 19

What is a pulmonary barotrauma?

Answer 19

Is it caused by incorrect/rapid ascension to surface

LUNGS

Question 20

What is a pneumothorax?

Answer 20

a collection of air outside the lung but within the pleural cavity

Question 21

What drug cannot be given to a patient with a barotrauma?

Answer 21

DO NOT GIVE ENTONOX CUZ IT HAS NITROGEN IN IT WHICH IS BAD BAD BAD

Question 22

What is the maximum flight height of a helicopter transporting a barotrauma patient?

Answer 22

300m/1000ft

Question 23

What is the recommended size of a helicopter landing zone?

Answer 23

100m2x100m2

Question 24

Trendtendelburg?

Answer 24

Any nitrogen bubbles with head towards patient feet instead of head
(Spinal board tilted)

Question 25

What does FHFFP stand for

Answer 25

FACE
HANDS
FEET
FLEXION POINTS
PERINEUM

Question 26

Who is glucagon not indicated for?

Answer 26

Non diabetic paediatric patients

Question 27

What are the parts of the sepsis red flag? 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

Answer 27

• altered mental status
• inappropriate tachycardia
• prolonged central cap refill
• non- blanching rash
• hypotension
• clinical deterioration

Question 28

What are the parts of the sepsis amber flag? 🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠

Answer 28

• inappropriate tachypnea (rapid shallow breathing)
• altered functional status
• practitioner concern
• vital sign deterioration
• parental concern

Question 29

What is HCID

Answer 29

HIGH CONSEQUENCE INFECTIOUS DISEASE