Midterm (Dual credit) Flashcards
What are the 3 torts
- Nonfeasance
- Malfeasance
- Misfeasance
Nonfeasance
Fail to perform legal duty (i.e. fail to refer)
Malfeasance
Performs action that is not his/hers to legally perform (i.e. perform advanced treatment leading to complications)
Misfeasance
Performs an action incorrectly that he/she has the legal right to do.
Types of disease transmission
direct
indirect
direct disease transmission
contact of body surfaces, droplet spread, fecal-oral spread
indirect disease transmission
via inanimate objects (water, food, towels, clothing, utensils), via vectors (insects, birds, animals), airborne transmission
Info in an emergency action plan
- Personnel and roles need to be identified.
- Identify necessary equipment.
- Availability of phones and access to 911.
- Extreme weather plan/fire plan/other emergency plans.
Types of heat transfer
- Conduction
- Convection
- Radiation
Sprain
injury to ligament
Strain
injury to muscle
What is hypertrophy cardiomyopathy?
A condition affecting the left ventricle, the main pumping chamber of the heart. The walls of the left ventricle become thick and stiff. Over time, the heart can’t take in or pump out enough blood during each heartbeat to supply the body’s needs.
Types of bleeding
Arterial
capillary
venous
venous bleeding
dark red with continuous flow
capillary bleeding
exudes from tissue and is reddish
arterial bleeding
flows in spurts and is bright red
Steps when approaching an injury scene
- What safety hazards are in this area?
- Where are the exits located?
- Do I have access to water, first aid supplies, or an AED?
- Call 911
what to do when you see a grizzly bear
carry bear pepper spray, play dead in the fetal position, don’t run.
What to do when you see a black bear
carry bear pepper spray, stand your ground, fight back.
Flash to bang method
- First count the seconds between when you see the lightning and hear the thunder.
- Second divide that number by 5 to get the distance away that the storm is.
steps in bandaging a wound
- Ask wounded person to hold a piece of gauze on their wound
Put your gloves on so you can help them - Keep applying new gauze and pressure until the bleeding stops
- DON’T REMOVE FIRST PIECE OF GAUZE
- Wrap it up with the gauze on
Types of shock
Cardiogenic
Hypovolemic
Anaphylactic
Septic
Neurogenic
Tornado watch v. tornado warning
- Watch: conditions favorable for tornado
- Warning: a tornado is happening
How an earthquake is measured
Richter scale
Ticks and tick borne illnesses
- Typically found in wooded areas
- Diseases: Lyme
- Use tweezers to pinch the tick and wait for tick to back out of the skin, do not pull or it can leave its head in the skin, take the tick with you to the doctor to get checked for diseases.
Which snakes are deadly?
Cottonmouth – yes
Rattlesnake – rarely
Copperhead – rarely
Eastern coral – one of most deadly
Eastern diamondback – most deadly
Mojave – yes
Heat Exhaustion
headache, dizziness, fatigue, profuse sweating, weak & rapid pulse, pale skin, elevated temp (<104°), vomiting, diarrhea, loss of coordination
Heat Stroke
life threatening, sudden collapse, LOC, CNS dysfunction, flushed hot skin, minimal sweating, shallow breathing, strong & rapid pulse, core temperature of > or = 104°
How to prevent heat illness
- Common sense & precaution
- Hydration
- Gradual acclimatization
- Identify athletes more susceptible
- Dress appropriately
- Watch the weather
Frostbite
- Prolonged exposure causing redness and swelling, as well as tingling pain in toes and fingers
- Due to poor peripheral circulation
Types of fractures
open
closed
open fracture
displacement of fractured ends, breaking through the surrounding tissue
closed fracture
little movement or displacement
How to splint a break
- Splint where the patient lies and avoid moving them.
- Splint one joint above and one below the fracture.
Types of brain injuries
Epidural hematoma
Subdural hematoma
Skull fracture
concussion
Epidural hematoma
blow to head or skull fracture which tears meningeal arteries.
Subdural hematoma
result of acceleration/deceleration forces that tear vessels that bridge dura mater and brain.
Skull fracture
caused by blunt trauma, spinal cord fluid may leak from ears and nose.
concussions
mild traumatic brain injuries; head injury causing cognitive impairment; behavioral changes, headaches, dizziness, amnesia, LOC, sleep disturbances.