NCMB 418 (CU 14) Flashcards
The airway may be partially or completely occluded.
within 3 to 5 minutes permanent brain damage or death will occur
AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
Clinical Manifestations of airway obstruction
- Choking
- Apprehensive appearance
- Increasing anxiety, restlessness, and confusion
- Cyanosis and loss of consciousness
mgt for airway obstruction
- Abdominal thrusts
- head-tilt–chin-lift maneuver
- jaw-thrust maneuver
- insertion of specialized equipment
Placing one hand on forehead and firm backward pressure. Fingers of the other hand are placed near the chin and lift up. The chin and the teeth are brought forward almost to occlusion to support the jaw
HEAD-TILT–CHIN-LIFT MANEUVER
Hands are placed on each
side of the client’s jaw, the
angles of the victim’s lower jaw are grasped and lifted
displacing the mandible
forward.
JAW-THRUST MANEUVER
Clench one fist and place it midway between the
umbilicus and xiphoid.
Grab the fist with the other hand. Deliver a firm inward and upward thrust by pulling
with both arms sharply backward and upward.
Abdominal/chest thrust
Failure of the heart to function
CARDIAC ARREST
Damage to the lower airways and lung tissue due to inhalation of the chemical by-products of combustion, resulting in atelectasis, reduced ciliary clearance, and loss of surfactant
PULMONARY INJURY
- the final rhythm in all cardiac arrest cases.
- the heart slows and stops
- Causes: hypoxia and/or any condition leading to hypoxia
Asystole
- considered the most serious cardiac rhythm disturbance
- due to direct damage or irritation of the heart
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib)
myocardium is unable to function despite a relatively normal electrical stimulus
Pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
resulting to the reduction of circulating blood volume – primary cause of
shock
HEMORRHAGE
mgt for hemorrhage
Fluid Replacement
ivf for hemorrhage
IVF: Isotonic solutions (lactated Ringer’s, normal saline) and/or colloids
