Patient Assessment In The Field (Ch. 7) Flashcards
How many sides of a building do firefighters observe before making strategic decisions?
3
What is the best defence against blood borne, body-fluid-borne, and airborne agents ?
Body substance isolation precautions
Where should you discard contaminated gloves?
In the appropriate biohazard bags
What does HEPA stand for and what does it do?
High Efficiency Particulate Air.
It filters Tuberculosis bacillus
What are the minimum rescue operation equipment you should use?
- Four point suspension helmets
- Eye goggles and industrial safety glasses
- High quality hearing protection
- Leather work gloves
- High top steel toed boots
- Insulated coveralls
- Turnout gear
What does SCBA stand for?
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
What 2 important functions must occur in the initial stages of any mass-casualty incident?
- Command
- Triage
T or F: an index of suspicion is a prediction of injuries based on the mechanism of injury
True
How long should the primary assessment take?
Less than 1 minute
What categorizes a patient as being alert?
- Eyes are open
- Pt. appears awake
A quiet child is usually the_______
Seriously injured or ill child
T or F: Adults upper airway structures are very flexible and easily kinked when their necks are flexed or hyperextended
False. This describes children’s upper airways
T or F: Someone experiencing a complicated childbirth is considered a priority patient?
True
At what height of a fall (adult) causes serous internal injury?
Children?
- 6m for adults
- 3m for children
What should you do when you see the airbag has gone off in a motor vehicle crash?
Life the deployed bag and inspect the steering wheel for deformity
What 3 things lie under each rib?
- Artery
- Nerve
- Vein
What bone is fractured more than any other bone in the body?
The clavicle
T or F: Air follows the path of least resistance
True
What should you inspect the abdomen for?
- Bruising
- Guarding
- Rebound tenderness
The inability to feel and move both legs indicates …
Complete spinal cord disruption
What do unequal pulses in the upper extremities suggest?
Thoracic aneurysm
How can you test cranial nerve XII?
Ask patient to stick tongue out
What is periorbital ecchymosis?
Black and blue discolouration surrounding the eye sockets
T or F: In a patient with basilar skull fracture, you should attempt to block the drainage coming from their ears
False. Just cover it with sterile gaze to prevent and easy route for infection
