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Primary assessment & Vital Signs Flashcards

1
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List the GCS scale ?

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2
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Scene survey

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Before you reach the patient
Driving up
Safety is the key
Looking for things like (chemicals, environment, number of patients hazards)

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3
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What are the eight things in scene surveys include (8) ?

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PPE
Hazards
Scene time
Environment
Number of patients
Mechanism of injury
Bystander information
Resources

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4
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General impression of patient

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Where are you? Have arrived at the scene but not her begin to assist the patient.

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5
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General impression includes (4) ? + what very important decision?

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Distress ( breathing, crying, sweating JVD)
Tracking ( eyes/aware )
Life threats
Position
C-spine decision !!!!!!

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6
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Level of consciousness (AVPU)/ (A&0)

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A=Alert (x1-4)
V=verbal
P= pain (trap squeeze)
U= unresponsive ( check pulse)

A&O
Place person time event

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7
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ABCDDD

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Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Deadly my check
Decision
Delegate

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8
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Questions to ask about airway ?

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Is it open and Clear
Do I need intervention?

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9
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Questions to ask about breathing

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Rate rhythm, quality
Do I need an intervention?

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10
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Questions to ask about circulation

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Rate , Rhythm , quality
Skin check inside of lip

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11
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What to look for on a deadly wet check?

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Do I head to toe looking for blood and any hollow spaces?

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12
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Decision

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Unstable versus stable

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13
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Delegate

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Vital
Moving
Treatment

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14
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What is blood pressure measured in?
What unit is blood pressure measured in ?

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Measured in sphygmomanometer
Measured in millimetres of mercury mmgh

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15
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Three ways to measure blood pressure

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Auscultated
Palpated ( only systolic blood pressure)
Or machine

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16
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Systolic blood pressure

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Measures the pressure when the heart is contracting

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17
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Diastolic

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Measures from the heart is at rest

18
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Map =
What is the definition of Map ?

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Mean, arterial pressure
Average pressure during one cardiac cycle

19
Q

Normal blood pressure ranges and map ranges ?

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120/80
Map of 65 at least
70- 100 is normal.

20
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Map formula

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Systolic +2 times the diastolic divided by three equals map

21
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Hypertension, systolic and dystonic amounts?

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Systolic is over 140
Diastolic is over 100

22
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Hypotension in systolic and dystonic blood pressure

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Systolic is under 100
Diastolic is under 60

23
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What is a pulse?

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Waves of pressure felt as the heart contracts
Blood leaving the left ventricle and following through the arteries

24
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Where do we palpate a Pulse?

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Where an artery pass is close to a bone

25
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4 places to check a pulse

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Carotid neck
Radial wrist
Femoral groin
Pedal feet

26
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Normal pulse range in an adult

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60 to 100

27
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Bradycardia equals

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Slow heart rate under 60

28
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Tachycardia equals

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Fast heart rate over 100

29
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Respirations are?

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Exchange of gases between a person and the environment

30
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Where does gas exchange happen in respiration?

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In the aveoli of the lungs

31
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Normal respiration rate
Bradypena
Tachypena

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12 to 20
Under 12
Over 20

32
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SPO2 definition, and what is the displayed as

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Measures the amount of haemoglobin that is saturated in the tissue capillaries
And it’s displayed as a percent

33
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How does SPO2 work?

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Uses infrared light, and calculate how much light is absorbed by the Haemoglobin

34
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Oxygenated, hemoglobin, absorbs more or less light than deoxygenated hemoglobin?

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More

35
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Normal SPO2 rates

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95 to 99

36
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Hypoxemia definition and range?

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Not enough oxygen getting to the blood
Less than 95%

37
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Normal temperature ranges
Hyperthermia
Hypothermia

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Normal ranges are 36 to 37.5 Celsius.
Hypothermia is under 36
Hyperthermia is over 37.5

38
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BGL definition in normal ranges

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The blood glue close level measures the amount of the coast, and Echo pillory blood in a glucometer
Normal ranges is 4-8 feeling great

39
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What is BGL measured in? MMOL/l
1000th of a mole per litre

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40
Q

What is normal body ph and what does a correspond with?

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7.35 to 7.45
it corresponds with your etc02

41
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What can make errors in SPO2?

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Carbon dioxide
Fingernail polish
Too long nails
Hands are cold
Bright light
Too low of BP
Bleeding
Blood disorders

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