siezures, diabetes, stroke, brain emergencies and environmental emergencies

Question 1

What is Syncope?

Answer 1

Syncope is known as a simple faint

Question 2

What actions should you take when a person is about to faint but is still responding?

Answer 2

• help them lie flat on the floor
  -don’t let them get up quickly
• put their head between their knees if they are sitting
• if they are lying down, have them cross their leg over the other and squeeze their legs
• call 911 if their condition worsens or they become unresponsive

Question 3

What actions should you take when a person has fainted and is unresponsive?

Answer 3

• make sure they are on their back
• make sure they are breathing and have no injuries
  if they stay unconscious for longer than 1 minute, call 911
• do not move their head or neck

Question 4

What is Diabetes?

Answer 4

Diabetes is a disease that affects the levels of sugar in the blood. too much or too little sugar can be a big issue. some people take insulin to maintain their sugar levels.

Question 5

What are the signs of low blood sugar in someone with diabetes?

Answer 5

• irritable or confused
• hungry or weak
  -sleepy
  -sweaty

Question 6

what actions should you take when someone is showing signs of low blood sugar?

Answer 6

• If they can swallow, have them eat or drink something with sugar such as glucose tablets, orange juice, or soft candy.
  -if they cannot sit up or swallow, call 911 immediately and wait for help to arrive

Question 7

What is a stroke?

Answer 7

Strokes occur when blood stops flowing to a part of the brain. this can happen if a blood vessel in the brain is blocked or leaks.

Question 8

What are the warning signs of a stroke?

Answer 8

B: balance, sudden loss of balance or coordination
E: eyes, sudden vison changes

F: face drooping
A: arm weakness
S: speech difficulty
T: time to call 911

Question 9

What actions should you take when someone is showing signs of a stroke?

Answer 9

• Call 911, get an AED if you can
• note the time that the stroke symptoms appeared
• do not leave them alone
• begin CPR if the victim goes unconscious or starts gasping for air .

Question 10

What is an Ischemic Stroke?

Answer 10

Clot or blockage of perfusion to an area of the brain

Question 11

What is a Hemorrhagic stroke?

Answer 11

Bleed of the cerebral artery

Question 12

What is an aneurysm?

Answer 12

Weakening of the blood vessels

Question 13

Thrombus

Answer 13

A thrombus is a blood clot that forms within a blood vessel. If a thrombus breaks free and travels through the bloodstream, it has become an embolus

Question 14

Embolus

Answer 14

An embolus is a particle or mass (often a blood clot) that TRAVELS through the bloodstream. An embolus can get stuck in a blood vessel and block it, which causes organ damage. When organ damage is caused by an embolus, doctors will often say that an embolic event has occurred.

Question 15

what are some potential causes of blood clots?

Answer 15

Smoking, drinking, obesity, age, drugs, diabetes etc..

Question 16

What is TIA?

Answer 16

Transient Ischemic Attack, aka a mini-stroke, is a decrease in perfusion to the brain.

Question 17

What is CVA?

Answer 17

Cerebral vascular accident, aka Stroke

Question 18

Siezure

Answer 18

an abnormal electrical activity in the brain, and are often caused by a medical condition called epilepsy.

Question 19

What are some signs of a seizure?

Answer 19

Loose muscle control, falling to the ground, not responding, jerking movements of the arms legs, and sometimes other parts of the body. Not all seizures look like this, other people may become unresponsive and have a glassy eyed stare.

Question 20

What are the actions you should take when somebody around you begins to have a seizure?

Answer 20

Move furniture or other objects out of the way, play something soft underneath the victim’s head, never ever hold the person down or put something in their mouth.

Question 21

What are some actions you should take after a person has had a seizure?

Answer 21

Quickly check to see if the person is responsive in breathing, and stay with the person until help arrives, if they are having trouble breathing because of vomit or fluids roll them onto their side. If they are unresponsive and are not breathing, begin C P R.

Question 22

What is the #1 risk factor of strokes?

Answer 22

1 risk factor is increased blood pressure (hypertension)

Question 23

What are a few types of common seizures?

Answer 23

• Tonic-Clonic Seizure aka Grand Mal - Aura, Tonic-Clonic, Postictal State ( For the Tonic Clonic seizure move obstacles away from the patient, place padding under their head, and save their dignity, They may lose control of their bowels or urine during a seizure, cover their groin area to save their dignity.)
• Absence of seizure aka. Petite Mal - staring off into space.
• Febrile - in Infants due to increase in temperatures.

Question 24

What are the critical seizures?

Answer 24

• 1st seizure
• preg mama
• seizure that stops, then starts again, into another seizure
• seizures in water
• injury due to seizure or seizure from injury

Question 25

Anaphylactic shock

Answer 25

severe allergic reaction - treatment Epi Pen

Question 26

Neurogenic shock

Answer 26

disruption in blood vessels expanding results in decrease in Blood Pressure - Treatment-Emergency Care

Question 27

Septic shock

Answer 27

increase toxins in the body (ex: untreated UTI) Treatment-seek medical help

Question 28

Hypovolemic shock

Answer 28

Low volume resulting from blood loss, fluid loss due to severe diarrhea, vomiting, sweating, burns…. Call 911

Question 29

Phycological shock

Answer 29

major shock that the brain can’t handle. (Frightening, severe anger, extremely happy…) .Call 911, have the patient lie on their back, lift legs 12-15 inches (don’t lift legs, if possible, fracture of back, legs, or pelvis or recent cardiac surgery) cover to keep them warm, calm, and reassure.