Submersion incidents Flashcards
1
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Drowning
Most basic definition
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Incident where someone is submerged or immersed in a liquid that results in respiratory impairment
2
Q
What 5 things make the chance of survival from drowning less than 5%
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- Patient is 3 years of age or older
- Was submerged for greater than 5 min
- Resuscitation did not begin for more than 10 min after rescue
- Patient is comatose on delivery to ED
- Patrients arterial blood is very acidotic
3
Q
What factor has the greatest impact on the patients prognosis
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- Duration of submersion
4
Q
Do you perform abdominal thrusts with a wet drowning patient?
A
- No, this can lead to Regurgitating and aspiration of gastric contents. Just suction the water out
5
Q
Sufactant
Define
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- Is a substance that maintains surface tension in the alveoli to keep them from collapsing
6
Q
Atelectasis
Define
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- A condition where the sufactant is washed out and the alveoli collapse
7
Q
What temp do you warm the pt up to before proceeding with more than one defibrillation?
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86 degrees
8
Q
Common injuries for diving emergencies
A
- Head
- Spine
- Fractures of arms, legs, and ribs
9
Q
4 criteria for water rescue
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- Good swimmer
- Specially trained in water rescue techniques
- Wear a PFD
- Be accompanied by other rescuers
10
Q
4 water rescue techniques
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- Reach
- Row
- Throw
- Go
11
Q
Mammalian diving reflex
Occurs under what temp of water
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- Lower than 70 degrees
12
Q
Mammalian diving reflex
What effects does this have on the body
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- Slow metabolism
- Shunts blood to core and brain
- Lowerd HR
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