Symptoms Flashcards
Symptoms?
Pale, cold, clammy skin
Rapid, shallow breathing
Rapid, weak pulse
Extreme thirst
Air hunger (yawning)
Nausea and possible vomiting
Disorientation/confusion/altering level of consciousness
Shock
Symptoms?
Older casualties may have little or no pain
Difficulty in breathing
Cold, clammy, ashen grey colour skin
Anxiety
Tingling in the fingers
Nausea
Signs of a heart attack
Symptoms?
A central chest pain which can radiate to both arms and through to the back, jaw and neck
Tight feeling in the chest
Pale colour
Shortness of breath
Weakness and numbness in arms and hands
Angina
Symptoms?
Pale, cold, clammy skin
Dizzy feeling
Nausea
Brief loss of consciousness
Fainting
Symptoms?
Red blotchy skin rash.
Noisy breathing and tightening of the chest (wheezing).
A rapid weak pulse.
Swelling of the upper body.
Altered levels of consciousness.
Signs of Anaphylactic or severe allergic reaction
Symptoms?
Casualty unable to speak
Casualty may respond by nodding
Casualty unable to breath
Breathing sounds wheezy
Attempts to cough are silent
Severe Choking
Symptoms?
Numbness weakness or paralysis localised to one side of the body
Flushed, warm skin
Drooling and difficulty with speech
Loss of bladder and bowel control
Vomiting and incontinence
Alteration in level of consciousness
Pupils unequal in size
Irregular breathing and slow bounding pulse
Visual disturbances
Stroke
In a stroke what does FAST stand for?
Face – can the casualty smile and do they have facial paralysis?
Arms – can the casualty raise both arms?
Speech – is the casualty’s speech slurred?
Time – time to get help
Symptoms?
Increased effort of breathing – use of neck and shoulder muscles and over inflation of the chest
Rapid breathing rate (more than 25 breaths per minute)
Wheezing on expiration
Rapid pulse (more than 110 beats per minute)
Central cyanosis
Restlessness, drowsiness and confusion
Inability to complete a sentence in one breath
Asthma
Symptoms?
Increased breathing rate
Tingling in the hands and feet
Agitation
Claw-like hands
Flushed in appearance
Feels light headed/dizzy
Hyperventilation syndrome
Symptoms?
Hunger and headache
Confusion, disorientation
Drunk like
Skin is pale and clammy
Breathing is rapid
Pulse is rapid
Possible seizures and coma
Hypoglycaemia
Symptoms?
Extreme thirst
Lethargy and drowsiness
Skin is warm and dry
Breathing is deep and rapid (sweet smelling breath)
Pulse is rapid
Possible coma
Hyperglycaemia
Paediatric Symptoms?
Hot flushed skin
Stiffness and/or jerking movements of the limbs and body
Abnormal eye movements
Breath holding
Drooling at the mouth
Infantile convulsions
Symptoms?
Blank look and stare
Blinking or fluttering of the eyelids
Twitching of limbs
Strange sensations
Lip smacking
Plucking at clothing or fiddling with objects
Minor Epilepsy
Symptoms ?
The person becomes rigid (tonic stage), may cry out, falls to the ground and has jerking (clonic stage) movements
The breathing is slow and the casualty may become cyanosed and salivate
Incontinence may occur
Convulsions should stop after a few minutes followed by deep sleep
Major Epilepsy
