Test 33/34 Flashcards
Stages of nuclear blast
- Blinding light flash
- Fireball or thermal pulse
- Blast itself, in which atmosphere expands
- Electromagnetic pulse
- Fallout (majority in first 24-48 hours)
3 clinical ranges of radiation exposure
- Subclinical
- Clinical-sublethal
- Lethal
Nausea and vomiting at what time frame in radiation if lethal dose
Less than 1 hour
Perimortem C section incision
Pubis to umbilicus
Can extend to xiphoid if needed
Tx for eviscerated bowl
Cover with sterile saline soaked dressing and cover with dry occlusive dressing
do not attempt to clean or put back in
Most likely devices to not accommodate bariatric patients
Immobilization devices and traction splints
ETCO2 in asthmatic that is concerning? What does it suggest
Normal or above normal - sign of respiratory failure
HF acid binds to what
Intracellular calcium and magnesium
HF acid lab abnormalities
Hypocalcemia
Hypomagnesemia
Hyperkalemia
Huber needle is needed to access what
Chemo port
Quarantine after anthrax exposure?
Not needed - human to human transmission is rare
Minimum flow for jet ventilation
50 lpm
Where should tip of IABP be on CXR
2nd and 3rd intercostal spaces
Placed 1-2 cm distal to beginning of subclavian artery
What to do when lots of bystanders around causing problem
Call law
Standard equipment for what procedure doesn’t work in bariatric patients
Needle decompression