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Vitals/Emergency Flashcards

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Vital signs

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Pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pupils, movement, temperature, skin color, consciousness, abnormal nerve response

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Avg. pulse

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Adult: 60-80 Child: 80-100 Total: 72

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BPM

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Beats Per Minute

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Pulse is described as…

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Full & Regular

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Rapid & Weak pulse

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Shock

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Rapid & Strong

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Heat stroke, fright

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Strong & slow

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Head injury

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No pulse

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Cardiac arrest, death

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Neck

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Carotid

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Wrist

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Radial

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Arm

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Brachial

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RPM

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Respiration Per Minute

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Normal respiration

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12-20 rpm

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14
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Inspiration

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21%

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Expiration

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17%

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What is the child’s respiration?

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15-25

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What is respiration described as…

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Shallow & quiet

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Abnormal respiration

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Hyperventilates, apnea, dysapnea, agonal, noisey, labored

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Normal respiration

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12-20rpm

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Systolic BP

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Pressure in the arteries when the heart beats

21
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Hypovolemic

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Stems from trauma in which there is blood loss; dec. blood volume=dec. blood pressure

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Respiratory

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When the lungs are unable to supply enough oxygen to the circulating blood

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Neurogenic

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Caused by the general dilation of blood vessels within the cardiovascular system

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Psychogenic

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Known as fainting; temporary dilation of blood vessels

25
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Cardiogenic

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Inability of the heart to pump enough blood to the body

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