Werner Ch. 10 Flashcards
How do you manage a fever?
Uncover the person and small children should be undressed and left naked until the fever goes down. Take aspirin as well and give children acetaminophen since it is safer. Also, make sure that urine passes when taking liquids.
What do you NOT do during a fever?
Wrap a person in clothing or blankets.
What should you eat during a fever?
Drinks lots of water, juices, or other liquids. For babies boil the water and then let it cool.
How do you manage a HIGH fever?
You should brung it down since it can cause seizures and is the most dangerous for children. Put the person in a cool place and fan, pour cool water or cool cloths. Give plenty cool water to drink. Also give acetaminophen to children (12 yrs or under) and aspirin if older. Or grind it if person cannot take by mouth and put in anus as an enema or syringe without needle.
What is the dosage of acetaminophen?
- Persons over 12 years: 2 tablets every 4 hours
- Children 6 to 12 years: 1 tablet every 4 hours
- Children 3 to 6 years: 1/2 tablet every 4 hours
- Children under 3 years: 1/4 tablet every 4 hours
What do you do when something is stuck in the throat?
- stand behind the person and wrap arms around their waist
- put fist against belly above navel and below ribs
- press into belly with strong upward jerk
What do you do when something is stuck in the throat but the person is bigger than you?
- Lay them on their back
- tilt their head to one side
- sit over the person and place lower hand(bottom palms) on belly between ribs
- make quick and upward jerk
- repeat (do m2m if they cannot breathe)
Step 3 can be done in chest if person is big, pregnant, or wheelchair bound)
What do you do when breathing stops?
- begin m2m
- use finger to remove anything stuck in mouth or throat
- lay the person and tilt the head back and jaw forward
- Pinch the nostrils and open mouth wide and blow strongly so that chest rises.
- repeat every 5 seconds
- For BABIES, cover the nose and mouth with your mouth and breathe gently every 3 seconds
- continue until person breathes on their own
What are some reasons someone stops breathing?
- something is stuck in their throat
- thick mucus blocking throat
- drowning, chocking on smoke, or poisoning
- strong blow to head or chest
- heart attack
What is true when a person stops breathing?
They only have 4 minutes til they can die
How do you control a bleeding from a wound?
- raise the injured part
- press directly on the wound with a cloth and keep pressing until the bleeding stops(direct pressure)
What do you when the bleeding cannot be controlled with direct pressure?
- keep pressing on the wound
- keep the wounded part as high as possible
- bind a piece of cloth or bandage tightly
- squeeze at pressure points on the artery. Use your fingers (flat part) and push the artery against a bone to shut off or slow the flow
- keep pressing for 20 minutes
What are some precautions for stopping a bleeding from a wound?
- never use dirt, kerosene, lime or coffee
- using a tourniquet can help but can result in total loss or arm or leg. Don’t use string or wire
- Raise the feet and lower the head to prevent shock
- keep blood from getting into any cuts or sores on your skin
What wounds are likely to be infected?
- dirty wounds or wounds made from dirty objects
- puncture wounds and other deep wounds that do not bleed much
- wounds made where animals are kept
- large wounds with severe mashing or bruising
- bites, especially from pigs, dogs, or people
- bullets wounds
What care should be provided for high risk wounds?
- wash wounds with boiled water and soap and remove any dirtiness
- if the wound is deep then give cephalosporin antibiotic like ceftrizxone for 3-7 days
- don’t close the wound stitches or butterfly bandages. Leave the wound open
