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stages of grief - -denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
-informed consent - -The patient understands who you are what you want to
do and what happens and allow you to treat them
-Implied consent - -The patient does not specifically refuse emergency care
-Negligence - -Patient suffers further injury or harm because the care
administrator did not meet standard of care
-recovery position - -A side-lying position used to maintain a clear airway in
unconscious patients without injuries who are breathing adequately. Allows
secretions to drain from the mouth
-Person dead at scene - -Decapitation
Rigor Morris
Tissue decomposition
Dependent lucidity
-Sample - -Sign and Symptoms
Allergies
Medication
Past Medical History
Last oral intake
Events leading up to the injury or illness
-Signs of adequate breathing - -Look,listen,feel
-jaw-thrust maneuver - -Use for patients that have neck injury
-Secondary Assessment - -Deformities
open injuries
tenderness
swelling
-signs of anaphylactic shock - -Itchy,hives,swelling,wheezing and serve
respiratory distress,loss of consciousness rapid weak pulse,rapid onset
-angina pectoris - -Chest pain or discomfort,shortness of breath,sweating
, -heart attack - -Chest pain shortness of breath associated jaw or arm pain
-CHF (congestive heart failure) - -Shortness of breath
dizziness,weakness,rapid/shallow breathing,sweating,moist/gurgling
breathing,enlarged neck veins swollen ankles
-stroke - -Weakness on on side,dizziness,garbled d or unable to speak could
have trouble seeing
-diabetes - -Inability's to produce insulin process glucose
-Ingestion - -80% of poisonings may see chemicals or residue around mouth
-Inhalation - -Toxic substance is entered body via breathing absorbed into
lungs
-Absorbstion - -Source are animal bites stings and toxic injections
-injection - -Substance enter the body via skin commonly pesticides toxic
chemicals
-heat exhaustion - -Person exposed to temp greater than 80 degrees with
humidity, produce sweating nausea dizziness low body
-heat stroke - -Body subject more heat than it can handle
body temps rises greater than 106
skin becomes dry and flush
unable to sweat may go unresponsive
-Frostbite - -Skin exposed to extreme cold. Hands toes can become numb
and bright red turn pale or white
-Hypothermia - -Body temp less that 95 normals not fatal. As it progresses
the body cannot compensate therefore shaving stops. If temp is below 83
cardiac arrest can happen
-drowning - -Result of submersion in water or other fluids
-Cold water drowning - -Mamillian dive reflex when submerged in cold water
hr decreases as does oxygen demand decrease metabolic rate
-Shock - -As failure of the circulatory system
-Treatment for shock - -Lay on back
managing CABs
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