1st Degree Burn
Tissue Effected?
Skin Color/Moisture/Appearance? - Answer-Superficial Thickness (Only Epidermis)
Red Skin
No Blisters or burns
/.2nd Degree Burn
Tissue Effected?
Skin Color/Moisture/Appearance? - Answer-Partial Thickness (epidermis and part of
dermis)
Not subcutaneous tissue
Blistered/white to red/ moist and spotted
/.3rd Degree Burn
Tissue Effected?
Skin Color/Moisture/Appearance? - Answer-Full Thickness
All skin layers including subcutaneous and beyond
Dry/Leathery/white brown or black
/.anaphylaxis (anaphylactic shock) S/s - Answer-Can develop within seconds, mild
itching or rash, burning skin, vascular dilation, generalized edema, coma, rapid death
/.auto v object - Answer-high energy trauma depending on state of car
/.Beck's triad - Answer-Low BP/JVD/Distant and muffled heart sounds
/.Biggest issue we encounter with open wound - Answer-infection
/.Bleeding control - Answer-External: Direct Pressure/Elevation/Dressing
Internal: Splint to suspected area, nothing PO
/.Blood loss with femur fracture - Answer-1 Liter or 1000mL or 1000 cc
/.cardiogenic shock S/s
Pulse/Resp.'s/Blood Pressure?
Skin CMT?
Mental Status?
Right vs Left - Answer-P-Either R-Tachy BP-Brady and Narrowing
Cool Pale and Clammy/ Cyanotic
Anxiety to Decreased AMS
JVD/peripheral edema = R. Sided Failure
Crackles or rales upon auscultation L. Side fail
, /.Cns what it controls and what it's composed of - Answer-
/.Commoti cortis - Answer-Injury caused by sudden direct blow to chest during critical
portion of heartbeat
may result in immediate cardiac arrest
Vfib responds to defibrillation within first 2 minutes of injury
/.Compartment syndrome - Answer-Swelling in a confined space that produces
dangerous pressure; may cut off blood flow or damage sensitive tissue
Pain out of proportion to injury
/.Concussion - Answer-temporary loss or alteration of consciousness
90% aren't +loc
ask about dizziness or weakness
Symptoms: dazed and confused, lack of coordination
/.Contusion - Answer-more serious than concussion
physical injury to brain tissue
long/permanent damage
/.Crush Syndrome - Answer-when area of body is trapped for longer than 4 hours and
arterial blood flow is compromised
can lead to renal failure and death
/.Cushing's triad - Answer-hypertension/bradycardia/irregular resp
pertains to ICP
Provide BVM if needed
/.Detached retina - Answer-Retina detaches from the choroid and the sclera and may
cause blindness which may be temporary
/.epidural hematoma - Answer-blow to head causing linear fracture
Rapidly progresses (unconscious to brief conscious to unconscious)
pupil on side of injury fixed and dialated
arterially fed so bright red
/.Formable Splint - Answer-Below elbow or knee
inflatable air device usually
/.frontal collisions - Answer-abrasion/traction-type injuries on face neck and chest
knees
injuries to head and chest from steering wheel
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