Drowning - ✔✔Ventilation is key, even through foam in the airway
Epistaxis (nosebleed) - ✔✔Have Patient Blow Nose; Suction Active Bleeding
OXYMETAZOLINE or PHENYLEPHRINE 2 Sprays to each nostril. Followed by direct pressure
Heat Related Illness - ✔✔Passive Cooling: move patient from heat, and remove excess
clothing
Active: cold packs, ice, fanning, air conditioning
Heat Cramps: muscle cramps caused by dehydration, no elevated temp
Heat Exhaustion: dehydration, salt depletion, dizziness, fever, altered mental status, etc. Vitals
are
tachycardia, hypotension, and elevated temp
Heat Stroke: temp above 104* and altered mental status
Overdose - ✔✔2mg to 4mg of Naxolone (narcan) through nasal
Respiratory Distress: - ✔✔EMT can assist with patient's own MDI
DEFINITION OF A PATIENT - ✔✔A patient is any individual that meets at least one of the
following
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