Smoke inhalation injuries - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which one of the following best describes the concept of pooling? - The concept of pooling is that insureds share the cost of each other's losses As a single mother on a very tight budget, Ciara is tempted to skimp on her insurance. However, her friend Mehmet tells her not to skimp on insurance, because it will help manage her cash flows. Which one of the following examples best illustrates Mehmet's point? - When her car's windshield breaks, Ciara has to pay only $100 of the $600 cost of...

Test Bank for Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease 8th Edition by Des Jardins PART 1: Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Disease SECTION I: Bedside Diagnosis 1. The Patient Interview 2. The Physical Examination 3. The Pathophysiologic Basis for Common Clinical Manifestations SECTION II: CLINICAL DATA OBTAINED FROM LABORATORY TESTS AND SPECIAL PROCEDURES—Objective Findings 4. Pulmonary Function Testing 5. Blood Gas Assessment 6. Assessment of Oxygenation 7. Assessment of the...

Which one of the following best describes the concept of pooling? ️ The concept of pooling is that insureds share the cost of each other's losses As a single mother on a very tight budget, Ciara is tempted to skimp on her insurance. However, her friend Mehmet tells her not to skimp on insurance, because it will help manage her cash flows. Which one of the following examples best illustrates Mehmet's point? ️ When her car's windshield breaks, Ciara has to pay only $100 of the $600 co...

Burns (Nursing 4 TEST 4) Questions And Answers 100% Guaranteed Success. What can cause burns? - correct answer. o Heat o Chemicals o Electrical current o Radiation What age groups have the highest fatality rates when it comes to burns - correct answer. <4 or >65 yrs old What are the most common types of burns? - correct answer. - Thermal burns or "heat-induced" (most common) How are thermal burns or "heat induced" burns caused? - corr...

MedSurg 2 Final Exam Questions And Answers 1. Which type of burn injury would cause myoglobinuria, long bone fractures, dysrhythmias, and/or cardiac arrest? a. Thermal b. Electrical c. Chemical d. Smoke and inhalation - ANS b. An electrical injury causes tissue damage from intense heat generated by the electrical current passing through tissue, including muscle contractions that can fracture long bones and vertebrae. Myoglobin is released into the circulation when massive muscle da...

Identify the physical requirements of the SCBA user - A. Physical B. Agility C. Facial features D. Medical E. Menta Identify the hazardous environments requiring the use of respiratory protection C. Smoke - 1. Smoke is the product of incomplete combustion 2. Suspended particles provide a means for the condensation of some of the gaseous products of combustion 3. Some of these particles are lethal; some are irritating 4. Size of particle determines how deeply they will penetrate into th...

Glasgow Coma Scale Chance fracture Correct ans - Transverse fracture through vertebra. In children usually associated with enterc disruption. Seen in motor vehicle accidents involving only lap belt. May be associated with retroperitoneal and Abdominal visceral injuries. Anterior hip dislocation Correct ans - Flexed, abducted, externally rotated. Burst fracture Correct ans - Associated with vertebral-axial compression injuries Posterior hip dislocation Correct ans - Flexed, aDDuct...

A burn is when there is an injury to tissues of the body caused by _____, _____, _____ _____ or _____. Burns should always be viewed as _____. correct answers A burn is when there is an injury to tissues of the body caused by heat, chemicals, electrical current, or radiation. Burns should always be viewed as preventable. Types of Burn Injury (Mechanism)... (5) correct answers 1. Thermal burn 2. Chemical burn 3. Electrical burn 4. Cold thermal burn 5. Smoke inhalation injury Therm...

ARDS NursingWhat is ARDS characterized by - correct answer sudden, progressive pulmonary edema, increasing bilateral infiltrates on x-ray, hypoxemia unresponsive to O2 supplementation regardless of the amount of PEEP What do pts. demonstrate - correct answer reduced lung compliance What is the major cause of death in ARDS - correct answer non pulmonary multiple system organ failure, often with sepsis Patho of ARDS - correct answer alveolar damage, inflammation, ventilation perfusion mis...

A client with a pulmonary embolism may have which of the following interventions? - a. IVC filter b. Embolectomy ** c. Chest tube placement d. Heparin drug therapy ** e. Thoracotomy An older adult client arrives in the emergency department after falling off a roof. The nurse observes "sucking inward" of the loose chest area during inspiration and a "puffing out" of the same area during expiration. Arterial blood gas results show severe hypoxemia and hypercarbia. Which procedure does...