Term
| CALL EMS IMMEDIATELY IF PATIENT EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH: |
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Definition
•BREATHING
•UNCONSCIOUSNESS
•ANAPHYLAXIS
•BLEEDING
•POISONING
•CHEST PAINS |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE |
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Definition
•WEAK RESPIRATIONS OR CESSATION BREATHING
•CYANOSIS OR ESHEN-WHITE WITH BLOOD LOSS
•PUPILS DIALATED
•LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
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Term
| SIGN/SYMPTOMS OF MILD AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION |
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Definition
•GOOD AIR EXCHANGE, COUGHING, WHEEZING
•PATIENT CAN BREATHE |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF SEVERE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION |
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Definition
•POOR AIR EXCHANGE (NOISY BREATHING; WEAK, INEFFECTIVE COUGH; DIFFICULT RESPIRATIONS; GASPING)
•PATIENT IS UNABLE TO SPEAK, BREATHE OR COUGH
•CYANOSIS
•DIALATED PUPILS |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME |
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Definition
•LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, GIDDINESS
•ANXIETY, CONFUSION
•DIZZINESS
•OVERBREATHING (25-30 RESPIRATIONS/MIN)
•FEELINGS OF SUFFOCATION
•DEEP RESPIRATIONS
•PALPITATIONS (HEART POUNDS)
•TINGLING OR NUMBNESS IN EXTREMITIES |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF HEART FAILURE |
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Definition
•DIFFICULT OR LABORED BREATHING
•PULMONARY CONGESTION WITH COUGH AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING
•MAY COUGH UP PINK SPUTUM
•RAPID, WEAK PULSE
•DILATED PUPILS
•MAY HAVE CHEST PAIN |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF CARDIAC ARREST |
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Definition
•SKIN: ASHEN GREY, COLD, CLAMMY
•NO PULSE
•NO HEART SOUNDS
•NO RESPIRATIONS
•EYES FIXED WITH DILATED PUPILS; NO CONSTRICTION WITH LIGHT
•UNCONSCIOUS |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF AN ASTHMA ATTACK |
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Definition
•DIFFICULTY BREATHING, WHEEZING, (EXTREME CASES: SILENCE, INDICATING LITTLE TO NO AIR EXCHANGE)
•CYANOSIS
•DILATED PUPILS
CONFUSION DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN
•CHEST PRESSURE
•SWEATING |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF SYNCOPE |
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Definition
•PALE GREY FACE, ANXIETY
•DILATED PUPILS
•WEAKNESS, GIDDINESS, DIZZINESS, FAINTNESS, NAUSEA
•PROFUSE COLD PERSPIRATION
•RAPID PULSE, FOLLOWED BY SLOW PULSE
•SHALLOW BREATHING
•DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE
•LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
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Term
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Definition
•SKIN: PALE, MOIST, CLAMMY
•RAPID, SHALLOW BREATHING
•LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
•WEAKNESS OR RESTLESSNESS
•NAUSEA/VOMITING
•THIRST, IF SHOCK IS FROM BLEEDING
•EVENTUAL UNCONSCIOUSNESS IF UNTREATED |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (SHOCK) |
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Definition
•PREMONITORY (WARNING SIGNS)
•DIZZINESS/VERTIGO
•TRANSIENT PARESTHESIA OR WEAKNESS
•TRANSIENT SPEECH DEFECTS
•SERIOUS HEADACHE (WITH CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE)
•BREATHING LABORED, DEEP, SLOW
•CHILLS
•PARALYSIS OF ONE SIDE OF THE BODY
•NAUSEA/VOMITING
•CONVULSIONS
•LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (CAN BE SLOW OR SUDDEN ONSET) |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE |
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Definition
| •SYMPTOMS VARY DEPENDING ON THE CAUSE |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF ANGINA PECTORIS |
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Definition
•SUDDEN CRUSHING, PAROXYSMAL PAIN IN SUBSTERNAL AREA
•PAIN MAY RADIATE TO SHOULDER, NECK, OR ARMS
•PALLOR (PALENESS), FAINTNESS
•SHALLOW BREATHING
•ANXIETY/FEAR |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (HEART ATTACK) |
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Definition
•SUDDEN CRUSHING PAIN IN THE SUBSTERNAL AREA THAT MAY RADIATE TO SHOULDER, NECK, OR ARMS
•LASTS LONGER THAN A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
•CYANOSIS
•PALLOR; COLD, CLAMMY SKIN
•CYANOSIS
•NAUSEA
•DIFFICULTLY BREATHING
•MARKED WEAKNESS
•ANXIETY/FEAR
•POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF ADRENAL CRISIS (CORTISOL MENTAL DEFICIENCY) |
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Definition
•ANXIOUS, STRESSED
•CONFUSED
•PAIN IN ABDOMEN, BACK, LEGS
•MUSCLE WEAKNESS
•EXTREME FATIGUE
•NAUSEA/VOMITING
•LOWERED BLOOD PRESSURE
•ELEVATED PULSE
•LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
•COMA |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF INSULIN REACTION (HYPERINSULINISM, HYPOGLYCEMIA) |
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Definition
•SUDDEN ONSET
•SKIN: MOIST, COLD, PALE
•CONFUSED, NERVOUS, ANXIOUS
•BOUNDING PULSE (STRONG AND FORCEFUL)
•SALIVATION
•NORMAL TO SHALLOW RESPIRATIONS
•CONVULSIONS (LATE) |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF DIABETIC COMA |
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Definition
•SLOW ONSET
•SKIN: FLUSHED AND DRY
•BREATH HAS A FRUITY ODOR
•DRY MOUTH/THIRST
•LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
•WEAK, RAPID PULSE
•EXAGGERATED RESPIRATIONS (KUSSMAUL BREATHING) |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF SEIZURE |
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Definition
•COMA
•ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION
•PALE, MAY BECOME CYANOTIC (BLUE/PURPLE)
•MUSCULAR CONTRACTIONS
•LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (CAN BE BRIEF)
•FIXED POSTURE
•RHYTHMIC TWITCHING OF EYELIDS, EYEBROWS, OR HEAD |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A DELAYED ALLERGIC REACTION (ANAPHYLAXIS) |
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Definition
•SKIN: ERYTHEMA (RASH), URTICARIA, ANGIODEMA
•RESPIRATION: DISTRESS, DYSPNEA (SHORTNESS OF BREATH), WHEEZING, EXTENSION OF ANGIOEDEMA TO LARYNX, MAY HAVE OBSTRUCTION FROM SWELLING |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF IMMEDIATE ANAPHYLAXIS |
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Definition
•SKIN: URTICARIA; FLUSHING; ANGIOEDEMA OF LIPS, MEMBRANES, EYELIDS, LARYX
•RESPIRATION: DISTRESS, COUGH, WHEEZING, DYSPNEA FROM AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
•NAUSEA, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, VOMITING/DIARRHEA
•CYANOSIS
•CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE
•PROFOUND DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE
•RAPID, WEAK PULSE
•PALPITATIONS
•DILATED PUPILS
•SUDDEN LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
•CARDIAC ARREST |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF LOCAL ANESTHESIA REACTIONS |
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Definition
•REACTION TO THE INJECTION/NOT THE ANESTHETIC
•SYNCOPE
•HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME
•ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK
•ALLERGIC SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANE REACTIONS
•ALLERGIC BRONCHIAL ASTHMA ATTACK
•RAPID PULSE AND RESPIRATIONS
•ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE
•TREMORS/CONVULSIONS |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF HEMORRHAGE |
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Definition
•PROLONGED BLEEDING
•SPURTING BLOOD: ARTERY
•OOZING BLOOD: VEIN
•BLEEDING FROM TOOTH SOCKET
•BLEEDING OF AN EXTREMITY
•NOSEBLEED |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A 1ST DEGREE BURN |
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Definition
| •SKIN REDDENED, SWELLING, AND PAIN |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A 2ND DEGREE BURN |
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Definition
•SKIN REDDENED WITH BLISTERS
•SWELLING
•WET SURFACE
•PAIN (MORE THAN 3RD DEGREE)
•HEIGHTENED SENSITIVITY TO TOUCH |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A 3RD DEGREE BURN |
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Definition
•SKIN HAS A LEATHERY LOOK
•INSENSITIVE TO TOUCH |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A CHEMICAL BURN |
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Definition
| •SKIN IS REDDENED/DISCOLORED |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF INTERNAL POISONING |
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Definition
•SIGNS OF CORROSIVE BURN AROUND OR IN ORAL CAVITY
•EVIDENCE OF EMPTY CONTAINER OR INFORMATION FROM PATIENT
•NAUSEA/VOMITING, CRAMPS |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A FOREIGN BODY IN THE EYE |
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Definition
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| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A CHEMICAL SOLUTION IN THE EYE |
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Definition
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A DISLOCATED JAW |
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Definition
| •MOUTH IS OPEN, PATIENT IS UNABLE TO CLOSE MOUTH |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A FACIAL FRACTURE |
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Definition
•PAIN/SWELLING
•ECCHYMOSES (BLOTCHY AREAS OF HEMATOMA)
•DEFORMITY/LIMITATION OF MOVEMENT
•CREPITATION (CRACKLING OR RATTLING) ON MANIPULATION |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A ZYGOMA FRACTURE |
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Definition
| •ALL OF THE SIGNS OF A FACIAL FRACTURE + DEPRESSION OF THE CHEEK |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A MANDIBULAR FRACTURE |
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Definition
| •ALL OF THE SIGNS OF A FACIAL FRACTURE + ABNORMAL OCCLUSION |
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Term
| SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A TOOTH FORCIBLY DISPLACED |
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Definition
| •SWELLING, BRUISES, OR OTHER SIGNS OF TRAUMA DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF ACCIDENT |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A RESPIRATORY FAILURE? |
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Definition
•PLACE PATIENT IN THE SEMI-SUPINE POSITION IF THEY AREN'T BREATHING. SUPINE IF THEY ARE BREATHING
•CHECK FOR AND REMOVING FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM THE MOUTH
•ESTABLISH AIRWAY
•START CPR
•IF PATIENT DOESN'T SPONTANEOUSLY BREATH, CALL EMS
•MONITOR VITALS
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A MILD AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION? |
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Definition
•SIT PATIENT UP
•LOOSEN TIGHT COLLAR/BELT
•NO TREATMENT, LET PATIENT COUGH |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A SEVERE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION? |
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Definition
•REASSURE THE PATIENT
•TREAT FOR COMPLETE OBSTRUCTION
•IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, PERFORM HEIMLICH MANEUVER
•IF PATIENT BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS, BEGIN CPR AND CALL EMS |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR HYPERVENTILATION? |
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Definition
•TERMINATE ORAL PROCEDURE
•REMOVE EVERYTHING FROM THE MOUTH
•POSITION UPRIGHT
•IMMEDIATELY TELL THE PATIENT, "THERE WILL BE NO MORE DENTAL TREATMENT TODAY"
•LOOSEN TIGHT COLLAR
•REASSURE PATIENT
•EXPLAIN OVER-BREATHING AND ASK PATIENT TO HOLD EACH BREATH FOR 10 SECONDS. ASK PATIENT TO BREATH 7-10 DEEP BREATHS PER MINUTE INTO A PAPER BAG |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR HEART FAILURE? |
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Definition
•PLACE PATIENT IN UPRIGHT POSITION
•CALL EMS
•MAKE PATIENT COMFORTABLE
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•REASSURE PATIENT
•BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (AED) |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR CARDIAC ARREST? |
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Definition
•CALL EMS
•CHECK ORAL CAVITY FOR DEBRIS OR VOMIT (LEAVE DENTURES IN PLACE FOR SEAL)
•BEGIN CPR |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR AN ASTHMA ATTACK? |
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Definition
•POSITION PATIENT UPRIGHT, WITH ARMS UP AND POSITIONED FORWARD
•ASSIST WITH PATIENT'S OWN BRONCHODILATOR (INHALER)
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•EPINEPHRINE IF PATIENT DECOMPENSATES (HEART FAILURE)
•SUPPLEMENTAL CORTISONE TO PATIENT WHO HAS BEEN ON CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY
•BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
•CALL EMS |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR SYNCOPE? |
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Definition
•PLACE PATIENT IN TRENDELENBURG POSITION
•OPEN AIRWAY
•LOOSEN TIGHT COLLAR/BELT
•PLACE COLD DAMP CLOTH ON FORHEAD
•CRUSH AMMONIA VAPOROLE UNDER PATIENTS NOSE
•KEEP PATIENT WARM WITH BLANKET
•MONITOR VITALS
•KEEP AIRWAY OPEN
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•KEEP IN SUPINE POSITION 10 MINUTES AFTER RECOVERY TO PREVENT NAUSEA AND DIZZINESS
•REASSURE PATIENT, ESPECIALLY DURING RECOVERY |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR SHOCK? |
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Definition
•PUT PATIENT IN TRENDELENBURG POSITION
•OPEN AIRWAY
•KEEP PATIENT QUIET AND WARM
•MONITOR VITALS
•KEEP AIRWAY OPEN
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•IF PATIENT DOES NOT RECOVER FULLY / VITALS ARE NOT AT BASELINE, CALL EMS |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT? |
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Definition
•IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS:
•CALL EMS
•TURN PATIENT ON PARALYZED SIDE AND SEMI-UPRIGHT
•LOOSEN CLOTHING AROUND THE THROAT
•REASSURE PATIENT, KEEP CALM AND QUIET
•MONITOR VITALS
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•CLEAR AIRWAY-SUCTION VOMIT AS THROAT MUSCLES MAY BE PARALYZED
•IF PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS:
•PLACE PATIENT IN SUPINE POSITION
•START BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
•USE CPR IF INDICATED |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE? |
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Definition
•CALL EMS
•BE CALM, REASSURE PATIENT
•KEEP PATIENT WARM AND QUIET; RESTRICT EFFORT
•ALWAYS ADMINISTER OXYGEN WHEN THERE IS CHEST PAIN |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR ANGINA PECTORIS? |
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Definition
•PLACE PATIENT IN UPRIGHT POSITION, OR AS PATIENT REQUESTS, FOR COMFORTABLE BREATHING
•IF PATIENT HAS THEIR OWN NITROGLYCERINE-PLACE IT SUBLINGUALLY BUT ONLY WHEN BP IS AT OR ABOVE THE BASELINE
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•REASSURE PATIENT
•IF NITROGLYCERIN DOESN'T GIVE PROMPT RELIEF: CALL EMS
•TREAT AS MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION? |
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Definition
•CALL EMS
•POSITION PATIENT WITH HEAD UP FOR COMFORTABLE BREATHING
•IF SYMPTOMS ARE NOT RELIEVED WITH NITROGLYCERIN, ADMINISTER 162-325MG OF CHEWABLE ASPIRIN
•MONITOR VITAL SIGNS
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•ALLEVIATE ANXIETY, REASSURE |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR ADRENAL CRISIS |
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Definition
•TERMINATE ORAL PROCEDURE
•CALL EMS
•IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS
•REQUEST TELEPHONE CALL FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•MONITOR BP AND PULSE
•PLACE PATIENT ON STABLE SIDE WITH LEGS SLIGHTLY RAISED
•IF PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS:
•BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
•TRY AMMONIUM VAPOROLE WHEN CAUSE IS UNDECIDED
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•EMS TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL |
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Definition
•CONSCIOUS PATIENT:
•ADMINISTER ORAL SUGAR (CUBES, APPLE JUICE, CANDY, FROSTING)
•OBSERVE PATIENT FOR 1 HOUR BEFORE DISMISSAL
•DETERMINE TIME SINCE PREVIOUS MEAL AND ARRANGE NEXT APPOINTMENT FOLLOWING FOOD INTAKE
•IF PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS:
•CALL EMS
•BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
•POSITION: SUPINE
•MAINTAIN AIRWAY
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•MONITOR VITALS
•ADMINISTER INTRAMUSCULAR GLUCAGON OR INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE
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Definition
•CALL EMS
•CONSCIOUS PATIENT:
•KEEP PATIENT WARM
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT:
•BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
•POSITION: SUPINE |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR SEIZURES? |
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Definition
•CALL EMS
•POSITION: SUPINE (DO NOT REMOVE FROM DENTAL CHAIR)
•MAKE AREA SAFE
•DO NOT FORCE ANYTHING BETWEEN TEETH. IF MOUTH IS OPEN, A SOFT SPONGE OR TOWEL MAY BE PLACED
•OPEN AIRWAY
•MONITOR VITALS
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•ALLOW PATIENT TO SLEEP DURING POSTCONVULSIVE STAGE
•EMS TO DETERMINE NEED FOR TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL
•TAKE OBJECTS FROM PATIENTS HANDS, SO THEY DON'T DROP THEM |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A DELAYED ALLERGIC REACTION? |
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Definition
•ADMINISTER ANTIHISTAMINE TO SKIN
•PLACE PATIENT IN UPRIGHT POSITION
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•EPINEPHRINE MAY BE NEEDED IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT
•IF THE AIRWAY IS OBSTRUCTED:
•POSITION: SUPINE
•CLEAR THE AIRWAY
•USE EPINEPHRINE |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR IMMEDIATE ANAPHYLAXIS? |
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Definition
•RAPID TREATMENT IS NEEDED
•ADMINISTER EPINEPHRINE VIA AUTOINJECTOR
•CALL EMS
•POSITION: SUPINE (EXCEPT WHEN DYSPNEA PRODOMINATES(SHORTNESS OF BREATH))
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
•MONITOR VITALS
•CPR IF AIRWAY IS OBSTRUCTED |
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| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR LOCAL ANESTHETIC REACTIONS? |
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Definition
•PREFORM PROCEDURE FOR SYNCOPE, IF NEEDED
•PREFORM PROCEDURE FOR HYPERVENTILATION, IF NEEDED
•MILD REACTION:
•STOP INJECTION
•POSITION: SUPINE
•LOOSEN TIGHT CLOTHING
•REASSURE PATIENT
•MONITOR VITALS
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•SEVERE REACTION:
•CALL EMS
•BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, MAINTAIN AIRWAY
•ADMINISTER OXYGEN
•CONTINUE MONITORING VITALS
•CPR
•ADMINISTRATE ANTICONVULSENT |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR PROLONGED BLEEDING? |
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Definition
•COMPRESSION OVER BLEEDING AREA
•APPLY GAUZE PACK WITH DIRECT PRESSURE
•BANDAGE PACK INTO PLACE FIRMLY, IF POSSIBLE
•ELEVATE INJURY ABOVE THE HEART, IF POSSIBLE
•SEVERE BLEEDING:
•DIGITAL PRESSURE ON PRESSURE POINT OF SUPPLYING VESSEL
•IF THERE ARE SHOCK SYMPTOMS, CALL EMS |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS BLEEDING FROM THE TOOTH SOCKET? |
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Definition
•PACK WITH FOLDED GAUZE. DO NOT DAB.
•HAVE PATIENT BITE DOWN FIRMLY
•IF BLEEDING DOES NOT STOP, HAVE PATIENT BITE DOWN ON A DAMP TEABAG FOR 10 MINUTES
•DO NOT RINSE |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS BLEEDING FROM AN EXTREMITY? |
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Definition
•CALL EMS
•ELEVATE PART, SUPPORT WITH PILLOWS
•APPLY TOURNIQUET IF LIMB IS AMPUTATED, MANGLED, OR CRUSHED |
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| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A NOSEBLEED? |
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Definition
•PATIENT UPRIGHT, HEAD ELEVATED
•TELL PATIENT TO BREATH THROUGH THE MOUTH
•APPLY COLD APPLICATION TO THE NOSE
•PRESS NOSTRIL ON BLEEDING SIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES
•ADVISE PATIENT NOT TO BLOW NOSE FOR AN HOUR OR MORE
•IF BLEEDING DOES NOT STOP, WET COTTON ROLLS WITH WATER AND LUBRICATE WITH WATER-SOLUBLE LUBRICANT
•PACK NOSTRIL
•TELL PATIENT TO BREATHE THROUGH MOUTH
•LEAVE PACKING IN PLACE UNTIL SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A 1ST DEGREE BURN? |
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Definition
•DO NOT GIVE FOODS OR LIQUIDS, AS PATIENT MAY BECOME NAUSEOUS
•BE ALERT FOR SIGNS OF SHOCK |
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| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A 2ND DEGREE BURN? |
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Definition
•DO NOT GIVE FOODS OR LIQUIDS, AS PATIENT MAY BECOME NAUSEOUS
•BE ALERT FOR SIGNS OF SHOCK
•DO NOT APPLY OINTMENT, GREASE, OR BICARBONATE OF SODA
•IMMERSE IN COOL WATER TO RELIEVE PAIN; DO NOT APPLY ICE
•GENTLY CLEAN WITH MILD ANTISEPTIC
•DRESS LIGHTLY WITH DRY, STERILE BANDAGE
•ELEVATE BURNED PART
•CALL EMS |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A 3RD DEGREE BURN? |
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Definition
•CALL EMS
•TREAT FOR SHOCK
•BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, MAINTAIN AIRWAY
•CHECK FOR OTHER INJURIES
•WRAP IN CLEAN SHEET
•EMS TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL |
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| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A CHEMICAL BURN? |
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Definition
•RINSE WITH WATER FOR 1/2 AN HOUR
•CHECK DIRECTIONS ON THE CONTAINER FROM WHICH THE CHEMICAL CAME FROM FOR AN ANTIDOTE OR OTHER DEVICE
•BURN CAUSED BY ACID MAY BE RINSED WITH BICARBONATE OF SODA
•BURN CAUSED BY ALKALI MAY BE RINSED WITH A WEAK ACID SUCH AS VINEGAR |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR INTERNAL POISONING? |
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Definition
•CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222)
•BE CALM AND SUPPORTIVE
•BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, MAINTAIN AIRWAY
•ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION (INHALED POISON):
•RECORD VITAL SIGNS
•DO NOT GIVE WATER/MILK/IPECAC UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE PCC
•CALL EMS |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE EYE? |
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Definition
•WASH HANDS
•ASK PATIENT TO LOOK DOWN
•BRING UPPER LID DOWN OVER LOWER LID FOR A MOMENT; MOVE UPWARD
•TURN DOWN LOWER LID AND EXAMINE, IF PARTICLE IS VISIBLE REMOVE IT WITH A MOISTENED COTTON APPLICATOR
•USE EYE CUP: WASH EYE WITH PLAIN WATER
•IF UNSUCCESSFUL, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
•PREVENT PATIENT FROM RUBBING EYE BY PLACING GAUZE PACK OVER EYE AND STABILIZE WITH ADHESIVE TAPE |
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| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR CHEMICAL SOLUTION IN THE EYE? |
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Definition
•RINSE WITH LOTS OF WATER
•TURN HEAD SO WATER FLOWS AWAY FROM INNER EYE; CONTINUE FOR 15-20 MINUTES |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A DISLOCATED JAW? |
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Definition
•STAND IN FRONT OF SEATED PATIENT
•WRAP THUMBS IN TOWELS AND PLACE ON OCCLUSAL SURFACES OF MANDIBULAR POSTERIOR TEETH
•CURVE FINGERS AND PLACE UNDER BODY OF THE MANDIBLE
•PRESS DOWN AND BACK WITH THE THUMBS AND AT THE SAME TIME PULL UP AND FORWARD WITH THE FINGERS
•AS JOINT SLIPS INTO PLACE, QUICKLY MOVE THUMBS OUTWARD
•PLACE BANDAGE AROUND HEAD, TO SUPPORT UNDER CHIN |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A FACIAL FRACTURE? |
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Definition
•PLACE PATIENT ON SIDE
•BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
•SUPPORT WITH BANDAGE AROUND FACE, UNDER CHIN,AND TIED ON TOP OF THE HEAD
•CALL EMS |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A TOOTH THAT HAS BEEN FORCIBLY DISPLACED? |
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Definition
•INSTRUCT PATIENT OR PARENT TO HOLD THE TOOTH BY THE CROWN AND TO AVOID TOUCHING THE ROOTS
•RINSE THE TOOTH GENTLY IN COOL WATER, BUT DON'T SCRUB IT
•KEEP THE TOOTH MOIST BY KEEPING IT IN MILK TO TRANSPORT IT TO THE DENTIST
•BRING TOOTH TO DENTIST IMMEDIATELY
•THE LONGER THE TIME LAPSE BETWEEN AVULSION AND REPLANTATION, THE POORER THE PROGNOSIS |
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