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fund test
ch. 24
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Undergraduate 1
02/11/2009

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triage is
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the process for pt classification of the severity of injuries or illness
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the good samaritan law will
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protect any person who follow a prudent (careful about ones conduct) course of action
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a life threatening situation of the hightest priority is
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respitory distress
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the most reliable and accessible pulse is
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the cartoid
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with this question the nurse pinpoints the problem and can perform the Heimlick with no wasted time
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Are you choking?
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once CPR is started it can't be stopped unless
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the rescuer is relieved by paramedics or becomes exhausted
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once CPR is started it can't be stopped unless
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the rescuer is relieved by paramedics or becomes exhausted
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shock results from
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failure of the circulatroy system to provide sufficient blood circulation
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during effective CPR a cartoid pulse is
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palpable during each compression
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priority intervention is to
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assess respiratory status
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an average adult has how many pints of blood
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12 pints
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sign of hypovolemic shock is
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a pulse that becomes weak and thready
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arterial bleeding is
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characterized by the spurting of bright red blood
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the most effective general tx of bleeding is
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to apply direct pressure
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with head injury's a pt must be kept laying
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flat
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what do you do to stop the burning process
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cool the burn
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what can occur with deep partial-thickness burns
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erythema and blisters
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a delay in fracture can
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swell causing porr circulation always check for capillary refill
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a pt with frost bite should be
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be warmed by hot moist towels
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with heat stroke victims when their temp comed down to 101.2 you need to
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remove cloths and fan pt if they start to shiver
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a stinger should be removed with a
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knife by scraping to avoid forcing more venom into the skin
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what should be your first action of acciental poisoning
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call the poison control center
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the tips of toes should remain exposed to
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assess circulation when a bandage has been applied to the lower extremities
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a sucking chest wound should be
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dressed with a flutter dressing so that air can escape the pleural space, but no more can be sucked in
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when a pts lower chest has been punctured with the weapon still in place you should
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immobilize the weapon with dressings and tape
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when a pts lower chest has been punctured with the weapon still in place you should
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immobilize the weapon with dressings and tape
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when a pts lower chest has been punctured with the weapon still in place you should
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immobilize the weapon with dressings and tape
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laceration should be
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cleaned throughly and bandaged to approximate the edges
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laceration should be
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cleaned throughly and bandaged to approximate the edges
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never release a tourniquet when
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all methods have failed to stop the bleeding of an unjury
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placing ice and pinching the nostils helps a pt with
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an epistaxis episode
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s/s of a pt whith internal bleeding
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hemoptysis, hematemsis, melena, or hematuria
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