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| the process of pt classification, pts are surveyes fpr severity of injuries so that life threatening problems may be treated first |
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| one breath every 5 seconds, or 12 times per min |
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| determine unresponsiveness, position victim, open airway, assess for breathing, absent breathing give two ventilations, asses for pulse-no pulse, 2nd rescuer finds external cardiac compressions, assumes proper hand position, begin compressions |
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| infant and adult compression to breaths |
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| (also called hemorrhagic shock)caused by decrease in fluid volume from bleeding, prolonged vomiting |
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| results from poor heart function caused by carious cardiovascular abnormalities |
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| results from severe infection, toxins from microorganisms cause loss of fluid throught the blood vessels |
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| psychogenic shock syncope |
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| caused by the nervous system's reaction to an emotional stumulus |
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| results from sudden, severe, allergic body reaction to a foreign substance(exaggerated hypersensitivity) |
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| assessing a victim for shock you look for |
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| level of consciousness, skin changes, blood pressure, pulsem respirations, urinary outpur, neuromuscular changes, GI effects |
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| open or compound fracture is |
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| an open wound exists over the fracture-bone may seen protruding threw the skin |
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| the skin overlying the injury is contact |
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| the bone is shattered into two or more fragments or pieces |
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| incomplete break, occuring most commonly in children |
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| fracture resulting from a twisting force |
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| fracture resulting from trauma, causing the bone ends to jam together |
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| fracture to the vertebrae as the result of pressure |
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| resulting from blunt traums to a flat bone, cauing an indentation in the bone |
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| Rest- Ice- Compression- Elevation |
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