what information do you write on the triage tags?
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- color/priority
- age/DOB (identifying characteristics)
- treatment and meds already given
- next of kin
what patient conditions warrant an urgent status for triage
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, - severe abdominal pain
- renal colic
- displaced multiple fractures
- new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia)
what happens with 1st degree frostbite?
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hyperemia and edema
(hyperemia: increased blood flow)
what should you NOT administer for a person with a high body temperature
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- aspirin
- antipyretics
how is a frostbit injury handled after rewarming has taken place?
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injury should be handled above heart level
, what is frostbite
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freezing of body tissue
what does drowning lead to?
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leads to loss of surfactant in lungs which causes alveolar collapse and
pulmonary edema
who is most at risk for a lightning injury
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young adult males
nursing care for heat stroke
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- 02 and .9% NS via IV
- continuous cooling, IVF, and cooling blankets.
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- color/priority
- age/DOB (identifying characteristics)
- treatment and meds already given
- next of kin
what patient conditions warrant an urgent status for triage
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, - severe abdominal pain
- renal colic
- displaced multiple fractures
- new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia)
what happens with 1st degree frostbite?
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hyperemia and edema
(hyperemia: increased blood flow)
what should you NOT administer for a person with a high body temperature
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- aspirin
- antipyretics
how is a frostbit injury handled after rewarming has taken place?
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injury should be handled above heart level
, what is frostbite
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freezing of body tissue
what does drowning lead to?
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leads to loss of surfactant in lungs which causes alveolar collapse and
pulmonary edema
who is most at risk for a lightning injury
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young adult males
nursing care for heat stroke
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- 02 and .9% NS via IV
- continuous cooling, IVF, and cooling blankets.
