Multidimensional Care IV / MDC 4 FINAL EXAM Q&A

what are the treatments for frostbite in the ED? - Warm saline, immerse hands/feet in warm water, elevate affected limbs, have them rub their hands together Priority treatment for pt with a heat stroke - Move them out of the sun, into shade First priority assessment - Airway Process called for sorting patients - Triage Pt with a heat stroke starts to shiver. Why is this this bad? - Raises their temp.; give them meds Pt has an increased temp., what will we tell the UAP to do? - Strip them down/remove clothing 2nd degree frost bite looks like? - Milky fluid, red w/ blisters S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Downloaded by: helena_zavala | Distribution of this document is illegal This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :03:08 GMT -05:00 HIGH FLYER S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Pt w/ heat stroke--what characteristics would we see in the pt? - Tachycardia, irregular pulse patter, visual disturbance, dec. urine output Pt being treated for hypothermia & is on a heart monitor. What is the reason that the pt could have arrhythmias? - Lactic acid shunted Pt sustained a blunt trauma to the chest, sign that the pt has a pneumothorax? - Diminished breath sounds Low pressure alarms on the ventilator, what do we think happened/what do we do? - It disconnected; ventilate the pt manually Pt w/ rib fracture, how would they present? - Pain on inspiration Most distinctive sign of flailed chest? - Paradoxical chest movement Pt has a high-pressure alarm on the ventilator & absence of breath sounds on the right lower lobe. what do they have? - Pneumothorax