CC Test 3 Emergency Department Questions And Detailed Answers

CC Test 3 Emergency Department Questions And Detailed Answers forensic nurse nurses that are trained to manage patients that have experienced rape, child abuse, and domestic violence psychiatric crisis nurse nurses that are trained to manage patients and families in crisis, serious illness, injury, or death, and patients with mental health and psychiatric complaints negative patients with TB will be placed in a room with BLANK pressure standard BLANK precautions are used in the ED at all times true (can help prevent falls or other injuries) t or f you can ask a family member or friend to stay with the patient when the patient is confused or disoriented 2 how many people should search the patient's belongings triage sorting or classifying of patients into priority levels based on injury or illness severity; this nurse will perform rapid assessment to determine the severity of the injury/illness emergent level of triage; life threatening; red tag; IE: respiratory distress, chest pain with sweating, acute/active hemorrhage, unstable vitals, stroke urgent level of triage; needs quick treatment but not immediately life threatening; yellow tag; IE severe abdominal cramping, renal colic, displaced/multiple fractures, complex/multiple soft tissue injuries, new onset respiratory infection like pneumonia in older adults nonurgent level of triage; could wait several hours if needed without fear of deterioration; green tag; skin rash, sprain/strain, cold, simple fracture false (you triage the minimal/non-urgent first but treat the red) in a disaster/mass casualty the persons you triage first are the ones you treat first do not most patients that come into the ED do OR do not need resuscitation Jehovah's Witness patients in which no blood products should be used are not many ED are OR are not equipped to handle suicidal or homicidial patients - GSW/stabbing/assault - abuse - communicable disease - animal bites 4 reportable emergency department conditions trauma disease characterized by injury to the body caused by intentional (assault, homicide, and suicide) or unintentional (accident) acute exposure to mechanical, thermal, electrical, or chemical energy; un unintentional injury the leading cause of death for those under 35 in the US MVCs and homicide the 2 leading causes of death for people 15-24 years old poisoning (from prescriptions/drugs) a second peak of trauma incidents occurs between ages 35-54 in which BLANK are the leading cause of unintentional death falls and MVCs a third peak of unintentional trauma caused by BLANK occurs in those 65+ males males OR females are more likely to experience trauma drugs and alcohol 2 leading causes of traumatic events evacuation and management rapid BLANK of injured patients to skilled health care personnel results in significantly improved outcomes level I level of trauma; provide leadership and total care for every aspect of injury; prevention through rehab; offer professional and community education programs, conduct research and participate in system planning level II level of trauma; provide care to the vast majority of injured patients; may not be able to meet the resource needs of patients who require very complex injury management; play a role in injury management, education, prevention, and emergency preparedness planning Level III level of trauma; critical link to high capability trauma centers; primary focus is injury stabilization and patient transfer level IV level of trauma; advanced life support care in rural or remote settings; patients are stabilized to the best degree before possible transfer - access to care through communication (911) - availability of prehospital emergency care - rapid transport - early provision of rehab services - injury prevention, research, and education 5 critical elements of trauma care golden hour the first hour of emergent care that focuses on rapid assessment, resuscitation, and treatment of life threatening injuries first peak of death type of death caused by traumatic injury; seconds to minutes after injury; only trauma prevention will reduce these deaths; IE high spinal cord injury, exsanguination, or apnea from severe head injury second peak of death