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What is a sign of appendicitis?
Pain increasing with movement or on footfalls when walking.
Pain in lower right quadrant of patient's abdomen.
What are the signs of Serious Abdominal Illness?
1. Fever
2. Pain longer than 12 hours
3. localized pain
4. Guarding
5. Tenderness
6. Pain increases with movement
7. Pain in lower right quadrant
8. Blood in vomit, feces, urine
9. Nausea, vomit, diarrhea for more than 24 hours
10. pain associated with pregnancy
When should you use an epipen?
If life threatening and if they have a prescription
What are the signs of a life threatening allergy?
Closing of airway
What is a normal heart rate?
,60-100 bpm
How to find Respiratory Rate?
watch chest rise and fall and count for 30 seconds. Multiply by
2.
What is a normal respiratory rate?
12-20 breaths per minute
What does SCTM stand for?
Skin Color Temperature Moisture
What is a normal SCTM?
Pink, Warm, Dry
How to determine Skin Color?
Check skin color in non pigmented areas, usually pink. Inner lip
and eyelids
How to determine Temperature?
Should be warm
How to determine Moisture?
Patient should be dry to the touch
What is shock?
Shock is an inadequate perfusion of oxygenated blood to the
brain and other cells
What are the stages of shock?
Compensatory, Decompensatory, Irreversible
What are the signs and symptoms of compensatory
shock?
1. LOC: Anxious, restless, disoriented (A+O 2-4)
2. HR: Rapid
3. RR: Rapid and Shallow
4. SCTM: pink and warm, turning pale, cool, clammy
5. Symptoms: nausea, vomit, dizzy, thirsty
What are the signs and symptoms of decompensatory
shock?
1. LOC: Deterioration of mental status, or unresponsive
2. HR: Rapid, weak, slows
3. RR: Contiues to increase, shallow, slows
4. SCTM: Pale, Cool, Clammy
What is the treatment for shock?
, 1. Treat the cause
2. Keep patient calm
3. Maintain normal temp
4. elevate legs
5. Consider Fluids (Depends on injury, usually fine)
6. Monitor Vital Signs
What are the causes of breathing emergencies?
1. Choking
2. Asthma
3. Electrocution
4. Heart Attack
5. Allergic Reaction
6. Emotional Distress
7. Non-fatal drowning (Submersion incident)
How to aid choking?
1. Give 5 Back Blows: Bend the person forward at the waist
and give 5 back blows between the shoulder blades with the
heel of one hand
2. Give 5 Abdominal Thrusts: Place a fist with the thumb side
against the middle of the person's abdomen, just above the
naval. Cover your fist with the other hand. Give 5 quick, upward
abdominal thrusts
3. Continue Care: Repeat above until Object is forced out,
person can cough forcefully or breathe, or person becomes
unconscious
What are the signs and symptoms of a submersion
incident?
1. Panic, holding breath
2. HR, Blood Pressure up
3. Involuntary Swallowing of Water
4. Laryngospasm
5. Asphyxia
6. Loss of consciousness
7. Respiratory Arrest, then cardiac arrest
How to prevent a submersion incident?