Answers 2023/2024 GRADED A+
List *5 biohazards* correct answers 1. *anthrax*
2. *botulism*
3. *plague* yersinia pestis
4. *smallpox*
5. *tularemia*
what is *antidote* for *anthrax*? correct answers *ciprofloxacin*
List *3 organophosphates*? correct answers 1. *pesticides*
2. *insecticides*
3. *nerve agents*
What are the *side effects of ingested organophosphates*? What are the *2 nemonic*? correct answers
*muscarinic effects* [SLUDGE]
*S*alivation
*L*acrimation
*U*rine
*D*efecation
*G*I (n/v)
*E*mesis & *E*yes = *PINPOINT* pupils
*nicotinic* effects (MTWtHF)
*M*yadriasis, muscle *twitch/cramp*
*T*achycardia
*W*eakness
*H*ypertension
*F*asciculations (lethargy, seizure, coma)
What are the * 2 antidote/tx* for *organophosphates*? correct answers 1. *atropine*
2. *pralidoxime*
*MCI (Mass casualty incidents* - list the *4 categories* correct answers 1. Black
2. Red
3. Yellow
4. Green
, *black* category correct answers *dead/expectant*
*red* category correct answers *emergent*
*immediate life saving* - *1st* to transport
*yellow* category correct answers *urgent*
delayed ~ *stable*
*green* category correct answers *NONurgent*
*walking around* ~ minor
*analog color scale* for pain is appropriate for *what age*? correct answers *5-12 y/o*
*wong baker faces* pain scale can be used as early as? correct answers As young as *age 3*
*antidote* for *opioids* correct answers *narcan (naloxone)
*antidote* for *midazolam (versed)* correct answers *flumazenil*
*assent* correct answers *7 yr old+ child agrees* to *receive care*
What is the *purpose* of the *EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act)*? correct
answers *inappropriate transfer* of pts based on their *inability to pay for treatment*
- *MSE (medical screening exam)* *must* be performed by *physician* such as *nurse/NP/PA*
When *preserving forensics evidence*, where are *bullets or solid evidence placed*? correct answers
Place in *sealed container*
When *preserving forensics evidence*, what do you do to *with wounds (if possible)*? correct answers
*delay cleaning (if possible)* until *police arrive*
*HIPPA of 1996* does what? correct answers *protects personal health info* by *directing ways data* is:
- *stored*
- *shared*
- *released*
*Exception* - reportable situations are *excluded*
What are *reportable situations*? correct answers - *ED death*
- death *within 48hrs of hospital admission*
- child/elder *abuse*
- *extensive burns*
- *gunshot*
- *stab* wounds