Bdls final exam questions with verified solutions

Day to day activities - Answer Greatest good for each individual patient Large scale disasters - Answer greatest good for greatest number of potential survivors Treat first - Answer most seriously injured who have reasonable chance of survival Treat last - Answer least severe illnesses or injuries that are very unlikely to survive Seperate - Answer Those who require minimal or no treatment to get safety Mass casualty triage principles - Answer Systematic method, organization of casualties, occurs at the scene Mass casualty triage decision making encompasses - Answer Presence of life, lib, or vision-threatening condition; available LSI, availability of transportation assets SALT - Answer US is moving towards a national standardization, SALT meats Model Uniform Core Criteria (MUCC) Sort, Assess, LSI, Treatment/Transport Step 1 - Answer Sort: 1st-still/obvious 2-wave/purposeful movement 3rd- walk allows to rapidly ID most at risk by sorting into groups Limitations-hearing, language, fear, injured family Step 2 - Answer LSI-Life Saving Interventions: Control major hemorrhage Open airway Autoinjectors Chest decompressions Step 2: After lifesaving interventions - Answer obeys commands or makes purposeful movements, has peripheral pulse, not in respiratory distress, major hemorrhage in control Triage category assignment - Answer IDME I-Immediate DDelayed Mminimal Eexpecte d Ddead Mass casualty event - Answer more casualties than available resources can take care of without additional support I-Immediate - Answer Highest priority of casualties to receive care: Immediate, life threatening conditions, require immediate management in order to survive, response to LSI-any answer no with chance for survival with current resources available D-delayed - Answer Require prompt medical attention for survival: -Condition can tolerate a short delay in treatment -expected to survive despite the short delay -Response to life s