Stepful Exam 4 Review
- Choking
- Allergic reactions
Examples of emergencies requiring first
- Trauma
aid or life-saving measures
- Cardiac failure
- Respiratory failure
- Weather related
Examples of eternal and environmental - Tornadoes
emergencies - Hurricane
- Fires
Any situation in which a person suddenly becomes ill or sustains an injury that
Medical Emergency
requires immediate help by a healthcare professional
The immediate care given to someone
who is injured or suddenly becomes ill,
First Aid
before complete medical care can be
obtained
- Your name and location
- Nature of the emergency
What information should the MA provide - Number of people needing help
to an EMS during an emergency? - Condition of the injured or ill patient(s)
- Summary of the first aid already given
- Directions to your location
, Stepful Exam 4 Review
- Basic drugs
What does an emergency crash cart
- Wound care supplies
contain?
- MA must routinely check supplies, expiration dates and restock
1. Observe general
impression of situation.
2. Obtain level of
MAs initial assessment to a patient when responsiveness of patient.
handling an emergency 3. Assess the circulation, airway, and breathing status of the patient. (CABs)
4. Urgency of condition
5. Call 911, if needed.
6. Document
- Bites and stings
- Burns
- Choking
Accidental injuries that may require first - Eye and ear injuries
aid - Falls, fractures, dislocations
- Sprains, strains
- Head injuries
- Wounds
, Stepful Exam 4 Review
AKA scrape or rub
- Superficial wound
Abrasion Treatment:
- Apply pressure if bleeding
- Clean and flush debris
- Apply bandage
Clean and smooth cut
- Open injury caused by sharp object/straight cut
- Profuse bleeding may occur
Incision Treatment:
- Apply pressure until
bleeding stops
- Clean gently
- Apply bandage
Open injury - jagged
- Profuse bleeding may occur
Laceration Treatment:
- Apply pressure until bleeding stops
- Clean gently
- Apply bandage
, Stepful Exam 4 Review
Open wound caused by an object that delivers a
stab
- Usually small with limited bleeding
Treatment:
Puncture
- Apply pressure if bleeding
- Clean and flush debris
- Apply bandage
- Patient may require TDAP vaccine, if patient has
not received in last 5 years
- Choking
- Allergic reactions
Examples of emergencies requiring first
- Trauma
aid or life-saving measures
- Cardiac failure
- Respiratory failure
- Weather related
Examples of eternal and environmental - Tornadoes
emergencies - Hurricane
- Fires
Any situation in which a person suddenly becomes ill or sustains an injury that
Medical Emergency
requires immediate help by a healthcare professional
The immediate care given to someone
who is injured or suddenly becomes ill,
First Aid
before complete medical care can be
obtained
- Your name and location
- Nature of the emergency
What information should the MA provide - Number of people needing help
to an EMS during an emergency? - Condition of the injured or ill patient(s)
- Summary of the first aid already given
- Directions to your location
, Stepful Exam 4 Review
- Basic drugs
What does an emergency crash cart
- Wound care supplies
contain?
- MA must routinely check supplies, expiration dates and restock
1. Observe general
impression of situation.
2. Obtain level of
MAs initial assessment to a patient when responsiveness of patient.
handling an emergency 3. Assess the circulation, airway, and breathing status of the patient. (CABs)
4. Urgency of condition
5. Call 911, if needed.
6. Document
- Bites and stings
- Burns
- Choking
Accidental injuries that may require first - Eye and ear injuries
aid - Falls, fractures, dislocations
- Sprains, strains
- Head injuries
- Wounds
, Stepful Exam 4 Review
AKA scrape or rub
- Superficial wound
Abrasion Treatment:
- Apply pressure if bleeding
- Clean and flush debris
- Apply bandage
Clean and smooth cut
- Open injury caused by sharp object/straight cut
- Profuse bleeding may occur
Incision Treatment:
- Apply pressure until
bleeding stops
- Clean gently
- Apply bandage
Open injury - jagged
- Profuse bleeding may occur
Laceration Treatment:
- Apply pressure until bleeding stops
- Clean gently
- Apply bandage
, Stepful Exam 4 Review
Open wound caused by an object that delivers a
stab
- Usually small with limited bleeding
Treatment:
Puncture
- Apply pressure if bleeding
- Clean and flush debris
- Apply bandage
- Patient may require TDAP vaccine, if patient has
not received in last 5 years
