NUR 2755 Multidimensional Care IV MDC4 FINAL EXAM

NUR 2755 Multidimensional Care IV MDC4 FINAL EXAM what are the treatments for frostbite in the ED? - Warm saline, immerse hands/feet in warm water, elevate affected limbs, have them rub their hands together Priority treatment for pt with a heatstroke - Move them out of the sun, into shade First priority assessment - Airway Process called for sorting patients - Triage Pt with a heat stroke starts to shiver. Why is this this bad? - Raises their temp.; give them meds Pt has an increased temp., what will we tell the UAP to do? - Strip them down/remove clothing 2nd degree frost bite looks like? - Milky fluid, red w/ blisters Pt w/ heat stroke--what characteristics would we see in the pt? - Tachycardia, irregular pulse patter, visual disturbance, dec. urine output Pt being treated for hypothermia & is on a heart monitor. What is the reason that the pt could have arrhythmias? - Lactic acid shunted Ptsustained a blunttrauma to the chest,sign that the pt has a pneumothorax? - Diminished breath sounds