100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
\Q\.What is the order of a patient assesment? - ANSWERS✔-1) Scene size up
2) Primary Assesment
-ABCs, determine responsiveness, acknowledge chief complaint
3) History Taking
- SAMPLE
- Take vitals
4) Secondary Assessment
5) Reassessment
\Q\.What can cause altered menta status? - ANSWERS✔-- Head injury
- Shock
- Decrease level of 02 to the brain
- high fever
- infection (sepsis)
- low blood glucose
\Q\.What is the definition of a seizure? - ANSWERS✔-An uncontrolled electrical disturbance to
the brain
\Q\.What are the two types of seizures? - ANSWERS✔-1) Generalized
2) Absence seizures
\Q\.What constitutes a generalized seizure? - ANSWERS✔-- 1-2 minutes in length
,- usually unconscious
- could be caused in a sudden high fever
\Q\.What is a febrile seizure? - ANSWERS✔-Seizure caused by a sudden high fever
\Q\.Describe a absence seizure? - ANSWERS✔-- a brief lapse of consciousness
- may blink their eyes, stare vacantly or jerk one part of their body
\Q\.Generally describe a heart condition - ANSWERS✔-The coronary arteries that transfer 02
to the heart narrow as a result of atherosclerosis
\Q\.What are some examples of heart conditions? - ANSWERS✔-- Angina Pectoris
- Heart attack
- Cardiac Arrest
- Conjestive heart failure
\Q\.Define Angina Pectoris - ANSWERS✔-- The attack is brought on by exertion, emotion, or
eating
- CRUSHING CHEST PAIN, that may radiate to arms, neck, or jaw
Symptoms- Shortness of breath, sweating, extremely frightened
Treat: Assist with Nitro
Note: If symptoms persist longer than 5 mins assume heart attack
, \Q\.Define heart attack - ANSWERS✔-Heart is deprived of blood due to blockage in an artery.
Symptoms: sever pain radiating from chest to left arm, jaw or back
- Shortness of breath, weak, nauseating
Treat: Nitro, aspirin (325mg)
NOTE: Don't give Nitro if Bp <100mmhg or on rectal disfunction meds
\Q\.Describe cardiac arrest - ANSWERS✔-Suden loss heart activity due to an irregular heart
rhythm
Symp: Unconsciousness, no carotid pulse, no respiration
Treat: AED, oxygen, CPR
\Q\.Describe conjestive heart failure - ANSWERS✔-Heart fails to pump adequately because
muscles fail due to congestion in the blood vessels
Sympt:
- Difficulty breathing, gurgling, spitting up white or pink foam, shallow breath, profuse sweating,
swollen ankles
Treat: Place in sitting position, hang legs over a ledge, 02
\Q\.Causes of shortness of breath - ANSWERS✔-Heart related: Angina Pectoris, heart attack,
CHF