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| a piece of cloth used to hold a dressing in place, to support a body part; provide compression; or to protect from external contamination |
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| awareness, full knowledge of what is in one's own mind |
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| an official who investigates a sudden, suspicious, or violent death to determine the cause. In some communities this position has been replaced by the medical examiner |
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| medication that induces vomiting |
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| an unexpected occurrence or situation demanding immediate action |
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| a report giving detailed info about an emergency situation and how it was handled |
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| an emetic; causes vomiting |
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| pertaining to or occurring during the period after death; common term for autopsy |
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| an emergency first aid procedure for a victim of cardiac arrest. It is part of the chain of survival, which includes early access (to emergency medical services), especially CPR, early defribillation, and early advanced care. It is also performed as part of the chocking protocol |
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| any injury, physical or mental |
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| universal emergency medical identification |
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| worn by patients who have conditions that could have emergency episodes, such as heart conditions, diabetes, epilepsy, allergies, or a laryngectomy, to alert health workers of the patients' conditions when they cannot do so on their own |
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| any situation in which an individual suddenly becomes ill or has an injury or circumstances calling for decided action |
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An emergency situation can involve someone already in the office only
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| f. it could also be someone that is brought in already experiencing problems, or someone injured just outside the office brought in for treatment |
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Swift and appropriate actions can affect the outcome of the situation
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you will not be expected to perform at the level of trauma or trained medical emergency personnel, only to a standard of care equal to that of any person with like training and experience |
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what is used for large equipment?
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| name supplies that should be found in an emergency kit or crash cart |
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| alcohol wipes, stethoscope, penlight, hot/cold packs, syringes with adrenaline, narcotics, and antihistamines, O2 tank, mask, paper and pen, bandage, gloves, adhesive tape, dressings, blood pressure cuff, ipecac,IV tubing, Ambu-bag, Aromatic spirits of ammonia, Glucose, Constriction band, etc... |
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| Automatic External Defribillator |
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CPR for children and infants differ from adult's
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| EAD is recommended to children older than |
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| When treating a child, how many cycles of CPR should be given before attaching an AED |
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| 5, unless collapsed is witnessed |
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| why is it so important to be certain that rescue breaths are effective |
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| because arrest from asphyxia is more common than cardiac arrest |
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| the AED device must be dose-attenuated for children of what age |
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| infant's chest compression are |
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| one third to one half the depth approximately 100 per minute |
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| when assessing the infant's consciousness |
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| long, drawn out, not acute |
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| hidden, not apparent, treacherous |
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| a situation requiring intervention as soon as can be arranged |
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| occurring quickly and without warning |
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| having rapid onset, severe symptoms, and short course |
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| if the dead patient has not been examined by the physician within a fairly recent frame time, an what is required? |
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| autopsy is required to establish the cause of death and record it in the patient's death certificate |
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| CardioPulmonary Resuscitation |
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| First step to providing assistance & medical attention |
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| recognize that a situation is an emergency |
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| caused by an increased amount of sugar in the blood due to large intake of carbs an infection, fever, emotional stress,or failing to take adequate insulin. Patient has a sweet or fruity odor |
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| caused by excess amount of insulin in the body. This happens if foods is not eaten regularly in measured amounts |
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| a person who feels faint should do what |
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| lower head between legs or lie down with feet elevated to improve circulation to the brain |
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