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Chapter 35: Urgent Care and Emergency Procedures
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- 1First Responderis the first person to arrive at the scene of an emergency, trained to respond to the needs of the victim
- 2When at the Scene-determine scene safety
-whenever possible, apply PPE
-Establish unresponsiveness and check to see if the victim has MedicAlert Bracelet - 3Urgent Care Tips: Unresponsive*Alert workers and physician (have someone call 911)
-ABCDDR: Open Airway, check breathing and administer ventilation, check for circulation and administer compression, obtain AED and administer shocks, check for other disabilities, respond to victim's condition or injury - 4Establishing Unresponsiveness-A: alert; victim is awake and able to give info
-V: responds to verbal stimuli; can answer questions
-P: responds to painful stimuli; victim only responds to pain
-U: unresponsive; not awake and does not respond - 5Ventricular Fibrillationa condition in which the heart twitches or flutters with no organize movement
- 6Defribrillationis a procedure in which drugs or electrical shocks are used to restore normal contractions
- 7Automated External Defibrillator AEDa type of defibrillator that allows a persons with very little training the ability to provide shocks to a victim who is VF
- 8DOTS (deformities, open injuries, tenderness, or swelling)-after ABCD
-head to toe assessment to check for disabilities and should not lift or move head if trauma is suspected - 9Recovery Positioncarefully roll victim on their side
- 10Cardiac Bay/ Trauma Room-abdominal pain,
-anaphylactic
-asthma attack
-breathing emergency
-cardiac emergency
-head and neck injuries
-heat stroke/ hypothemia
-shock
-stroke'
-unconsciousness
-seizures - 11Procedure Room-anxiety
-bleeding emergencies
-soft tissue injuries
-burns; moderate to severe
-dehydration
-eye injuries
-head or neck injuries; minor
-strains, sprains, and fractures
-abrasions, lacerations, and punctures - 12Basic Examination Room-abdominal stomach pain
-anxiety symptoms
-burns; mild
-cold/allergy/sinus
-psychiatric
-fever
-headache
-insect stings or bites
- rashes and skin disorders
-urinary tract disorders
-vaginal penile
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