first aid ch 8&9 – Flashcards

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all victims of eye injury require
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*evaluation by a physician*
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use ice packs or cold compresses unless the___is injured
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*eyeball*
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in case of chemical burn to the eye. irrigate the eye with clean water for at least___ minutes
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*30*
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the goal of first aid for an impaled object in the eye is to ______it
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*stabilize*
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for most eye injuries, you should patch___
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*both eyes*
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the priority treating injuries to the face is to __
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*maintain the airway*
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____ofthe accompanies trauma to the mouth and jaw
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*spinal injury*
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a knocked out tooth can almost always be reimplanted if the procedure is done within
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*30 min*
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to protect a knocked out tooth, always handle it by the
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*crown*
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to increase the oods of succesful reimplantation keep a knocked out tooth
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*wet*
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to tranpsort a knocked out tooth, immerse it in
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*milk*
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the first priority in treating a chemical burn to the entire eye is to
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*irrigate the eye with clean water *
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if a victim has a foreign object embedded in the eyeball
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prepare thick dressing and secure a protective cone over the impaled object, bandaging,,,
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if an eyeball is knocked out of the socket, which of the following should you not do?
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gently replace the eyeball in the socket; cover with dressing....
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eyelid injuries should be
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*covered with a light dressing*
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for all chemical burns of the eye
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*irrigate continously for 30 min*
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a whole tooth can sometimes be reimplanted; the key to successful reimplantating is to keep the dislodged tooth
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moist
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when a victim sustains a possible facila fracture
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keep the victim supine
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the most important aim of emergency care of jaw fractures is to
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ensure an airway
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one of the three most important signs of chest injury is a change in
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*normal breathing pattern*
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shortness of breath may be a symptom indicating
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*inadequate oxygen change*
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the first priority in caring for a victim of chest injury is to
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*ensure adequate ventilation*
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you should __an impaled object in the chest
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*immobilize and leave in place*
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in flail chest, the chest wall___ when the victim exhales
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*moves outwards*
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flail chest most often occurs when multiple___ are fractured
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*ribs*
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to check for a flail chest, have the victim lie on his or her back, and ____as the victim breathes
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*feel for an unstable segment*
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traumatic asphyxia occurs from sudden __of the chest wall
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*compression*
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the most common symptom of rib fracture is ___
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*pain*
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the greatest priority in trating rib fracture is to splint the chest so that the victim
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*can breath adequately
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in treating a rib fracture, you should use
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sling and swath
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with a hemothorax___ enters the chest cavity
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*blood*
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to help prevent tension pneumothorax, you should always leave one corner of a chest bandage
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*untaped*
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the amount of __does not necessarily indicate how serious the abdominal injury is
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*external blood*
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most abdominal injury victims are most comfortable o ntheir backs, with the
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knees a rawn up
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if abdominal organs protrude through a wound, you should
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cover them
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for both male and female victims with injuries to the genitalia apply__to relieve pain and reduce swelling
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an ice bag
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always try to __ avulsed skin
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clean
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if a woman was the victim of sexual assaul, try to
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preserve the chain of evidence
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in what position should you place a victim with broken ribs
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semisitting or supine
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which of the following is not likely a sign of a chest injury?
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strong bounding pulses
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the leakege of blood into the pleural space from lacerated vessels or from the lung, causing the lung to collaps, is called
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hemothorax
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paradocial movement occurs when
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the motion of the injured chest are opposite to the motion of the reminder of the chest
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the two general categories of chest wound are
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open and close
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pneumothorax occurs when
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air enters the pleural space but not the lung
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whoch of the following is not appropiate care for abdominal injuries?
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carefully remove impaled objects
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eviscerated organs should be
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covered with a moist sterile dressing and occlusive dressing
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the most common from of ruptur, or hernia, occurs when
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a portion of an internal organ protrudes throufh the abdominal wall
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both eyes should be bandaged if a foreign object is lodged in just one eye
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true
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it is always best to try gently to remove an object lodged in the eyeball
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false
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if a victim has a chemical burn of the eye, the eye should be irrigated for approximately 5minutes
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false
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never force the eyelid open in an attempt to irrigate a chemical burn
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false
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never use cold compress on injuries to the globe
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false
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if the eyelid do not cover the eyeball in a lid injury, use a light, moist dressing to prevent drying
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true
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do not try to remove contact lenses specially in a chemical burn
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false
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do not remove blood or blood cloths from the eye
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true
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a victim of trauma to themouth and face should have the head and neck immobilize
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true
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if you find a missing tooth scrub it thoroughly and pack it in ice
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false
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never apply ice or cold packs to a suspected nasal fracture
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false
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a knocked out tooth should be immersed in cold water
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false
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traumatic asphyxia occurs from sudden compression of the chest wound
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true
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flail chest most often occurs when two or more adjacent ribs are broken in to two or more places
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true
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in paradoxial movement the injured chest wall moves in and the uninjured chest wall moves out
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true
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stabilize a flail chest with pads or a pillow
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true
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position a flail chst victim so that the flail segment is not against any external support
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false
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do not tape the ribs or use continous strapping on a flail chest victim
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true
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common signs of symptoms of abdominal injury include slow shallow breathing and rapid pulse
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fase
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do not remove penetrating or impaled objects from the abdomen
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true
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most hernias occurs in or just below the groin
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false
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a dull pulsating pain is the most common symptom of a hernia
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false
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bleeding from an injury to the genitalia should always be controlled at the femoral pressure point
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false
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Foreign body in the eye
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E. Flush the eyes with clean water
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Injury to the eye sockets
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B. Check all possible movements
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Lid injuries
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C. Cover eyes with a sterile moist dressing
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Eyeball injuries
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D. Cover the eyes with a light dressing
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Chemical burns
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F. Irrigate fontinously for at least 30 min
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Object impaled in the eye
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A. Position a cup or cone over the injury
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Air enters the chest cavity through a sucking wound
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D. Open neumothorax
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Blood leaks into the pleural space and allows the lung to collapse
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B. Hemothorax
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Air pressure collapses the injured lung and compresses the heart uninjured lungs
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C. Tension pneumithorax
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Sudden compression of the chest wall will disturbs ventilation and blood flow
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A. Traumatic asphyxia
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