Emergency Care, First Aid, & Disasters

Medical term for a nosebleed?

• shock

• emesis

• syncope

• epistaxis

Absence of breathing and heartbeat?

• Shock

• Cardiac Arrest

• Myocardial infarction

• Respiratory Arrest

Medical term for fainting?

• hemorrhage

• syncope

• epistaxis

• cardiac arrest

Ms. B. has polyuria, polyphagia, & polydipsia likely due to:

• hypoglycemia

• low blood sugar

• hyperglycemia

• fasting blood sugar

Acronym for identifying signs of CVA

• COPD

• RACE

• FAST

• PASS

Pale, thirsty, low BP, rapid pulse & decreasing LOC?

• Signs of Seizure

• Signs of Shock

• Signs of Cardiac Arrest

• Signs of CVA

Signs of hypoglycemia?

• shaky, sleepy, & confused

• increased thirst & urination

• fever, vomiting & diarrhea

• aphasia & facial droop

DKA?

• Don't know anything

• Doctors know all

• hypoglycemia

• diabetic ketoacidosis