Wilderness First Aid Flashcards

CPR: Involves 30 chest compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths.
Check Call Care: Protocol for responding to emergencies, including assessing the scene and patient, calling for help, and providing care.
Choking Protocol: Administer 5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts to relieve choking.

Check: Use the ABCDE method for airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and environment/exposing injuries; apply DOTS for deformity, open injuries, tenderness, and swelling.
LOC: Refers to Level of Consciousness, crucial for assessing a patient's state.
AVPU: A method for determining responsiveness: Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive.
SAMPLE History: Gather information on Signs/Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past medical history, Last intake/output, and Events leading to the emergency.

Normal Respiration: 12-20 breaths per minute indicates healthy breathing patterns.
Heart Rate: 60-100 beats per minute is the normal range for adult heart rates.
Normal Skin: Described as pink, warm, and dry; indicators of health.

Anaphylaxis: A severe allergic reaction requiring immediate action.
AMS: Acute Mountain Sickness, a condition related to high altitudes.
HACE: High Altitude Cerebral Edema, a serious condition caused by high altitude.
HAPE: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, another high altitude-related health crisis.

Types of Injuries: Includes strains, sprains, fractures, and dislocations.
RICE Method: Recommended for treating injuries: Rest, Immobilize, Cold application, Elevate.
Burn Classification: Types include superficial, partial-thickness, and full-thickness burns.
TBSA: Total Body Surface Area is used to assess extent of burns; care for burned extremities by elevating to reduce swelling.

Pneumothorax: Occurs when air escapes the lung and collects in the chest; requires specific treatment.
Flail Chest: Characterized by ribs broken in two or more places, needing careful management.
Sucking Chest Wound: Needs treatment with a plastic wrap and tape on three sides to prevent air from entering.

Mild Brain Injury Care: Monitor for 24 hours, waking every 2 hours to ensure consciousness.
Serious Brain Injury Indicators: Heart rate below 40 bpm; requires immobilization and spinal injury assumption.

HAINES Position: High Arm In Endangered Spine, used for patients with potential spinal injuries.
Helmet Protocol: Keep the head still only if it interferes with breathing to prevent further harm.

The "umbles": Symptoms of hypothermia include fumbles, grumbles, mumbles, and stumbles.
Assisting Drowning Victims: Use the Reach, Throw, Row, Go method for rescue strategies.
Types of Wounds: Lacerations are cuts through skin; abrasions are shallow wounds; avulsions involve skin being partially torn away.

MOI: Mechanism Of Injury, crucial for assessing how injuries occurred.
BSI: Body Substance Isolation, practices to prevent contamination during patient care.
SOAP Method: A format for outlines Subjective information, Objective findings, Assessment, and Plan for patient care.
CSM: Assessment of Circulation, Sensation, and Motion in injured limbs.

30-30 Rule: A weather safety rule stating if you see a flash, count to 30 before hearing the thunder; wait 30 minutes before resuming activities.
Stroke Assessment (FAST): Check for Face droop, Arm droop, Slurred speech, and note the Time of onset for intervention.