Emergency Nursing Concepts PDF

NCM 118 : CARE OF THE CLIENTS WITH LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS, ACUTELY ILL/MULTI-ORGAN PROBLEMS, HIGH-ACUITY AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS: ACUTE/CHRONIC TOPIC # 1: INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY NURSING FIRST SEMESTER: SY. ‘24 - ‘25 PROF. ALFIE ESPARTERO RN, MAN, USRN SLC...

NCM 118 : CARE OF THE CLIENTS WITH LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS, ACUTELY ILL/MULTI-ORGAN PROBLEMS, HIGH-ACUITY AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS: ACUTE/CHRONIC TOPIC # 1: INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY NURSING FIRST SEMESTER: SY. ‘24 - ‘25 PROF. ALFIE ESPARTERO RN, MAN, USRN SLCN | LUNA | 4NU07 yourself (remove and wash radioactive INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY NURSING material from your body). Even just removing your outer layer of clothing can remove up to 90% of radioactive material. EMERGENCY STAY TUNED once you get inside, wait for updated ★ Any trauma or sudden illness that requires instructions from emergency response immediate intervention to prevent imminent severe officials. As officials learn more about the damage or death. emergency, they will be communicating the latest information to the public ★ sudden bodily alteration that is likely to require. You should not leave your building or immediate medical attention place of shelter until officials or emergency responders have said it is ★ An unforeseen combination of circumstances or the safe, unless you have a life-threatening resulting state that calls for immediate action condition or if the building is unstable. ★ Any natural or man-made situation that results in CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES severe injury, harm, or loss of humans or property ★ can happen because of accidents or through a deliberate release such as a terrorist attack. TYPES OF EMERGENCY SERVICES WHAT TO DO? FIRE POLICE MEDICAL EMERGENCY EMERGENCY EMERGENCY GET AWAY SERVICES SERVICES SERVICES get away from the area of the chemical release. Once you are away if you have any chemical on your body, you should BFP-DIAL 160 PNP-DIAL 117 DIAL 911 get it off, and get help as soon as you can. MMDA you can come in contact with (be exposed HOTLINE-136 to) chemicals through breathing. If you have breathed in the chemical you should get away from the area and breathe fresh EMERGENCY NURSING air. GET IT OFF ★ Requires nurses to manage ambiguity and rapid get any chemical you came in contact with changes in pace and intensity of work off your body as soon as you can (ideally within 10 minutes) by taking off all your ★ Knowledge of many clinical presentations, clothes and showering. diseases, and conditions. Do not worry about what type of chemical it is. Focus on getting it off. This is called decontamination. ★ The emergency nurse must also be able to relate GET HELP to, and have an understanding of, all ages, from call the Poison Control Center or go to the the very young child to the elderly. nearest hospital ★ One of the most challenging specialties in nursing. BIOTERRORISM ★ is a terrorism involving the intentional release or TYPES OF EMERGENCY SERVICES dissemination of biological agents. ★ these agents include bacteria, viruses, insects, fungi, and/or their toxins, and may be in a naturally RADIATION EMERGENCIES occurring or a humanmodified form ★ Radiation emergencies may be intentional or unintentional. ★ Radioactive materials released into the HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT environment in an emergency could expose people and contaminate their surroundings and personal property. In most instances, the best thing to do is to get inside, stay inside, and stay tuned for more HAZARDOUS MATERIALS information from emergency officials. ★ Hazardous Material is any substance (solid, liquid, WHAT TO DO? gas or vapor) ★ When released accidentally or intentionally GET INSIDE ★ Capable of doing HARM/DEATH get inside a building and take shelter as soon as you can. walls of your home can block much of the harmful radiation. SPILLS STAY INSIDE If you are already inside a building when WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF SPILL? radiation emergency occurs, stay there and shelter in place. 1. Always refer Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). As soon as you get inside, decontaminate 2. Wear appropriate PPE. ★‧₊˚ ☁️⋅ MJHP  3. Contain the spill using control kit. If in patient's room, transfer patient to a safer area. 4. Call for assistance. SPILL KIT 5. Spills should be recovered and placed in an appropriate container with the following information: ○ Name of the spilled chemical ○ Date and time of the spill ○ Person/s who cleaned up the spill 6. Endorse the contained chemical to the Pollution Control Officer/ Safety Officer for proper disposal. 7. Prepare incident report STORAGE, HANDLING, AND INVENTORY EMERGENCY EYEWASH 16 SECTION SAFETY DATA SHEET 1. Identification of the substance or mixture and of the supplier 2. Hazards identification 3. Composition/information on ingredients Substance/Mixture 4. First-aid measures 5. Firefighting measures 6. Accidental release measures 7. Handling and storage 8. Exposure controls/personal protection 9. Physical and chemical properties 10. Stability and reactivity EMERGENCY SHOWER 11. Toxicological 12. Ecological information (non-mandatory) 13. Disposal considerations (non-mandatory) 14. Transport information (non-mandatory) 15. Regulatory information (non-mandatory) 16. Other information including information on the preparation and revision of the SDS SAFETY EQUIPMENTS 1. PPEs 2. SPILL KITS SAFETY EQUIPMENT 3. EMERGENCY EYEWASH 4. EMERGENCY SHOWER 5. SECONDARY CONTAINMENT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) FIRE SAFETY CLASSES OF FIRE CLASS A Common Combustibles Ex. woods, papers, cloth, etc. CLASS B Flammable liquids Ex. gasoline, propane, solvents CLASS C Live Electrical Equipment Ex. electrical panel, motor, wiring, etc. CLASS D Combustible Metal Ex. magnesium, aluminum, etc. CLASS K Cooking Media Ex. Cooking oil and fats ★‧₊˚ ☁️⋅ MJHP  5. Gas Leak Detection COMMON FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY EQUIPMENT 1. Fire Extinguisher a. Earthquake Gas Detection Valve IN CASE OF FIRE: 2. Fire Hose Cabinet R RESCUE A ALARM C CONTAIN E EXTINGUISH/EVACUATE 3. Exit Sign HOW TO USE FIRE EXTINGUISHER P PULL A AIM 4. Fire Detection and Alarm System S SQUEEZE S SWEEP a. Fire Blanket IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKE: ★‧₊˚ ☁️⋅ MJHP