Health Assessment & First Aid Flashcards
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An ACE candidate conducting a rodent inspection in a building previously infested with deer mice notices dusty droppings and begins vacuuming without a respirator. The primary health risk is:
Answer: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome from aerosolized virus particles
Sweeping or vacuuming rodent droppings without an N95 respirator can aerosolize hantavirus, the causative agent of the potentially fatal Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome.
When a conscious pesticide-ingestion victim calls the Poison Control Center, the center will most likely advise:
Answer: Do NOT induce vomiting; follow specific label-based guidance
Current toxicology guidance and most pesticide labels advise against inducing vomiting, as aspiration of many pesticide formulations causes severe lung damage.
A pest control technician develops shortness of breath, wheezing, and a cough shortly after entering an attic treated with rodenticide bait blocks. The MOST likely cause is:
Answer: Phosphine gas released from aluminum phosphide bait
Aluminum phosphide reacts with moisture to release phosphine gas, a highly toxic fumigant that can reach dangerous concentrations in enclosed spaces like attics.
The acronym DOTS used in field health assessment stands for:
Answer: Deformity, Open wounds, Tenderness, Swelling
DOTS (Deformity, Open wounds, Tenderness, Swelling) is a standard field trauma assessment mnemonic used during physical examination of injured patients.
A person stung by a honey bee still has the stinger embedded in the skin. The recommended method to remove the stinger is to:
Answer: Scrape it out sideways with a stiff card or fingernail as quickly as possible
Bee stingers should be removed as quickly as possible by scraping sideways, since the venom sac continues pumping venom and time matters more than technique.
Which clinical sign BEST distinguishes severe heat stroke requiring immediate cooling from heat exhaustion?
Answer: Skin that is hot and dry with altered mental status
Classic heat stroke presents with hot, dry skin and central nervous system dysfunction (confusion, seizures, coma), which distinguishes it from heat exhaustion.
An entomologist allergic to bee venom should carry which of the following items at all times during fieldwork?
Answer: A prescribed epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen) and wear a medical alert bracelet
Epinephrine is the only first-line treatment for anaphylaxis; antihistamines and corticosteroids act too slowly to reverse anaphylaxis and should never substitute for epinephrine.