Treatment Protocols & Procedures Flashcards

During heat stroke treatment in an industrial setting, which cooling method is most effective?

Answer: Immerse in ice-water or apply ice packs to armpits, groin, and neck

Aggressive cooling via ice-water immersion or ice packs at high-heat transfer points (armpits, groin, neck) is the most effective method to rapidly reduce core temperature in heat stroke.

Which inhaled toxic substance requires specific antidote administration with amyl nitrite and sodium thiosulfate?

Answer: Hydrogen cyanide

Hydrogen cyanide poisoning is treated with the cyanide antidote kit containing amyl nitrite (or hydroxocobalamin) and sodium thiosulfate.

A rescuer finds a worker collapsed in a confined space suspected to contain low oxygen. What is the FIRST action?

Answer: Call for help and do NOT enter without proper PPE and SCBA

The majority of confined space fatalities involve would-be rescuers; do not enter without proper PPE, SCBA, and trained backup.

When a victim has an impaled object in the chest, the correct first aid treatment is to:

Answer: Stabilize the object in place and do not remove it

Impaled objects should never be removed in the field; stabilize them in place to prevent further injury and uncontrolled bleeding.

Which position is recommended for a conscious choking victim in whom back blows fail to dislodge the obstruction?

Answer: Abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver)

After failed back blows, perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) on a conscious adult choking victim.

For a suspected spinal injury victim who must be moved due to imminent danger, what technique should be used?

Answer: Inline stabilization drag along the body's long axis

When movement is unavoidable, inline stabilization drag (keeping the spine aligned along the long axis) minimizes spinal movement and risk of cord injury.

Which of the following is a contraindication for using a tourniquet?

Answer: Bleeding from the torso or junctional areas

Tourniquets cannot be applied to junctional or truncal wounds; junctional hemorrhage control devices or wound packing are used instead.