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Cold applications may cause injury to a patient if the patient has?
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∙ 13y ago
cold applications may cause injury to a patient if the patient has dependent swelling, a fever, large bruises or poor circulation?
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You feel cold after head injury?
After my head injury I have cold sensations internally
What are the detrimental outcomes of cold sores to the patient?
There is nothing detrimental about cold sores, they are not life threatening. All they do is cause annoying sores / blisters on the mouth.
Blood kept at 4 degree temperature must not be traansfused to a patient immediately why?
If you are saying 4C, this is 39+F. Blood that cold will cause a rapid shock to the pateint and may cause the heart to stop (cold).
Pulse in a cold patient?
Pulse in a cold patient will be weaker and slower than normal.
What cold weather injury has hands that are cold and hard to the touch?
Frostbite
What is the difference between symptomatic and specific treatment?
Symptomatic treatment addresses the unpleasant complaints the patient is feeling, but doesn't actually cure the disease or address its cause. An example is decongestants for the common cold - the cold has no cure, but decongestants can help a patient breathe easier. Specific treatment addresses the underlying cause of the malady. For instance, antivirals for herpetic infections help suppress the virus that causes cold sores and genital herpes.
What is a cold injury that is accompanied by pallor numbness and a loss of cold sensation?
frostbite
Can you get frost bite from an extinguisher?
Yes, the output of a CO2 extinguisher will be extremely cold and can cause immediate and serious injury if directed at a person's skin or eyes or inhaled.
What is better cold water or an icepack for an injury?
It depends what kind of injury if a burn run it under cold water if you twisted ur ankle ice it.
What is the outcome of cold sores to the patient?
Nothing really. All cold sores do is cause pain full blisters or sores on the mouth. Cold sores don't cause any other infections and they can get less sever over time. They just have to be more care full with sharing food and giving oral sex to their partners which should be abstained from while they have a cold sore.
After shoulder dislocation what is better heat or cold?
Immediately after - cold; When injury subsides - heat for healing.
If a person eats unhealthy food can they get a cold waht cause a person get a cold?
Eating unhealthy food will not cause you to get a cold. Viruses cause people to get a cold.
