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What are the administration of oxygen and the application of spinal immobilization within for the EMT?
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What is the first aid treatment for hanging?
Assuming the patient is still alive; treat the same as you would any spinal injury, Assess ABCs, high flow oxygen, and spinal immobilization.
How are fractures and dislocations treated in wilderness medicine?
If spinal cord injuries are suspected, patients must be immobilized
What is spinal cord infarction?
Spinal cord infarction (sometimes called spinal stroke ) refers to injury to the spinal cord due to oxygen deprivation.
When does spinal cord infarction occur?
Spinal cord infarction occurs when one of the three major arteries that supply blood (and therefore oxygen) to the spinal cord is blocked.
What is intrathecal chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy given by catheter or port into the spinal fluid is called intrathecal (IT) administration.
What abbreviation represents the route where a drug is introduced into the subdural space of the spinal cord?
IT - Intrathecal - administration of the drug is given into the subdural space of the spinal cord. "2013 CPT coding book)
Blood vessels go through what space to delivers oxygen and nutrients to the spinal cord?
subarachnoid space
what space do the Blood vessels go through to delivers oxygen and nutrients to the spinal cord?
subarachnoid space
How do implanted catheters provide relief to the patient?
Another mode of administration involves implanted catheters that deliver pain medication directly to the spinal cord.
In EMT terms what does the mnemonic penman stand for?
In EMT Terms, mnemonic itself is just a way to abbreviate in a way to remember something.PENMAN is an acronym for sizing up a scene:P=Personal, Partner, and Patient safetyE=Environment hazardsN=Number of patientsM=Mechanism of injuryA=Additional resourcesN=Need for spinal immobilization
What is the name of the fluid that lets the brain take in nutrients and remove wastes with blood?
Cerebral spinal fluid
What does a lion and frog have in common?
Frogs and lions both have a spinal column, four legs and they both breathe oxygen. They are both carnivores.
