Emergency and Disaster Nursing

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  1. 2. : provides information to employees and health care providers regarding specific chemical agents;
  2. 3. a toxic syndrome caused by widespread injury to skeletal muscle, resulting in myoglobinuria and acute kidney injury
  3. 5. surgical opening of the cricothyroid membrane to obtain an airway that is maintained with a tracheostomy or endotracheal tube
  4. 8. process of assessing patients to determine management priorities
  5. 9. a chemical agent that is used to cause disability and mortality among a population
  6. 11. an assessment of the patient triaged to the emergent or resuscitation category that commences after the primary survey is completed and life-threatening insults addressed
  7. 13. antitoxin manufactured from venom of poisonous snakes to assist the patient’s immune system response to an envenomation
  8. 16. equipment beyond standard precautions; may include different levels of equipment to provide complete protection
  9. 17. by-products of radiation contamination that are used to cause morbidity and mortality among a population
  10. 20. alkaline or acidic agent; causes tissue destruction after contact
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  1. 1. unlawful, systematic use of violence or threats of violence against people in order to coerce or intimidate
  2. 4. an unanticipated event that results in patient harm
  3. 6. situation in which the number of casualties exceeds the number of available resources
  4. 7. process of removing, or rendering harmless, contaminants that have accumulated on personnel, patients, and equipment
  5. 10. hemoglobin that is bound to carbon monoxide and therefore is unable to bind with oxygen, resulting in hypoxemia
  6. 12. injection of a poisonous material by sting, spine, bite, or other means
  7. 14. an assessment of the patient triaged to the emergent or resuscitation category that focuses on stabilizing life-threatening conditions
  8. 15. trauma caused by a single catastrophic event that causes life-threatening injuries to at least two distinct organs or organ systems
  9. 18. a biologic agent that is used to spread disease among a population
  10. 19. surgical incision of the extremity to the level of the fascia to relieve pressure and restore neurovascular function to the extremity