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What is glucose (sugar)?
The 1st treatment for a diabetic emergency: _________.
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What are lightheadedness, dizziness, nausea, seeing stars?
What are two symptoms that may precede a fainting spell? (i.e how did Chris feel prior to fainting)..
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What are strobe lights, dehydration, head injuries?
Name 3 potential triggers of seizures.
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What are trauma, hormone imbalances?
Name 2 potential causes of emergency childbirth (pre-term labour).
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What are febrile seizures?
Young children/ infants can suffer from __________ seizures.
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What is hypoglycaemia?
This term refers to "low blood sugar".
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What is unconsciousness?
Fainting consists of a brief period of _________ due to a lack of blood flow to the brain.
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What is epilepsy?
The most common condition that involves seizures.
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What are water breaking, contractions every 2 minutes?
Name 2 signs or symptoms of impending labour.
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What are oral rehydration, fanning child? *cooling the skin with water
After the seizure is over name 2 treatment measures for lowering the child's temperature.
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What are: appearance of intoxication; cold sweat; fatigue (*Many answers acceptable)
Name 3 signs/ symptoms of a diabetic emergency (3 in total).
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What are airway, breathing, circulation?
After someone has fainted, a first aider should assess the person's: _________, _________, __________.
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What is an aura/ visual hallucination?
This is a warning sign/ symptom before a seizure starts.
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What are call EMS, create a clean birthing area, encourage deep breathing?
Name 3 steps to prepare for emergency childbirth.
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What is 39°C or 102°F?
At which temp is a child susceptible to a febrile seizure?
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What is insulin?
Never encourage the individual to take their ___________ while having a diabetic emergency.
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What is the recovery position?
After someone has fainted, place them in the ________ position.
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What are: protect patient's head, time the seizure, move objects away from person? *place in recovery position
Name 3 first aid treatment measures to protect the individual during and after a seizure.
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What are clean the baby's airway, place baby on mom's chest, wrap in this dry dressing/ towel?
Name 3 first aid treatment steps to care for mom and baby (after birth).
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What is the mouth?
During a seizure, a first aider should never place objects in the patient's __________.
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What is call EMS? *And give them extra sugar if they are conscious and alert.
If the individual does not improve within 10 minutes of ingesting sugar, a first aider must: __________.
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What is eating regularly, taking regular breaks, hydrating regularly? (*many acceptable answers)
Name 3 ways to reduce one's risk of fainting: _________.
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What are fatigue, muscle aches?
Name 2 post-ictal signs or symptoms (after seizure is over).
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What are the placenta; umbilical cord?
_________ is a bloody sac that is delivered after birth. It is attached to the ____________ cord. I will let both of the above structures drop onto a thin, dry dressing.
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What us the mom's chest; what is gentle pressure?
After birth: place baby on mom's _________; apply __________ to any bleeding tears.
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