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EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE^902 Disaster Triage A means of assigning priority of treatment for the injured; must be an ongoing pro ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE ■ Three categories: ■ Those who are unsalvageable. ■ Those who will survive regardless of care ■ Those ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE^904 A rabbit hunter shows up in a rural Arkansas ED complaining of a sore on his right finger that wil ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE Forms of disease: ■ Cutaneous anthrax ■ Most common ■ Pharyngeal or gastrointestinal anthrax ■ Inhalat ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE^906 Pharyngeal or Gastrointestinal Anthrax ■ Ulcers and edema of pharynx followed in 5 days by abdomin ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE Forms of disease: ■ Bubonic(skin) ■ Bacilli migrate to regional lymph nodes →bubo. ■ Pneumonic(inhalat ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE^908 TREATMENT ■ Isolate patients. ■ Donotincise and drain fluctuant lymph nodes (aspiration ok). ■ Ant ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE ■ Begins in mouth ■ Predilection for face, then spreads distally ■ Involves palms and soles ■ Changes ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE^910 TREATMENT ■ Isolate patient. ■ Very contagious until all scabs fall off ■ Exposed persons →vaccina ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE ■ In localized disease: ■ Ulcerated skin (see Figure 20.9), conjunctivitis, or pharyngitis with associ ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE^912 Nerve agents (sarin, soman, VX) inhibit acetylcholinesterase producing a cholinergic toxidrome. An ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE TREATMENT ■ Skin and mucous membrane decontamination with irrigation ■ Supportive care A nuclear physi ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE^914 LATE NTPHASE ■ Symptom-free interval, prior to onset of bone marrow suppression ■ Generally lasts ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE TREATMENT ■ Immediate decontamination, as needed: ■ Remove clothing (will remove the majority of conta ...

EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE^916 ■ Barotrauma (pneumothorax, air embolism, pneumomediastinum) ■ Pulmonary hemorrhage: Increasing re ...

CHAPTER 21 Legal Issues Hugh F. Hill III, MD, JD, FACEP, FCLM Accreditation, Licensure, and Credentialing 918 LICENSURE 918 CRED ...

LEGAL ISSUES Medical licenses are granted and regulated by states. ACCREDITATION, LICENSURE, AND CREDENTIALING Licensure TOBECOM ...

LEGAL ISSUES A medical bill submitted in your name can subject you to penalties and fines for lack of compliance. Disclosures of ...

LEGAL ISSUES The direction to address protected health information (PHI) was included because of fears that electronic transfers ...

LEGAL ISSUES In general, the patient or a substituted decision maker should know: ■ Thenature of the procedurebeing proposed ■ T ...