ED-3220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Thrombus, Cardiovascular Disease, Somnolence
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Develops over a long period of time: signals. Persistent abdominal pain or pressure: care. Rest the person comfortably and provide specific care as needed. Temporary loss of consciousness caused by a temporary reduction of blood flow to the brain. Can be triggered by emotionally stressful event, standing for long periods of time, pain, and medical conditions. Some people are more likely to faint than others. Person often becomes pale / ashen / cool / moist to the touch then they lose consciousness and fall. Roll person onto their side if they vomit: co(cid:374)t"d, diabetic emergencies. Inability of the body to change sugar from food into energy. Type 1: juvenile diabetes, body produces little to no insulin, person must inject insulin, warning signals. Type 2: most common, body does(cid:374)"t produ(cid:272)e e(cid:374)ough i(cid:374)suli(cid:374) or (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)es i(cid:374)suli(cid:374) resistant, progressive disease, more common among african-americans, latinos, asians, certain native americans, and pacific islanders, overweight or obesity is a risk factor, warning signals.
