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Flashcards in Acute care treatment of flaccid, unresponsive pt in ICU (Rancho Level 1) Deck (10)
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1
Q

Manage ____ injuries and _____ secondary complications.

A
  • Primary

- Reduce

2
Q

Maintain ____ and decrease chance of _____

A
  • ROM
  • Contractures
  • ROM Ex’s
  • Good Positioning
3
Q

Skin___

A
  • Care
4
Q

Pulmonary Hygine

A
  • Chest PT
  • Percussion
  • Suction
5
Q

Increase awareness to stimuli (Coma Stim)

A
  • Evidenced by eye opening, reflex sucking, change in facial expressions
6
Q

Techniques

A
  • Normal conversation with familiar patterns and subjects (hearing usually returns 1st)
  • Moving Touch
  • Positioning (rolling, sitting)
  • Brushing (tactile stimulation)
  • Sweet Stimuli
  • Odorants
  • Noxious stimuli (usually last resort)
  • Movement of head and neck
  • Side lyingor semi prone best
7
Q

Side Lying or Prone

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  • Position with pillows if supine
  • Activate / facilitate postural extensors if able
  • Attempt to decrease HR, RR, and BP
  • Important to calm pt
8
Q

The idea is to provide sensory input

A
  • Tactile
  • Proprioceptive
  • Auditory
  • Gustatory
9
Q

Also must allow periods of ____, regulate _____ and _____

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  • Rest
  • Frequency
  • Intensity
10
Q

Family ____ and _____ are important in all ____

A
  • Education
  • Support
  • Levels