Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)5 Exam Review

TOXICOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES
Objectives:
At the completion of this section, the learner will be able to:
 Identify the type of substance ingested based on the signs and symptoms demonstrated
 Treatment recommendations for various drugs of abuse
 List antidotes for common medicinal overdoses
 Describe decontamination procedures for chemical and radiation exposures
 Verbalize body temperatures that are considered life-threatening
 Describe treatment modalities appropriate for various poisonous animal envenomations
 Differentiate between various parasitical infections based on the symptoms presented Environmental Emergencies Toxicological Emergencies
 Burns
 Envenomation emergencies (e.g. spiders, snakes, aquatic animals)
 Food poisoning
 Organophosphates and insecticides
 Parasite and fungal infections (e.g. giardia, ringworm, tineas, tape worms, pine worms, lice, maggots, scabies)
 Plants (e.g. contact dermatitis, ingestion)
 Radiation/hazardous material exposure
 Submersion injury
 Temperature-related emergencies (e.g. hot, cold, and systemic)
 Rabies
 Acids and alkalis
 Carbon monoxide
 Cyanide
 Overdose and ingestions
 Substance abuse
 Major Toxidromes