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| The secondary muscles of respiration. The include the neck muscles (sternocleidomastoids), the chest pectoralis major muscles, and the abdominal muscles. |
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| To listen to sounds within an organ with a stethoscope |
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A method of assessing the level of consciousness by determining whether the patient is
1. awake and alert
2. Responsive to Verbal Stimuli
3. Responsive to Pain
4. Unresponsive |
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| The pressure of circulating blood against the walls of the arteries |
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| A slow heart rate, less than 60 beats/min |
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| An indication of air movement in the lungs, usually assessed with a stethoscope |
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A test that evaluates distal circulatory system function by squeezin (blanching) blood from an area such as a nail bed and watching the speed of its return after releasing the pressure.
(No More Than 2 Seconds) |
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| A noninvasive methof that can quickly and efficiently provide information on a parient's ventilatory status, circulation, and metabolism |
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| The use of a capnometer, a device that measures the amount of expired carbon dioxide. |
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| Carbon Dioxide is a component of air and typically makes up 0.3% of air at sea level. Is is also a waste product exhaled during expiration by the respiratory system. |
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| The reason a patient called for help; also, the patients response to questions suck as "What's Wrong?" or " What Happened?" |
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| To form a clot to plug an opening in an injured blood vessel and stop bleeding |
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| Capnometer or end-tidal carbon dioxide detectors are devices that use a chemical reaction to detect the amount of carbon dioxide present in expired gases by changing colors (qualitative measurement rather than quantative) |
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| The delicate membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the exposed surface of the eye |
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| A grating sensation caused by fractured bone end or joints rubbing together; also air bubbles under the skin that produce a crackling sound or crinkly feeling |
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| a bluish gray skin color that is caused by a reduced level of oxygen in the blood |
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1. Deformities
2. Contusions
3. Abbrasions
4. Puntures/Penetrations
5. Burns
6. Tenderness
7. Lacerations
8. Swelling |
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| The pressure that remains in the arteries during the relaxing phase of the heart's cycle (diastole) when the left ventricle is at rest |
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| the amount of carbon dioxide present in exhaled breath |
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| a type of physical assessment that is typically performed on patients who have sustained non-signicant mechanism of injury or on responsive medical patients. This type of examination is based on the chief complaint and focuses on one body system or part |
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| Damaged to tissues as the result of exposure to cold; frozen or partially frozen body parts are frostbitten |
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| a systematic heat-to-toe examination that is performed during the secondary assessment on a patient who has sustained a signicant mechanism of injury, is unconscious, or is in critical condition |
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| The overall initial impression that determines the priority for patient care; based on the patient's surroundings, the mechanism of injury, signs and symptoms and the chief complaint |
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| The time from injury to definitive care, during which treatment of shock and traumatic injuries should occur because survival potential is best |
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| Involuntary muscle contractions (spasms) of abdominal wall in an effort to protect an inflamed abdomen; a sign of peritonitis |
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| A step within the patient assessment process that provides detail about the patient's chief complaint and an account of the patient's signs and symptoms |
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| Blood pressure that is higher than the normal range |
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| Blood pressure that is lower than the normal range |
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| A condition in which the internal body temperatures falls below 95°F (35°C) after exposure to a cold environment |
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| incident command system (ICS) |
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A system implemented to manage disasters and mass- and multiple- casualty incidents in which section chiefs, including finance, logistics, operations and planning, report to the incident commander.
Incident Management System |
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| Yellow skin or sclera that is cause by liver disease or dysfunction |
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| breathing that requires visibly increased effort; characterized by grunting, stridor, and use of accessory muscles |
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| Mechanism of Injury (MOI) |
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| The way in which traumatic injuries occur; the forces that act on the body to cause damage |
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| the force of the injury occurs over a broad area, and the skin is usually not broken |
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| the force of the injury occurs at a small point of contact between the skin and object. |
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| flaring out of the nostrils, indicating that there is an airway obstruction |
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| The general type of illness a patient is experiencing |
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1. Onset
2.Provocation or Palliation
3. Quality
4. Region/Radiation/ Reoccurance
5. Severity
6. Time |
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| The mental status of patient as measured by memory of person (name), place (current location), time (current year, month, approximate date), and event (what happened) |
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The motion of the chest wall section that is detached in a flail chest; the motion is exactly the opposite of normal motion during breathing
(i.e. in during inhalation, out during exhalation) |
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| Circulation of blood within an organ or tissue |
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| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) |
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| clothing or specialized equipment that provides protection to the wearer |
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| Negative findings that warrant no care or intervention |
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| A step within the patient assessment process that identifies and initiates treatment of immediate and potential life threats |
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| the pressure wave that occurs as each heartbeat causes a surge in the blood circulating through the arteries |
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| An assessment tool that measure oxygen saturation of hemoglobin in the capillary beds |
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| a crackling, rattling breath sound that signals fluid in the air spaces of the lungs; crackles |
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A step with the patient assessment process that is performed at regular intervals during the assesment process. Its purpose is to identify and treat changes in a patient's condition.
Unstable condition- every 5 minutes
Stable condition- Every 15 minutes |
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| The way in which a patient responds to external stimuli, including verbal stimuli (sound), tactile stimuli (touch), and painful stimuli |
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| movements in which the skin pulls in around the ribs during inspiration |
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| Coarse, low pitched breath sounds heard in patients with chronic mucus in the upper airways |
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1.Signs and Symptoms
2. Allergies to Medications
3. Medication
4. Pertinent Past History
5. Last Oral Intake
6. Events Leading To Injury or Illness |
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| A step within the patient assessment process that involves a quick assessment of the scene and the surroundings to provide information about scene safety and the mechanism of injury or nature of illness before you enter and begin patient care |
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| The white portion of the eye; the tough outer coat that gives protection to the delicate, light- sensitive inner layer |
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| A step within the patient assessment process in which a systematic physical examination of the patient is performed. The examination may be a systematic full-body scan or a systematic assessment that focuses on a certain area or region of the body, often determined through the chief complaint |
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| respirations that are characterized by little movement of the chest wall (reduce tidal volume) or poor chest excursion |
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| objective findings that can be seen, heard, felt, smelled, or measured |
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| an upright position in which the patient's head and chin are thrust slightly forward to keep the airway open |
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| breathing that occurs with no assistance |
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| Protective measures that have traditionally been developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids, and other potential exposure risks of communicable disease |
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| A harsh, high pitched, crowing inspiratory sound, such as the sound often heard in acut laryngeal (upper airway) obstruction; may sound like crowing and be audible without a stethoscope |
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| The presence of air in soft tissue, cause a characteristic crackling senstation on palpation |
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| subjective findings that the patient feels but that can be identified only by the patient |
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| the increased pressure in an artery with each contraction of the ventricles (systole) |
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| a rapid heart rate, more than 100 beats/min |
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| the amount of air (in milliliters)that is moved in or out of the lungs during one breath |
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| the process of establishing treatment and transportation priorities according to severity of injury and medical need |
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| an upright position in which the patient leans forward onto two arms stretched forward and thrusts the head and chin forward |
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| two- to- three-word dyspnea |
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| a severe breathing problem in which a patient can speak only two to three words at a time without pausing to take a breath |
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| narrowing of a blood vessel |
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1. Respirations
2. Pulse
3. Blood Pressure
4. Skins
5. Capillary Refill
6. Lung Sounds
7. Pupils |
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1. Pupils
2. Equal
3. And
4. Round
5. Regular in Size
6. React to Light |
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| Normal Ranges for Respirations |
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Adults and Adolescents- 12 to 20 breaths/min
Children (1-12) - 15 to 30 breaths/min
Infants- 25 to 50 breaths/min |
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| Normal Ranges for Pulse Rate |
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Infant: 1 Month to 1 years- 100 to 150 beats/min
Toddler: 1 to 3 years- 90 to 150 beats/min
Preschool: 3 to 6 years- 80 to 140 beats/min
School Age: 6 to 12 years- 70 to 120 beats/min
Adolescent: 12 to 18 years- 60 to 100 beats/min
Adult- 60 to 100 beats/min |
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| Normal Ranges for Blood Pressure |
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Adults- 90 to 140 (systolic)
Children (1 to 8 years)- 80 to 110 (systolic)
Infants (newborn to 1 year)- 50 to 95 (systolic) |
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