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Heather Taylor
Chapter 21
Term | Definition |
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Burn | an injury to the tissues caused by exposure to thermal, chemical, electrical or radioactive agents |
crash Cart | A specially equipped car for holding and transporting medications, equipment and supplies needed for life saving procedures in an emergency |
Crepitus | a grating sensation caused by fractured bone fragments rubbing against each other |
Dislocation | an injury in which one end of a bone making up a joint is separated or displaced from its normal anatomic position |
Emergency medical services system | a network of community resources, equipment & personnel that provides care to victims of injury or sudden illness (abbreviated as EMS) |
First Aid | the immediate care administered before complete medical care can be obtained to an individual who is injured or suddently ill |
Fracture | any break in the bone |
Hypothermia | A life treating condition in which the temperature of the entire body falls to a dangerously low level |
Poison | Any substance that causes illness, injury, or death if it enters the body |
Pressure point | a site on the body where an artery lies close to the surface of the skin & can be compressed against an underlying bone to control |
Seizure | a sudden episode of involuntary muscular contractions & relaxation, often accompanied by a change in sensation, behavior, & level of consciousness |
Shock | The failure of cardiovascular system to deliver enough blood to all of the vital organs in the body |
Splint | any device that immobilizes a body part |
Sprain | Trauma joint , which causes tearing of ligaments |
Strain | a stretching or tearing of muscles or tendons caused by trauma |
Wound | A break in the continuity of an external or internal surface caused by physical terms |