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CH. 24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ABC's | A mnemonic for assessing status of emergency patients: Airway, Breathing and Circulation. |
| Atelectasis | Collapse of the lung tissue. |
| Biologic Death | Results from permanent cellular damage caused by lack of oxygen. |
| Brain Death | An irreversible form of unconsciousness characterized by a complete loss of brain function while the heart continues to beat. |
| Cardiac Arrest | Sudden cessation of functional circulation is confirmed. |
| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) | Basic emergency procedure for life support. |
| Clinical Death | Heartbeat and respiration have ceased. |
| Contusion | An injury that does not break the skin, is caused by a blow, and is characterized by edema, discoloration, and pain. |
| Crepitus | A grating sound, caused by the broken bones scraping against each other. |
| Cyanosis | Slightly bluish, grayish, slatelike, or dark purple discoloration of the skin, especially of the lips and nailbeds. |
| Ecchymosis | Discoloration of an area of the skin or mucous membrane caused by the extravasation of blood into the subcutaneous tissues, also called a bruise. |
| Embolism | Abnormal circulatory condition in which an embolus (blood clot) travels through the bloodstream and becomes lodged in a blood vessel. |
| Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | A national network of services coordinated to provide aid and medical assistance from primary response until definitive care can be obtained. |
| Epistaxis | Nosebleed |
| Epistaxis Digitorum | Self-inflicted local digital trauma from nose picking |
| Flair Chest | Two or more ribs fractured in two or more spaces. |
| Good Samaritan Laws | Legal stipulation for protection of those who give first aid in an emergency situation. |
| Heimlich Maneuver | An emergency procedure for dislodging a bolus of food or other obstruction from the trachea to prevent asphyxiation, recommended for relieving foreign body airway obstruction. |
| Hematemesis | Vomiting blood. |
| Hematuria | Blood in the urine. |
| Hemoptysis | Expectorating blood from the respiratory tract. |
| Hemothorax | Collection of blood into the pleural space. |
| Melena | Dark tarry stool containing digested blood. |
| Oluguria | Diminished amount of urine formation, less than 500 mL in every 24 hours. |
| Pleural Space | The space between the visceral and parietal layers of the pleurae. |
| Pneumothorax | The collection of air or gas in the pleural space, causing the lungs to collapse. |
| Shock | An abnormal condition of inadequate blood flow to the body's peripheral tissues, with life-threatening cellular dysfunction, hypotension, and oliguria. |
| Stridor | Harsh sound during respirations, high-pitched and resembling the blowing of wind, caused by obstruction of the air passage. Victim may become unconscious. |
| Tachycardia | Rapid heart beat, more than 100 beats per minutes. |
| Tetanus Toxoid | An active immunizing agent prepared from detoxified tetanus toxin that produces an antigenic response in the body, conferring permanent immunity to tetanus infection. |
| Triage | Process of classifying a group of patients as to the severity of injury and need of care. |
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