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Vocab Chapter 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Index of Suspicion | An anticipation that certain types of accidents and mechanism will produce specific types of injuries |
| Mechanism of Injury | The factors and forces that cause traumatic injury |
| Medial | toward the midline or center of the body |
| Nature of the illness | They type of medical condition or complaint a patient is suffering from |
| Personal Protective Equipment | Equipment worn to protect against injury and disease |
| Scene Safety | Steps take to ensure the safety and well being of the EMT,, his partner, patients and bystanders |
| Scene Size up | an assessment of the scene for safety hazards and to determine the nature of the patients problem |
| Trauma | concerning injury |