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BI #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define innovation. | The introduction of something new - a new idea, a new method, a new device. |
| What are some examples of innovations? | Chemotherapy, X-ray, penicillin, inhaler, and insulin. |
| What are the levels of triage? | Emergent, urgent, and non-urgent. |
| What is emergent? | A condition that is potentially life-threatening and requires immediate attention, and for which delay is harmful to patients. |
| What is urgent? | A condition that is bad but not severe, which requires medical attention in a few hours. |
| What is non-urgent? | A condition that does not require the immediate resources of an ER. |
| What are the A, B, Cs of traige? | Airway (check to make sure there is no blockage in the patient's airway), Breathing (Make sure the patient is breathing normally and consistently), and Circulation (check the blow flood of a patient and make sure that they haven't gone into shock). |
| What is a GANTT chart? | A project management tool that assigns tasks to people and shows times that they should be working on the tasks. |
| What are signs? | Any observable evidence of a condition, found in a physical exam if a person looks red and has red bumps all over them. |
| What are symptoms? | A feeling or experience a person has. It cannot be observed. If a person feels as though they are going to faint. |
| What is a diagnosis? | The process of identifying the disease or condition that is causing a person problems. |
| What is a prognosis? | A prediction of the course and outcome of a disease or condition. |
| What type of formatting is used in this class? | APA |