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Emergency MR
McGraw-Hill Emergency Medical Responder 2nd Edition CH 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mottling | An irregular or patchy discoloration of the skin that is usually a mixture of blue and white; usually seen in patients in shock or cardiac arrest |
| Rapid trauma assessment | A quick, head-to-toe examination performed on a trauma patient with significant mechanism of injury to determine life-threatening injuries. |
| Sphygmomanometer | A blood pressure cuff |
| Blunt trauma | Any mechanism of injury that occurs without actual penetration of the body. |
| Symptom | Any condition described by the patient, such as shortness of breath, nausea, and dizziness. |
| Patent | Open |
| Crepitation (crepitus) | A crackling sensation heard and felt beneath the skin; caused by bone ends grating against each other or air trapped between layers of tissue |
| Penetrating trauma | Any mechanism of injury that causes a cut or piercing of the skin |
| Stethoscope | An instrument used to hear sounds within the body, such as respirations; also used to measure blood pressure |
| Kinetic energy | The energy of motion; the amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on the mass of the object and the speed (velocity) of the object |
| Cyanosis | Blue skin |
| Gurgling | Bubbling noise |
| Spinal precautions | Precautions made to stabilize the head, neck, and back in a neutral position to preent movement that could cause injury to the spinal cord. |
| Baseline vital signs | An initial set of vital sign measurements against which later measurements can be compared |
| Medical patient | A patient whose condition is caused by an illness. |
| Vital signs | Assessments of breathing, pulse, skin, pupils, and blood pressure. |
| Pulse | The rhythmic contractions and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart. |
| Snoring | Noisy breathing through the mouth and nose during sleep |
| Kinematics | The science of analyzing the mechanism of injury and predicting injury patterns |
| Chief complaint | The reason EMS has been called, usually in the patient's own words |
| Diastolic blood pressure | The pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest |
| Stridor | A high-pitched sound that is usually heard on inhalation; a sign of upper airway obstruction |
| in-line stabilization | A technique used to minimize movement of the head and neck |
| Respiration | The act of breathing air into the lungs (inhalation) and out of the lungs (exhalation); the exchange of gases between a living organism and its environment |
| Patient history | The part of the patient assessment during which facts are obtained about the patient's medical history. |
| Wheezing | A high-pitched whistling sound heard during breathing caused by air moving through narrowed airway passages |
| Mechanism of injury | The manner in which an injury occurs and the forces involved in producing the injury |
| Sign | Any medical or trauma condition displayed by the patient that can be seen, heard, smelled, measured, or felt |
| Perfusion | The flow of blood through an organ or a part of the body |
| Systolic blood pressure | The pressure in the arteries when the heart is pumping blood |
| Stoma | A surgical opening in the neck |
| Trauma patient | A patient who has experienced an injury from an external force |
| Blood pressure | The force exerted by the blood on the walls of the arteries |
| Central pulse | A pulse found close to the trunk of the body |
| Arteries | Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the rest of the body |
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