Chapter 13 Vocab
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| Apnea | absence of breathing; respiratory arrest
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| Aspiration | Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs
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| Blunt Trauma | a force that impacts or is applied to the body but is not sharp enough to penetrate it
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| Brain Herniation | Compression and pushing of the brain through the foramen magnum
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| Cerebrospinal fluid | A clear fluid that surrounds and cushions the brain an the spinal cord
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| Chief Complaint | The patient complaint that is the primary reason why the EMS crew was called to the scene
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| Dyspnea | Shortness of breath or perceived difficulty in breathing
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| Extension Posturing | a posture in which the patient arches the back and extends the arms straight out parallel to the body - serious head injury
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| In-line stabilization | bringing the patients head to a neutral position in which the nose is in line with navel and neck
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| Modified secondary Assessment | A physical exam that is focused on a specific injury site, performed on a responsive patient (no critical injury)
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| Occluded | Closed or blocked; not patent, as an oculded airway
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| Orthopnea | Shortness of breath while lying flat
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| Paradoxical Movement | A section of the chest that moves in the opposite direction to the rest of the chest during the phase of respiration (flail segment) ????????
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| Patent | Open; not blocked, as a patent airway
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| Penetrating Trauma | A force that pierces the skin and body tissue, for example, gunshot wound or stab
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| Primary Assessment | Patient assessment conducted immediately after scene size up to discover any life threats/injured/ill
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| Rapid secondary assessment | head-to-to physical exam that is swifty conducted on a trauma patient who is unresponsive or a serious head injury
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| Reassessment | The continuous assessment that is conducted following the secondary assessment to suspect any changes in the patient condition
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| Secondary Assessment | The portion of patient assessment conducted after the primary assessment. Identifying additional serious or potentially life threatening injuries or conditions.
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