Brady Prehospital care 8th Edition
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| Three Collisions that occur during a MVC | show 🗑
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| Vehicle Collision | show 🗑
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| Body Collision | show 🗑
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| show | the patients internal organs, which are all suspended in their places by tissue, come to a quick stop, sometimes striking an inside surface of the body
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| show | patient who is pregnant for the first time.
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| When is it a full term pregnancy | show 🗑
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Aspirin
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Established as a standard parameter from emergency care because studies have shown that a severely injured patient has the best chance for survival if surgical intervention takes place within 1 hour from the time of injury.
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Means that 10 minutes out of the golden hour is the maximum time the EMS team should devote to on-scene activities.
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| The spinal column | show 🗑
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| The spinal cord | show 🗑
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| Tendons | show 🗑
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| show | Connect bone to bone
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| Strain | show 🗑
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| Sprain | show 🗑
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| show | the insufficient supply of oxygen and other nutrients to some of the bodys cells that results from inadequate circulation of blood.
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| Avulsion | show 🗑
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| Penetration/ puncture | show 🗑
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| show | (or Bruise) is an injury to the tissue and blood vessels contained within the dermis
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| Abrasions | show 🗑
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| show | Presents with an open wound often with a bone end protruding through the skin.
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| Closed fractures | show 🗑
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| show | is a standardized way to quickly determine the amount of skin surface, or the body surface area percentage of a burn.
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| :Adult Rules of Nines: | show 🗑
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| show | Head and Neck= 18%;
Chest and abdomen= 18%;
Entire Back= 18%;
Each Upper Extremity= 9%;
Each Lower Extremity= 14%;
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| show | Burns are classified according to depth of the injury
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| Superficial Burn | show 🗑
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| show | known as a second degree burn. It involves not only the epidermis but portions of the dermis as well. Partial thickness burns occur from contact with fire(flame or flash), hot liquids or objects, chemical substances, or the sun.
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| show | known as third degree burns. Involves all of the layers of the skin. This type of burn results from contact with extreme heat sources(the skin will become dry hard, tough, and leathery and may appear white and waxy to dark brown or black and charred.)
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| show | the tough and leathery dead soft tissue formed in the full thickness burn injury.
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| show | (1)the scene is not safe (because of the threat of fire or explosion, chemical spills, or gunfire)(2)the patients condition is so unstable you need transport him immediately(3)the patient blocks your access to a second, more seriously injured patient
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| Stages of Labor | show 🗑
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| show | beginning of true labor (contractions)
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| Expulsion Stage | show 🗑
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| show | begins following the delivery of the baby and ends with the expulsion of the placenta. Placenta is usually delivered 5-20 minutes following the birth of the baby.
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| Subdural Hematoma | show 🗑
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1. Acute- signs and symptoms begin almost immediately after the injury
2. Subacute- signs and symptoms begin 3-7 days after the injury
3. Chronic- signs and symptoms begin 2-3 weeks after the injury
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| Paraplegia | show 🗑
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| Quadriplegia | show 🗑
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| show | (1) Voluntary (skeletal)
(2) Involuntary (smooth)
(3) Cardiac
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| Involuntary muscles | show 🗑
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| show | are found only in the walls of the heart
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| show | are those that are under control of the persons will.
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| show | which is automatic and influences the activities of involuntary muscles and glands; the autonomic system is partly independent of the rest of the nervous system.
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| Function of the Uterus | show 🗑
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| Cushings reflex | show 🗑
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| show | (1) Hypovolemic shock
(2) Obstructive shock
(3) Distributive shock
(4) Cardiogenic shock
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| show | the result of a decrease in the volume of blood available for perfusion of the bodys organs.
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| show | usually caused by a mechanical obstruction or compression that prevents blood from reaching the heart.
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| show | caused by an abnormal distribution of blood in the vessels or troughout the body, which causes an insufficient amount of blood returning to the heart.
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| types of distributive shock | show 🗑
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| Cardiogenic Shock | show 🗑
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| Meninges | show 🗑
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| Dura Mater | show 🗑
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| show | 2nd layer
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| Piamater | show 🗑
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| show | separates the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater. It is a lattice of fibrous, spongy tissue filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
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| Epidural | show 🗑
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| Subdural bleeding | show 🗑
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| Subarachnoid hemorrhage | show 🗑
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| parts of the brain | show 🗑
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| show | the largest part of the brain, the cerebrum comprises three-fourths of the brains volume. It is made up of four distinct lobes. It is responsible for most conscious and sensory functions, the emotions and personality.
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| show | sometimes called the “little brain”. It controls equilibrium and coordinates muscle activity. It controls muscle movement and coordination, predicts when to stop movement.
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| The brainstem | show 🗑
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| Para | show 🗑
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| show | refers to pregnancy. Example.. gravida II means she has been pregnate 2 times.
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| show | (1)Kneel at the patients head and stabilize the head and neck
(2)Set the collar in place
(3)Secure collar
(4)Continue to manually stabilize the head and neck
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| Spinal Injuries | show 🗑
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| show | All tissues between the entrance and exit of the current will potentially be injured due to the extreme heat created by the resistance of body structures to the electricity.
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| There are three main types of tracts within the spinal cord that will be tested in the assessment to determine if spinal cord injuries exist | show 🗑
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| Vehicle strike zones: | show 🗑
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| show | Possible causes include:
(1) Skull injury
(2) Facial trauma
(3)Digital trauma (nose picking)
(4)Sinusitis and other upper respiratory tract infections
(5)Hypertension (high blood pressure)
(6)Clotting disorders
(7)Esophageal disease
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| Controlling a nosebleed: | show 🗑
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| Amniotic Sac | show 🗑
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| Inertia | show 🗑
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| show | sometimes called pathway expansion, it is the cavity in the body tissues formed by a pressure wave resulting from the kinetic energy of the bullet.
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| Between each two vertebrae is a fluid-filled pad of tough elastic cartilage called a disc that acts as a shock absorber | show 🗑
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| show | 1)Manually stabilize the joint in the position found then assess distal pulse and motor and sensory functions
(2)Apply splint to immobilize the bone about and below the joint
(3)Reassess sensory function,pulses and motor function after splint is applied
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| show | Traction splints provide a counter pull, alleviating pain, reducing blood loss, and minimizing further injury.
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