GLOSSARY
ASSESSMENT
TREATMENT
WHAT AM I?
MISCELLANEOUS
100
LOCALIZED, INTENSE PAIN THAT ARISES FROM THE PARIETAL PERITONEUM (THE LINING OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY)
What is PARIETAL PAIN
100
THE FOCUS OF OURASSESSMENT PROCESS WILL BE TO ACCURATELY PERFORM A SECONDARY ASSESSMENT TO ....
What is DESCRIBE THE CONDITION AND IDENTIFY POTENTIALLY SERIOUS CONDITIONS SUCH AS SHOCK
100
TREATMENT FOR ANY PSYCHIATRIC OR BEHAVOIRAL EMERGENCY
What is REMAIN CALM, BE ALERT FOR PERSONAL/SCENE SAFETY PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT CALL, TREAT ANY LIFE THREATS AS THEY ARE FOUND, BE PREPARED TO SPEND TIME TALKING TO THE PATIENT (USE POSITIVE BODY LANGUAGE, EYE CONTACT; AVOID UNNECESSARY PHYSICAL CONTACT & QUICK MOVEMENTS), ENCOURAGE PT TO DISCUSS WHAT IS TROUBLING HIM, DO NOT PLAY ALONG WITH HALLUCINATIONS, DO NOT LIE TO THE PATIENT
100
SOLID ORGAN(S) IN THE RETROPERITONEAL SPACE
What is KIDNEY(S)
100
LIST 5 S/S OF ABDOMINAL DISTRESS
What is NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA; PAIN WITH PALPATION AND GUARDING; DISTENTION AND BLOATING; DISCOLORATION OF THE ABDOMEN; VOMITING BLOOD OR COFFEE GROUND-LIKE EMESIS; BLACK, TARRY STOOLS; TEARING PAIN THAT RADIATES AROUND TO THE BACK; AND SHOCK
200
PAIN THAT IS FELT IN A LOCATION OTHER THAN WHERE THE PAIN ORIGINATES
What is REFERRED PAIN
200
THE ABDOMINAL QUADRANT THAT IS PAINFUL
What is THE LAST QUADRANT YOU PALPATE
200
TREATMENT FOR AAA (ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM)
What is HIGH-FLOW O2, TREAT FOR SHOCK, POSITION OF COMFORT, RAPID TRANSPORT
200
HOLLOW ORGAN IN THE LUQ THAT FILTERS BLOOD AND ASSISTS WITH IMMUNE RESPONSE.
What is SPLEEN
200
THE LANDMARKS FOR DETERMINING ABDOMINAL QUADRANTS
What is MIDLINE AND UMBILICUS
300
WHEN A PATIENT'S BEHAVIOR IS NOT TYPICAL FOR THE SITUATION; WHEN THE PATIENT'S BEHAVIOR IS UNACCEPTABLE OR INTOLERABLE TO THE PATIENT, HIS FAMILY, OR THE COMMUNITY; OR WHEN THE PATIENT MAY HARM HIMSELF OR OTHERS
What is BEHAVIORAL EMERGENCY
300
A FINDING INDICATIVE OF AORTIC ANEURYSM
What is PALPABLE MASS
300
VITAL SIGNS SHOULD BE TAKEN
What is EVERY 5 MINUTES
300
SECRETES INSULIN TO REGULATE BLOOD SUGAR, LOCATED IN THERETROPERITONEAL CAVITY
What is PANCREAS
300
NAME SEVERAL CONDITIONS THAT CAN ALTER A PERSON'S MENTAL STATUS
What is LOW BLOOD SUGAR, LACK OF OXYGEN (HYPOXIA), INADEQUATE BLOOD TO THE BRAIN (STROKE), HEAD TRAUMA, MIND-ALTERING SUBSTANCES, EXCESSIVE COLD, EXCESSIVE HEAT, PSYCHOLIGICAL CONDITIONS
400
INADEQUATE BREATHING OR RESPIRATORY ARREST CAUSED BY A BODY POSITION THAT RESTRICTS BREATHING
What is POSITIONAL ASPHYXIA
400
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK A POTENTIAL SUICIDE VICTIM
What is "DO YOU HAVE A SUICIDE PLAN'" also ASK if it WAS a suicide attempt
400
TRUD/FALSE: WE RESTRAIN AGGRESSIVE OR HOSTILE PATIENTS
What is FALSE. WE DON'T RESTRAIN BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN. IF A PT IS RESTRAINED THE OFFICER MUST RIDE WITH YOU IN THE RIG!
400
CHEMICALS WITHIN THE BODY THAT TRANSMIT THE MESSAGE FROM THE DISTAL END OF ONE NEURON TO THE PROXIMAL END OF THE NEXT NEURON
What is A NEUROTRANSMITTER
400
YOU ARE CALLED TO RESPOND TO AN INTOXICATED MINOR WHO IS PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE, THREATENS SUICIDE, AND WHOSE PARENTS PERMIT YOU TO TREAT BUT NOT TRANSPORT. HOW WOULD YOU MANAGE THIS PATIENT?
What is CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT (IF NOT ALREADY ON SCENE) AND MEDICAL CONTROL
500
A POORLY LOCALIZED, DULL, OR DIFFUSE PAIN THAT ARISES FROM THE ABDOMINAL ORGANS, OR VISCERA
What is VISCERAL PAIN
500
STEPS FOR ASSESSMENT OF A BEHAVIORAL OR PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT
What are CAREFUL SCENE SIZE-UP (INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT), INTRODUCE YOURSELF, COMPLETE A PRIMARY ASSESSMENT (ESP. MENTAL STATUS), AS MUCH OF A DETAILED EXAM AS POSSIBLE, THOROUGH PATIENT HISTORY
500
YOUR PATIENT WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN IS DETERIORATING. PULSE IS INCREASING, BP IS 98/64, RESPIRATIONS ARE INCREASING, AND SKIN IS BECOMING PALE, COOL, AND CLAMMY. WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
What is PT IS PROBABLY BLEEDING SOMEWHERE, THEY ARE BECOMING "SHOCKY". I AM GOING TO MAKE SURE I HAVE HI-FLO O2 ON PT, KEEP THEM WARM, AND MAKE SURE ALS IS EN ROUTE IF THEY AREN'T ALREADY.
500
PANIC/ANXIETY; UNUSUAL APPEARANCE, DISORDERED CLOTHING, OR POOR HYGEINE; AGITATED OR UNUSUAL ACTIVITY SUCH AS REPETITIVE MOTIONS, THREATENING MOVEMENTS, OR WITHDRAWN STANCE; UNUSUAL SPEECH PATTERNS; BIZARRE BEHAVIOR OR THOUGHT PATTERNS; SUICIDAL OR SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; VIOLENT OR AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR WITH THREATS OR INTENT TO HARM OTHERS
What is PRESENTATIONS OF PATIENTS EXPERIENCING PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES
500
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