Ortho
The medical term for a broken bone.
The condition of dangerously low core body temperature.
What is hypothermia?
Severe lower abdominal pain in a woman may indicate this reproductive-system infection.
What is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)?
The medical term for a pregnant woman's womb, where the baby develops.
What is the uterus?
The general term for a woman who is pregnant.
What is gravida?
The injury where a bone end is displaced from its normal position at a joint.
What is a dislocation?
The most severe heat emergency, with hot skin and altered mental status.
What is a heat stroke?
If assessment of the genitals is needed to properly treat the patient, you should always have this.
What is a chaperone?
The term for the birth process, divided into three stages.
What is labor?
Both heat stroke and hypothermia are emergencies affecting this vital measurement.
What is body (core) temperature?
A stretch or tear of a ligament, common at the ankle.
What is a sprain?
Painful muscle spasms from heat and fluid/electrolyte loss, often in the legs.
What are heat cramps?
Any report of this event in association with vaginal bleeding is considered significant.
What is syncope?
The appearance of the baby's head at the vaginal opening, signaling imminent delivery
What is crowning?
The priorities when a newborn is delivered and not breathing well.
What is stimulate, warm, dry, and ventilate?
The device applied to immobilize and stabilize an injured extremity.
What is a splint?
Tissue damage from freezing, usually affecting fingers, toes, ears, and nose.
What is frostbite?
Providing this is essential during a sensitive gynecologic history or exam.
What is privacy/modesty?
A dangerous emergency where the umbilical cord presents before the baby.
What is a prolapsed cord?
When splinting, always check circulation, sensation, and movement before and after — this ensures you haven't cut off this.
What is distal circulation?
The six "P's" you assess in an injured limb include pain, pallor, paresthesia, and these three other "P's."
What is pulselessness, paralysis, and pressure?
This type of injury is caused by exposure to high altitudes.
What is dysbarism injuries?
Signs and symptoms of this STI tend to appear more severe in men than women.
What is gonorrhea?
This medical event separates preeclampsia from eclampsia.
What is a seizure?
A patient found in the snow who is confused, shivering has stopped, and is very drowsy is likely in this stage.
What is severe hypothermia?