360 degrees
mechanism of injury
Clear, watery fluid in the anterior chamber of the eye
aqueous humor
This is the word meaning closer to the body
When someone can't respond appropriately to the enviornment
Behavioral Emergency
Building a trusting relationship with your patient
Rapport
Lobe of the brain that accounts for voluntary motor actions and personality traits
Frontal
This is an outbreak that occurs globally
Pandemic
position in which the patient is sitting and leaning forward on outstretched arms with head and chin thrust slightly forward
tripoding
How long do we irrigate an eye after a chemical exposure
20 minutes
moves extremity toward the midline
adduction
Abnormal behavior characterized by euphoria, hyperactivity, insomnia, decreased concentration
Radio hardware mounted inside a vehicle
mobile radio
The inability to remember events leading up to the head injury
retrograde amnesia
H1N1 is a type of this illness
Influenza
description to use for wet skin
diaphoretic
most common cause of nosebleeds
digital trauma
the posterior surface of the body
dorsal
State of delusion where patient is out of touch with reality
What is CAD?
Computer Aided Dispatch
extension of the arms and legs in a head injury
decerebrate (extensor) posturing
Stiff neck, headache, fever, and altered mental status are s/s of this infectious disease
meningitis
pain when the patient cannot point to a specific spot
diffuse pain
Fractures commonly resulted from blunt trauma in motor vehicle crashes and assaults
zygomatic
The abbreviation: NKDA
no known drug allergies
This mental illness usually has an onset during early adulthood, usually around a stressful life event
Schizophrenia
SOAP documentation
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
This type of skull fractures occurs from high -energy direct trauma to the head with a blunt object
depressed skull fracture
This is the yellowing of skin/eyes from liver failure due to hepatitis
Jaundice
fluid in the peritoneal space
ascites
This is the nerve that innervates the muscles that control the movement of the eyes
Oculomotor
The abbreviation PERRL
pupils equal, round, and reactive to light
therapeutic interviewing techniques
the measurable signs that you observe and record ie blood pressure
objective information
Location where the spinal cord seperates
Cauda equina
This form of Hepatitis is spread through fecal matter
Hepatitis A
findings you would expect based on the patient's complaint, but that are not present
pertinent negatives
Layers of bone in the nasal chamber
turbines
The suffix meaning blue
cyan/o
Condition of impairment in cognitive function with disorientation, hallucinations, or delusions
delirium
A special radio station that receives messages and signals on one frequency and then automatically retransmits them on a second frequency
repeater
Type of skull fractures that account for the majority
linear skull fractures
The initial infection causes a chancre
Syphilis
another word for abnormal breath sound
adventitious
muscles on either side of the neck that allow movement of the head
sternocleidomastoid
98.6 degrees Fahrenheit in Celsius
37
GASPIPE Mnemonic for depression
Guilt, Appetite, Sleep, Paying attention, Interest, Psychomotor, Energy, Suicidal Thoughts
failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide in the same or similar training would provide in the same or similar situation
negligence
Three major areas of the brain
cerebrum, cerebellum and the brainstem
According to WHO 1/4 of the worlds population is infected with this disease
Tuberculosis
unequal pupil size, can be normal
anisocoria
covering both eyes for an impaled object prevents this
sympathetic motion
pertaining to the back of the knee
popliteal
COASTMAP mnemonic
Consciousness, Orientation, Activity, Speech, Thought, Memory, Affect/Mood, Perception
An unauthorized act committed outside the scope of medical practice as defined by law
malfeasance
ebola