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A buildup of fluid in the lungs, often as a result of congestive heart failure.
What is pulmonary edema?
An extreme, life-threatening, systemic allergic reaction that may include shock and respiratory failure.
What is Anaphylaxis?
The displacement of organs outside of the body.
What is an evisceration?
Shock caused by severe infection, usually a bacterial infection.
What is septic shock?
A widespread event that disrupts community resources and functions, in turn threatening public safety, citizens’ lives, and property.
What is a disaster?
A respiratory device that holds liquid medicine that is turned into a fine mist. The patient inhales the medication into the airways and lungs as a treatment for conditions such as asthma.
What is a nebulizer?
An abnormally high blood glucose level.
What is Hyperglycemia?
A traumatic insult to the brain capable of producing physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and vocational changes.
What is a traumatic brain injury?
A condition that occurs when there is widespread dilation of the small arterioles, small venules, or both.
What is distributive shock?
An agreement between neighboring EMS systems to respond to mass-casualty incidents or disasters in each other’s region when local resources are insufficient to handle the response.
A blood clot that breaks off from a large vein and travels to the blood vessels of the lung, causing obstruction of blood flow.
What is a pulmonary embolism?
A disorder in which the heart loses part of its ability to effectively pump blood, usually as a result of damage to the heart muscle and usually resulting in a backup of fluid into the lungs.
What is congestive heart failure?
The bleeding control method used when a wound continues to bleed despite the use of direct pressure; useful if a patient is bleeding severely from a partial or complete amputation.
What is a tourniquet?
Compression of the heart as the result of buildup of blood or other fluid in the pericardial sac, leading to decreased cardiac output.
What is cardiac tamponade?
A move in which the patient is dragged or pulled from a dangerous scene before assessment and care are provided.
What is an emergency move?
A harsh, high-pitched respiratory sound, generally heard during inspiration, that is caused by partial blockage or narrowing of the upper airway; may be audible without a stethoscope.
What is stridor?
Deep, rapid breathing; usually the result of an accumulation of certain acids when insulin is not available in the body.
What is Kussmaul Respirations?
Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture.
What is battle signs?
A state in which not enough oxygen is delivered to the tissues of the body, caused by low output of blood from the heart. It can be a severe complication of a large acute myocardial infarction, as well as other conditions.
What is cardiogenic shock?
Any incident that overwhelms emergency services?
An odorless, colorless, tasteless, and highly poisonous gas that results from incomplete oxidation of carbon in combustion.
What is carbon monoxide?
An emergency situation created by excessively high blood pressure, which can lead to serious complications such as stroke or aneurysm.
What is a hypertensive emergency?
An accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity that progressively increases pressure in the chest and that interferes with cardiac function, with potentially fatal results.
What is a tension pneumothorax?
Shock that occurs when there is a block to blood flow in the heart or great vessels, causing an insufficient blood supply to the body’s tissues.
What is obstructive shock?
An act of terror in which firearms are used in an ongoing assault of multiple people.
What is an active shooter?