Medical Terminology
This is the term for a slow heart rate <60
Bradycardia
This position is where a patient will be standing, facing forward, and have their palms out.
Anatomical Position
subjective condition that the patient feels and tells you about
Symptoms
First priority treatment for a large avulsion
Controlling any bleeding
a box-style passenger compartment on a truck chassis.
Type 1 Ambulance
The study of disease
Pathology
This is when the heart chambers empty by muscular contraction
Systole
objective condition that you observe or measure
Signs
Damaged small blood vessels beneath the skin following blunt trauma manifests as
Ecchymosis
Law protecting patient's privacy and information
HIPPA
This prefix means in/inside
Term for collarbone, attached to superior portion of sternum
Clavicle
The acronym for evaluation of alert status; what does each letter stand for?
AVPU
-Alert
-Voice
-Painful
-Unresponsive
outermost layer of the skin forms a watertight, protective seal for the body
Epidermis
Verbal consent to treatment
Expressed consent
This suffix means to "surgically remove"
Ectomy
How many vertebra and what is the name for the spinal region, posterior to cervical spine region
12 - Thoracic
severe allergic reaction characterized by airway swelling and dilation of blood vessels all over the body which results in low BP
Anaphylaxis
Shock following major trauma is MOST often the result of
Hemorrhage
written orders from a medical director that allow you to treat patients under certain circumstances.
Standing Orders
inflammation of a vein with the formation of a clot
Thrombophlebitis
Medical term for shock, insufficient supply of oxygen to body cells.
Hypoperfusion
awareness that unseen life-threatening injuries or illness may exist
Index of suspicion
Following blunt trauma to the chest, a patient has shallow, painful breathing. On assessment, you note that an area to the left side of his chest collapses during inhalation and bulges during exhalation. These are signs of a/an:
Flail Chest
This is when scene size-up starts
En Route to the call