Acronyms
ABC's
Airway, Breathing, Circulation
The device that shocks a patient
AED
Name the 3 types of burns.
1st - Superficial
2nd - Partial Thickness
3rd - Full Thickness
Suffix -itis
Inflammation
Column of 7 vertebrae
Cervical spine
SAMPLE
Signs/Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past Med hx, Last Oral Intake, Events
Device for listening to lung sounds.
Stethoscope
Common S/S of shock in a trauma patient?
Increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, vascular shunting, pale - cool -clammy skin
Prefix Tachy-
Fast
The lateral bone of the forearm
Radius
OPQRST
Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time
Pulse oximeter
Severe/sudden compression of the thorax causing pressure in the chest, pt looks strangled, cyanotic, JVD, bloodshot eyes, swollen tongue and lips
Traumatic Asphyxia
The stiffening of muscles following death
Rigor Mortis
A small leaf shaped flap of tissue that covers the entrance of the larynx to keep food and liquid out of the trachea and lungs
Epiglottis
GPA
Gravida, Para, Abortus
A medical device used to control extensive bleeding
A tourniquet or CAT7
What are the 3 stages of shock?
What is compensated, decompensated, irreversible
Term to describe a seizure that last more than 10 min or more, or more than 3 seizures in an hour without a period of full orientation
Status Epilepticus
Located in the RLQ of the abdomen becomes easily inflamed or infected.
Appendix
APGAR
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration
Sphygmomanometer
What is the treatment for a sucking chest wound
3 sided occlusive dressing and/or an approved chest seal.
medical terminology for the image of the arteries
arteriogram
Bleeding into the heart and around the pericardial sac
Pericardial tamponade