Patient Assessment
An assessment that takes 60-90 seconds max
The top layer of the skin
What is the epidermis?
Bright red, spurting blood
What is an arterial bleed?
Burns that lead to blistering of the skin
Tourniquets should be placed ___ inches from the wound
A mnemonic used to memorize what is being looked for during a trauma assessment
What is DCAP-BTLS?
A wound caused by an animal that can lead to infection
What is a bite?
A device used to control severe bleeding once direct pressure fails
What is a tourniquet?
The total amount of the body burned
What is total body surface area (TBSA)?
A blown pupil is indicative of this
What is a brain bleed?
What is the chief complaint?
The collection of blood within damaged tissue or within a body cavity
What is a hematoma?
What is epistaxis?
Burns that lead to injury to the airway
What are inhalation burns?
This is done for dry chemical burns
What is brushing off?
Baseline vital signs
What is the BP, Pulse, and RR?
A smooth cut
What is an incision?
What is internal bleeding?
Burns that have entrance and exit wounds
What are electrical burns?
A sign of spinal cord injury in males that causes blood to flow to a certain body part
What is priapism?
The bones assessed during a detailed secondary assessment of a trauma patient
What are the zygomas, maxillae, and mandible?
When muscle cells die after being crushed and release toxins into the surrounding tissue
What is crush syndrome?
A sign of internal bleeding which causes the abdomen to appear swollen
This body part accounts for 1 percent of TBSA and is used to assess the TBSA burned
What is the rule of palm?
Something used to treat major bleeding in the groin
What is a junctional tourniquet?