Chest Injuries
Can occur in people with weak areas on the surface of the lungs. Often experience sharp pain, SOA without a known cause?
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
The most common sign of significant abdominal injury
Tachycardia
Which catheter has a larger bore needle
18 gauge or 22 gauge
18 gauge
Noninvasive, emergency life -saving care that is used to treat medical conditions such as airway obstructin, respiratory arrest, cardiat arrest
BLS
Number of cranial nerves
12 pairs
Bruising of the heart muscle which can lead to heart failure
Myocardial Contusion
A black and blue discoloration (ecchymosis) in the umbilical region cause by peritoneal bleeding
Cullen sign
convert a 240 bls patient to kilograms
108 kg
A,B,C,D,E
Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure
Number of peripheral nerves
31 pairs
Two types of chest injuries
penetrating (open) injuries
blunt (closed) injuries
The presence of blood in the urine
Hematuria
Symptoms of an infiltrated IV venipuncture site
(three symptoms)
Pain, swelling, redness, coolness
4 to 6 minutes
Can perceive only one type of information like temperature or texture
Sensory
Acute perforation of any portion of the heart
Myocardial rupture
Black, tarry, fouls smelling stools caused by digested blood that has traveled throught the digestive tract
Melena
The anterior aspect of the elbow - may be selected for large bore IV venipuncture
Antecubital
5th link in the chain of survival
ALS and postarrest care
Carries information from the CNS to the muscle, one for each musle
Motor Nerves
Sudden severe compression injury to the chest - resulting in blood that backs up into the head and neck causing appearance of distended neck veins, cyanosis of the face and upper portion of the neck
Traumatic Asphyxiation
Left shoulder pain caused by blood in the peritoneal cavity dye to rupture of the spleen
Kehr sign
A measurement that indicates drops
gtt
H's & T's
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion, Hypo/hyperkalemia, hypothermia
Tension Pneumo, Tamponade, Toxins, Thrombosis (pulmonary) Thrombosis (coronary)
Nervous system controlled by the brain's hypothalamus
Sympathetic Nervous System