Medical/Legal
When treating the unconscious patient, consent for treatment is considered to be
Implied
Name the 5 sections of the Vertebral column
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, Coccyx
Measurement of the oxygen saturation level of the blood through a noninvasive sensor placed on a finger.
Pulse Oximetry
Weakness in the wall of the descending aorta can occur with age and result in a ballooning of the wall of the vessel. It can increase in size and eventually rupture.
Aortic Aneurysm
Shock due to a loss of intravascular fluid volume.
Hypovolemic shock
Termination of treatment without assurance that an equal or greater level of care will continue.
Abandonment
This part of the heart receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it out of the heart into the aorta.
Left Ventricle
Transient loss of consciousness due to inadequate flow of blood to the brain, also known as fainting.
Syncope
Death and subsequent necrosis of the heart muscle caused by inadequate blood supply.
Acute Myocardial infarction
Three of more ribs fractured in multiple locations.
Flail Chest
The specific protocol Loyola requires providers to use on patients who have consumed alcohol and want to refuse transport.
Non-impaired refusal
A hollow, muscular tube that that transports food between the mouth and the stomach.
Esophagus
Heart rate greater than 100.
Tachycardia
Form of seizure characterized by tonic-clonic muscle contractions.
Grand mal seizure
Patrial break, disrupting only one side of the long bone.
Greenstick Fracture
Discontinuing treatment in the field due to persistent asystole/PEA.
Withdrawal of resuscitative efforts.
The outermost layer of the skin.
Epidermis
Breathing pattern characterized by progressive increase in the rate and volume of respirations that later gradually subsides.
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations
Caused by either ischemic or hemorrhagic lesions to a portion of the brain, resulting in damage or destruction of brain tissue.
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) /Stroke
The Buildup of air under pressure within the thorax - this can happen if a chest wound permits air to enter the pleural space and acts as a one-way valve.
Tension Pneumothorax
DNR stand for
Do Not Resuscitate
The area where the trachea divides right and left mainstem bronchi.
Carina
Lying horizontal with the face upward.
Supine
The implantation of a developing fetus outside the uterus.
Ectopic Pregnancy
Characteristic posture of a patient with a lesion at or above the upper brainstem. He or she presents with the arms flexed, fists clenched, and legs extended.
Decorticate Posture