Airway
The respiratory drive that kicks in when the CO2 drive is no longer effective
What is the Hypoxic Drive
A trauma center that can put a surgery team together in 20 minutes 24/7 but may not have all phases of definitive care
Level III
Latin for tough mother
What is the Dura Mata?
leaving a patient at the hospital without giving report or turning patient care over to a nurse or doctor
Abandonment
Involves all layers of the tissue including fat
The airway protection position of a patient laided on their left side with head down
What is the recovery position
The category that death of another person within the same patient compartment space would be under
MOI
Bleeding between the skull and the dura mata
What is an epidural hematoma?
A Child with paperwork in hand showing they legally live on their own
Emancipated Minor
A closed soft-tissue injury characterized by swelling and ecchymosis
What is a contusion?
The preferred route for injection of Epinephrine
Intramuscular
failure of the nervous system causes widespread vasodilation.
Neurogenic Shock
The GCS of a patient who's eyes open to voice, tells you they have a pet spider at home when you ask them what day it is, and withdraws from pain
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Duty to Act
Breach of Duty
Damages
Causation
What is needed to prove gross negligence
The most life threatening condition associated with an open neck injury
What is air emboli's?
A device that reverses atelectasis and decreases blood pressure
CPAP
Responsible for about 25% of the injuries to the Aorta
Lateral Impact
Arms curling away from the core of the body following blunt head trauma
decerebrate posturing
A status that does not give you preferential treatment or transport first in an MCI
What is donor status
Intestines that are outside of the skin
What is an evisceration?
Bradycardia, Diminished Muscle Tone, Decreasing level of consciousness
Respiratory Failure
The injury most likely to occur from a high speed 3rd collision injury
Aortic Rupture
High Blood Pressure, Bradycardia, Irregular Respiration's
Cushings Triad
The legal term for decomposition of body tissues
What is Putrefaction
Because they have a greater surface to mass ratio
Why are burns more severe in children?