Focused Assessment
A slow heart rate of less than 60 BPM.
60-100
The term used to describe the overall assessment of the scene to which the EMT has been called.
Scene Size-Up
The problems or feelings the patient reports to the EMT
Symptoms
Bruising behind the patient's ears
Battle Signs
An instrument that is used to measure BP
Sphygmomanometer
The normal capillary refill time.
< 2 seconds
Protective measures that are used in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids and other potential exposure risk of communicable diseases.
Standard Precautions
The "P" component of the sample mnemonic
Pertinent Past Medical History
The opposite of normal chest wall movement during breathing
Paradoxical movement
The pressure that occurs during the relaxation phase of the heart cycle; the bottom number of the blood pressure reading.
Diastole
Normal Body Temperature of an adult...
98.6
Minimum standard precaution that must be in place before any patient contact.
Gloves
Mnemonic used in evaluating a patient's pain.
OPQRST
The process of touching or feeling the patient for abnormalities.
Palpation
A bluish color of the skin and mucus membranes that indicates poor oxygenation of tissues.
Cyanosis
The normal capnography value
The physical force applied to the outside of the body that results in injury.
Mechanism of Injury
A condition that is most effectively treated by listening to the patient.
Depression
The abdominal quadrant that is palpated last during assessment of the the abdomen
The quadrant that is in pain
A fast heart rate of greater than 100 beats per minute in an adult.
Tachycardia
The blood pressure is usually measure over this artery.
Brachial
Personnel who should enter a crime scene first.
Law Enforcement Personnel
Hidden clues include inconsistent history information and multiple injuries in various stages of healing.
Physical Abuse or Violence
Three components to check when evaluating the extremities.
Pulse, Motor and Sensory functioning.