A term that refers to the forces that resulted in an injury. Also a method of instruction.
What is Mechanism of Injury, MOI
100
In adults, it's normally between 60 and 100.
What is resting heart rate?
100
Tylenol, Paracetamol
What is acetominophen
200
The large bones in the forearm.
What are the radius and ulna?
200
A disorder that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow, leading to wheezing, shortness of breath.
What is asthma?
200
A device for constricting the flow of blood to an extremity.
What is a tourniquet?
200
98.6F or 37C
What is normal body temperature?
200
Cuprofen, Motrin
What is ibuprofen?
300
The large blood vessel leading from the heart to the lungs, carrying deoxygenarted blood.
What is the pulmonary artery?
300
Interruption of the blood supply to the heart, the initials are part of the name of the room you are in.
What is a myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction?
300
A life-threatening medical condition that occurs due to inadequate oxygen for cellular respiration.
What is shock?
300
A method for taking blood pressure when a stethoscope is not available
What is palpation?
300
Piriton, Hayleve
What is chlorphenamine
400
The vertebrae superior to T1 and inferior to C6
What is C7?
400
An abnormal collection of air or gas in the pleural space that separates the lung from the chest wall.
What is a penumothorax?
400
The medical term for a broken bone, can be closed or open.
What is a fracture?
400
An acronym that describes the shape of a normal patient's pupils
What is "Pupils are Equal Round and Reactive to Light" (PERRL)
400
The drug found in an "Epi-Pen"
What is epinephrine?
500
The only bone not connected to another bone in the body
What is the hyoid or lingual bone?
500
A neurological scale that gives a way of recording the conscious state of a person on a scale, between 3 (indicating deep unconsciousness) and 15 (the more widely used modified or revised scale).
What is the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?
500
A clear fluid that can leak from around the brain due to severe head injuries