Scene Size-Up
What is the first priority when arriving at an emergency scene ?
Safety
What is an sign of internal bleeding ?
Discolored, painful, tender, swollen or firm tissue
What is the patient reports experiencing such as pain ?
Symptom
What is the two major layers of the skin ?
Epidermis & Dermis
What is another term to refer to shock?
Hypoperfusion
What is injury due to an explosion ?
Blast
What is a substances that remove moisture from blood and speed up the process of clot formation ?
Hemostatic Agents
What is the normal breathing rate for an adult ?
12 & 20 breaths
What is an soft tissue injury ?
Wound
What is the process of enlargement , stretching or expansion, use to describe blood vessels?
Dilation
What is a injury that occurs when the patient is hit by or falls onto something that can penetrate or cut through the skin ?
Penetrating Injury
What is the most common cause of arterial bleeding ?
Penetrating Trauma
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the beat felt from each rhythmic contraction of the heart ?
pulse
What is an injury resulting in skin being rubbed or scraped away ?
Abrasion
What is a early sign of shock ?
Pale or Ashen Skin
What is personal trained in taking critical information from emergency callers ?
Dispatch
What is a special type of dressing that does not allow air to pass through ?
occlusive dressing
alert, verbal, painful, unresponsive
What is levels of consciousness ?
What is the simplest type of closed wound ?
Contusion
DAILY DOUBLE
What is a type of shock caused by an abnormal decrease in blood volume ?
Hypovolemic Shock
What is the science of motion && the resulting damage to the human body ?
kinematics of trauma
What is a tight band placed around an arm or leg to constrict blood vessels ?
Tourniquets
What is having below normal concentrations of oxygen in the organs and tissues of the body ?
Hypoxic
What is a method for estimating the extent of a burn ?
Rule Of Nine
What happens when bacteria release toxins into the bloodstream ?
Septic shock