Chpt 6
The outer most layer of our body; hair, skin, epidermis, dermis, glands. Responsible for protecting the body as a first line of defense.
Integumentary system.
ages 40 to 65 years old
Middle adult hood
Device used to carry a patient when needing to traverse uneven terrain.
Basket stretcher.
fixed beliefs that are not based on objective knowledge.
Biases
Endocrine glands located on top of the kidneys that release adrenaline when stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system.
Adrenal glands
Organ that produces insulin
Pancreas
This system, especially in older adults, may decrease the ability to clear waste from the body.
Renal system
cleaning equipment, tools, ambulance, and more to prevent the spread of diseases.
Decontaminate
Concept of consistent care across the entire health team, from first patient contact to discharge.
young person age 12-18
Adolescent
Impaired vision may be a result of damage to a part of the brain.
Occipital lobe
The body's age for physical peak
18-25
number of clinicians required to perform a safe one handed carry of a patient
4
initial decision-making process, planning, and thought of care begins when?
Dispatch information is received
The skull, face, thorax, and vertebral column
Axial skeleton
The foot has tarsals, metatarsals, the hand has carpals, metacarpals, and both have.
Phalanges
Pulse range for children ages 6-12
75 to 118 BPM
Generally speaking, restraints placed on a combative patient are only removed if?
Hospital personnel request to do so.
bringing immediate problems to a team leader through a structured communication tool. it is a mnemonic.
PACE
(200 hundred extra points=Probe, Alert, Challenge, emergency)
Type of trauma cause by pressure to enclosed body surface, EX to much pressure on the lungs.
Barotrauma
Bronchus divide into smaller bronchioles and at the terminal ends of these form what?
Alveoli
An anatomic difference between adults and children related to their mouth/ or airway.
Infants tongue is proportionately larger than an adults.
Extra (the occiput is large in an infant, and the trachea is flexible)
Patient demographic that may require extra padding, and support when being carried or placed on a board.
MIH-Mobile Integrated Health
Electrical impulse of the heart normally begins here
SA node
(200 bonus points= Sinoatrial Node)