Vocabulary
Position of patient laying on his/her stomach
What is Supine
A condition in which low blood volume due to massive internal or external bleeding or extensive loss of body water, resulting in adequate perfusion
What is hypovolemic shock
A blue gray skin color that is caused by reduce level of oxygen in the blood
What is cyanosis
AVPU
What is alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive
Who is the most important person on a scene
Who is YOU!
An inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised
What is Fowler position
The bleeding control method used one oh1 continues to bleed despite the use of direct pressure
What is a tourniquet
Blood in the urine
What is hematuria
SAMPLE
What is signs and symptoms, allergies, medication’s, pass, pertinent history, last oral intake or last menstrual period, events leading up to
Define GCS and scoring system
What is Glasgow Coma Scale, a scale for pt's with AMS? Eye Opening 1-4 points, Best Verbal Response 1-5 points, Best Motor Response 1-6 points (Total 15)
Above a body part or nearer to the head
What is Superior
A bruise from an injury that causes bleeding beneath the skin without breaking the skin
What is a contusion
The reason a patient called for help
What is chief complaint?
what is onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, and time
what are the first two steps on any national registry skill exam?
What are scene safety and BSI
A body, part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline
What is Bilateral
A mass of lead that has collected within damaged tissue beneath the skin, or in a body cavity
What is a hematoma
an assessment tool that measures oxygen saturation of hemoglobin in the capillary beds
What is pulse oximetry
DCAP-BTLS
What is deformities, contusions, abrasions, penetrations, Burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling
Demonstrate the Cincinnati Stroke Scale with a normal and abnormal response
Facial Droop
Arm Drift
Speech
sections of the abdominal cavity into four equal areas
What is quadrants
any break in the bone in which the other lying skin has been broken
What is an open fracture?
hey, step within the patient assessment process that identifies an initiates treatment of immediate and potential like threats
What is primary assessment?
A-B-C
What is airway, breathing, circulation
The five Rs in giving a medication
What is right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right date