ANATOMY
This attaches muscles to bone
What are, Tendons
When stung by a bee, a patient becomes hypotensive, has trouble breathing, and cannot speak. What condition is the patient presenting with?
What is, Anaphylactic shock?
How long should an EMT suction before ventilating patient?
No more then 15 seconds or until airway is clear.
An upper airway sound indicative of obstruction.
What is, stridor?
This term is given to a "fast heart".
What is tachycardia?
This takes air to the lungs
What is, the Trachea
A traction splint is indicated for this type of injury.
What is, an isolated and closed femur fracture?
A common acronym assessment tool used for medical pain.
What is onset, provocation/palliation, quality, radiation, severity, and timing (OPQRST)?
Chronic or acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes.
What is Bronchitis?
This is the other term referring to a heart attack.
What is myocardial infarction?
Name one or all of the 3 muscle types
What are, The Smooth, Skeletal, Cardiac
Injury most commonly caused by a rib puncturing a lung which results in multisystem complications.
What is, Tension pneumothorax?
A gradual buildup of plaque in the arteries?
What is, atherosclerosis?
Either of two main branches of the trachea, leading directly to the lungs.
What is Bronchi?
This is the term given to tissues that are deprived of oxygen.
What is ischemia?
The divisions of the spinal column in descending order.
What is Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccyx?
The layers of tissue surrounding the brain, starting with the innermost layer.
What are the pia mater, the arachnoid, and dura mater?
The three parameters included in the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale.
What are facial droop, arm drift, and speech?
A tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sac in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. Also called air sac.
What is the Alveolus?
The structure of the heart that pumps blood out to the rest of the body.
What is left ventricle?
What are the four components of blood?
What are, The Red blood cells, White blood cells, Plasma, Platelets
A condition causing vasodilation below an injury and, eventually, widespread hypoperfusion.
What is, Neurogenic shock?
A medical condition with signs or symptoms that may include unequal bilateral pulse pressures, severe chest, abdomen, or back pain, and a feeling of impending doom.
What is abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)?
Oxygen diffuses from the lungs into the bloodstream in this process.
What is pulmonary diffusion?
Used to enhance the pumping of the left ventricle in patients with severe heart failure or in patients who need a temporary boost due to an MI
What is, left ventricular assist device (LVAD)