Anatomy Terminology
This anatomical term describes a position closer to the head or upper portion of the body.
What is SUPERIOR?
This term describes medication that is delivered beneath the tongue, where it is absorbed through the oral mucosa.
What is SUBLINGUAL?
These blood vessels carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium.
What are the PULMONARY VEINS?
This legal concept generally requires a competent adult patient to receive an explanation of a proposed intervention and agree to it before treatment.
What is INFORMED CONSENT?
Compared with adults, infants have proportionally larger heads and this anatomical feature, which can contribute to airway positional challenges.
What is the TONGUE?
This anatomical plane divides the body into left and right portions.
What is the SAGITTAL PLANE?
This medication is commonly administered by EMTs to eligible patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (when not contraindicated).
What is ASPIRIN?
This term describes the amount the blood pumped by the heart in one minute.
What is CARDIAC OUTPUT?
This type of content is inferred from a patient's actions or circumstances when the patient cannot provide consent and an emergency intervention is necessary.
What is IMPLIED CONSENT?
Collectively this term is used to assess an pediatric patient's appearance, work of breathing, and circulation to the skin?
What is the Pediatric Assessment Triangle?
This body cavity contains the heart and lungs.
What is the THORACIC CAVITY?
This medication, through this route, may be administered by an EMT to an eligible patient experiencing severe allergic reaction that does not exhibit contraindications.
What is EPINEPHRINE via INTRAMUSCULAR?
This measurement represents the amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle with each contraction.
What is STROKE VOLUME?
This legal concept refers to a healthcare provider's failure to act according to the applicable standard of care, resulting in harm.
What is NEGLIGENCE?
This term describes the presence of blood in the urine.
What is HEMATURIA?
This membrane surrounds the heart and helps protect it within the thoracic cavity.
What is the PERICARDIUM?
This medication, via this route, is commonly used to treat suspected opioid overdose when respiratory depression is present.
What is NALOXONE via INTERNASAL?
This is the normal pacemaker of the heart, located in the right atrium.
What is the SINOATRIAL NODE (or the SA Node)?
This federal law establishes national standards for protecting the privacy and security of certain individually identifiable health information.
What is HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT or HIPAA?
This term describes the presence of excess fluid in the interstitial tissues, often resulting in swelling.
What is EDEMA?
This portion of the brainstem helps regulate vital functions, including breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.
What is the MEDULLA OBLONGATA?
Together, these make up the 5 Rights of Medication Administration.
What are the right medication, patient, dose, route, and time?
This type of shock occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs, despite adequate circulating blood volume.
What is CARDIOGENIC SHOCK?
This legal term describes the process of passing the responsibility from one healthcare provider to another.
What is TRANSFER OF CARE?
This soft spot on an infant's skull is formed where the cranial bones have not yet hully fused allowing for brain growth and flexibility during birth.