Chest Injuries
Abdominal, Genitourninary Injuries
Orthopedic Injuries
Enviromental Emergencies
Obstetrics
100
Compression of the heart as the result of buildup of blood or other fluid in the pericardial sac, leading to decreased cardiac output.
What is Cardiac Tamponade
100
the posterior region below the margin of the lower rib cage
What is flank
100
a simple joint where the bony projections of the scapula and the clavicle meet at the top of the shoulder
What is acromioclavicular joint (ac joint)
100
The temperature of the surrounding environment
What is ambient temperature
100
a premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus
What is abruption placenta
200
A condidion in which two or more ribs are fractrured in two or more places or in association with a fracture of the sternum so that a segment of the chest wall is effectively detatched from the rest of the thoracic cage
What is Flailed Chest
200
structures through which materials pass, such as the stomach, small intestines, large intestines, ureters and bladder
What is hollow organs
200
the heel bone
What is calcaneus
200
the loss of heat by direct contract (ex: body part comes into contact with a cold object)
What is conduction
200
a baglike membrane in which the fetus develops
What is an amniotic sac
300
An accumulation of blood and air in the pleural space of the chest.
What is hemopneumothorax
300
contracting the stomach muscles to minimize the pain of abdominal movement; a sign of peritonitis
What is gaurdin
300
disruption of a joint in which ligaments are damaged and the bone ends are completely displaced
What is dislocation
300
the loss of body heat caused by air movement (example the wind blowing across the body)
What is convection
300
a delivery in which the buttocks comes out first
What is breech presentation
400
a collection of blood in the pleural cavity
What is hemothorax
400
left shouldder pain caused by blood int he peritoneal cavity
What is a Kehr sign
400
a fractrue in which bone pragments are separated from on another and not in anatomic alignment
What is displaced fracture
400
damage to tissues as a result of exposure to cold; frozen body parts
What is frostbite
400
the appearance of the infant's head at the vaginal opening during labor.
What is crowning
500
an accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity
What is pneumothorax
500
solid masses of tissue where much of the chemical work of the body takes placce (eg liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys
What is solid organs
500
a joint injury involving damage to supporting ligaments, sometimes partial or temporary dislocation of bone ends.
What is sprain
500
the temperature of the central part of the body: eg heart, lungs and vital organs
What is core temperature
500
seizures, convulsions resulting from severe hypertension in a pregnant woman
What is Eclampsia