Bones and Landmarks
Cartilage landmarks in the front of the neck
What is the thyroid cartilage and cricoid cartilage
A Tourniquet should be used in this case with bleeding from then neck.
What is never?
What is the iris?
Inner ear balance problems are associated with chronic illness but may be a sign of this?
What is a recent stroke?
This bone protects the eye
What is the orbit
A fracture of the thin bones that form the floor of the eye socket (orbit)
What is a blow out fracture?
In the front of the neck these paired muscles help turn our heads left and right and downward.
What are Sternocleidomastoid muscles?
Flexion
extension of neck
accessory muscle of inspiraiton
The acronym SAMPLE stands for this.
What is Signs: Allergies: Medications: Past Medical history: Last oral Intake: Events prior to the incident
This jaw bone moves left and right, up and down.
What is the mandible
Trauma to these structures in the neck lead to significant bleeding, swelling and closure of the airway.
What are the carotid artery and or jugular veins?
Tears are produced by these almond shaped glands in the upper, outer part of each eye socket.
What are lacrimal glands?
A condition where air becomes trapped in the tissues beneath the skin.
What is subcutaneous Emphysema?
Can be caused by blunt force trauma, surgery, infection, barotrauma e.g., scuba divining, spontaneous (rare)
This jaw bone is stationary and does not move
What is the maxilla
This happens when the light sensitve tissue at the back of the eye separates from the underlying tissue called the chorid.
What is a retinal detachment?
A tube-like structure that extends fromt he outer ear to the middle ear.
What is the external Auditory canal
A collection of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye. Can be caused by trauma
What is hyphema
Upper jaw bone
What is the Maxilla
The fancy medical name for a nose bleed
What is Epistaxis
The covering of the iris, pupil and anterior chamber of the eye
What is the cornea.
This sign is recognized by pupil of different sizes
What is Aniscoria