Medical Abbr.
ABCs
What is Airway, Breathing, Circulation?
Pulsing, bright red blood from a wound.
What is arterial bleeding?
High-pitched breath sound produced by turbulent airflow through a partially obstructed airway.
What is stridor?
Oxygen can be delivered at 2-6 lpm
What is a nasal cannula?
Patient laying on their back.
What is supine?
BiPAP
What is Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure?
When a lung collapses due to trauma (or spontaneously).
What is a pneumothorax?
Pushing on the center of the chest at a depth of 2 inches on an adult; this is performed during CPR.
What are chest compressions?
A blood glucose greater than 400 mg/dL.
What is Hyperglycemia/DKA?
Patient is sitting with their hands braced on their knees. (Usually while breathing hard.)
What is tripoding?
MCI
A patient is found in a cold or wet environment, exhibiting signs of altered mental status.
What is hypothermia?
What are non-shockable rhythms?
Method used to estimate the area of burns on a patient's body.
What is the rule of nines?
Patient is placed on their side while vomiting.
What is Lateral Recumbent?
BSI
What is Body Substance Isolation?
Falls, traffic crashes, mountain bike accidents, crush injuries
What is blunt force trauma?
Cardiogenic, Septic, Traumatic, and Anaphylactic.
What is shock?
Heart Rate:120-160 bpm
Respiration Rate: 30-60
Systolic BP: 60-70
What are infant vital signs?
Patient is supine with their feet propped up.
What is Tendelenburg? ("What is Shock position?" is also acceptable)
ROSC
What is Return of Spontaneous Circulation?
Cold weather burns.
What is Frostbite?
Confusion, difficulty speaking, muscle weakness, and/loss of coordination are all symptoms of a condition that can mimic a stroke.
What is Hypoglycemia?
You may administer or assist patient in taking 324mg of this in suspected cases of myocardial infarctions.
What is aspirin?
Maintaining the spines neutral position after a traumatic injury, whether with a backboard, C-collar, or manual immobilization.
What is spinal immobilization?