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Skin didn't break during this type of trauma
Blunt Trauma
Controls the flow, keeps the blood moving
The container/blood vessels
This Injury separates various layers of skin usually between subcutaneous and fascia
Avulsion
Bones under the eyes
Zygomas
Body's ability to move air in and out of the chest and lungs
Ventilation
More than this height is considered a significant fall
20ft/6m
contradicted in some questions with 15 ft.
Circulation of blood within an organ or tissue to trade O2 for CO2
Perfusion
If a PT suffers from this, DO NOT pull it out(phrasing) unless it gets in the way of treatment
Penetrating
Contraindicator for OPA/NPA
Facial Trauma
Pink frothy sputum, coughing up blood
Hemoptysis
Limit for on-scene time in trauma scenarios
10 min's
Dark Red oozing type of bleeding
Venous Bleeding
Most commonly used mnemonic for most closed soft-tissue injuries
RICES
Fancy name for eardrum
Tympanic Membrane.
Commonly found in blunt trauma injuries to the chest, sounds/sensation of broken bones grinding against one another.
Crepitus
The heart cannot take a disruption of blood flow for more than a few minutes, of the 3 parts of the cardiovascular system is the heart is this.
The Pump
Often the only sign of this type of injury is ecchymosis or swelling
Contusion
Toxic chemicals, electricity, and heat cause this type of injury
Burns
Air sucked into a vein following an injury
Air Embolism
Occurs when the space between the pericardial sac and the myocardium fills with blood/fluid, making it work harder to pump blood.
Cardiac Tamponade/Pericardial Tamponade
This system monitors the body's needs, and vasodilates or vasoconstricts to control blood flow.
Autonomic Nervous System
If men had periods it would be this.
hematuria
Organs protruding from an open-tissue trauma in the abdominal cavity.
Evisceration
Bleeding into the anterior chamber of the eye, commonly followed by trauma to the eye
Hyphema
Sudden increase in Intrathoracic pressure results in this characteristic appearance, JVD, cyanosis of face and neck, hemorrhage into the sclera of the eyes signaling smaller blood vessels bursting.
Traumatic Asphyxia