A general idea of how bad a person's injuries may be based upon the mechanism of injury
What is index of suspicion?
100
The consistent delivery of blood to adequately oxygenated cells
What is perfusion?
100
The large muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen and plays a major role in the mechanical function of breathing
What is the diaphragm?
100
A bruise often caused by blunt force trauma; typically seen as a discolored and swollen area of soft tissue
What is contusion?
100
An injury that occurs when muscles and tendons are overworked or stretched and extended beyond their normal range of motion
What is a strain?
200
Facility capable of advanced care on a 24 hour basis as governed by the American College of Surgeons
What is a trauma center?
200
Inadequate oxygenation (perfusion) of the body at a cellular level (hypoperfusion)
What is shock?
200
Air in the space between the lung and chest wall
What is pneumothorax?
200
A rubbing or scraping force that penetrates and destroys the outermost layers of skin
What is abrasion?
200
An injury that occurs when ligaments that connect bone to bone are overextended and stretched beyond their normal range of motion
What is a sprain?
300
Task that includes scene safety, considering standard precautions, determining mechanism of injury, number of patients, and resource determination
What is scene size up?
300
The early stages of shock where minimum perfusion is maintained through compensatory actions of the body such as increased heart rate and constriction of blood vessels
What is compensated shock?
300
Dressing that is made of material that is airtight and is designed to create a seal over certain types of wounds
What is occlusive dressing?
300
A covering for a wound designed to absorb blood and wound drainage, control bleeding, and protect and cover the wound to prevent infection
What is dressing?
300
An injury that occurs when a bone is cracked or actually broken
What is a fracture?
400
Part that contains the steps of ABCs
What is primary assessment?
400
Pressure placed directly onto a wound to slow or stop bleeding (the first step to control external bleeding)
What is direct pressure?
400
Blood in the pleural space; can collapse the lung in the same manner as a pneumothorax
What is hemothorax?
400
Complete detachment of a body part from the rest of the body
What is amputation?
400
The grating sound made when broken bone ends rub together
What is crepitus?
500
Has the mnemonic DCAPBTLS
What is deformity, contusions, abrasions, puncture/penetration, burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling?
500
Bleeding that occurs under the skin and is not visible externally, often occurs into the cavities of the body such as the abdominal cavity
What is internal bleeding?
500
An open wound of the abdomen where abdominal organs, such as intestines, protrude
What is evisceration?
500
An injury in which the force partially or completely tears away large pieces of soft tissue