Soft Tissue
Occurs when a flap of skin is partially or completely torn loose
An Avulsion
Normal range for intracranial pressure
5-15 mmHg
Mnemonic for standard care of sprains and strains
RICE
Flat neck veins, Hypotension, and Absent lung sounds on the affected side
Hemothorax
Organization responsible for classifying burns and referring patients with certain injuries to a specialized burn unit
American Burn Association
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Also known as the area around the belly button
Periumbilical
The medical term for the stoppage of blood
Hemostasis
Blood in the anterior chamber of the eye
Hyphema
The medical term for a clean cut. It often heals faster because of the more even wound margins
Incision
Inability to recall events prior to an injury
Retrograde amnesia
A partial dislocation of a joint
Subluxation
Atelectasis
The strongest level of radiation
Gamma
A narrowing of the spinal canal occurring at single or multiple points
Spinal stenosis
Grey Turner's Sign
Last of the 13 factors in the clotting cascade
Fibrin
The cranial nerve responsible for providing vision
CN II (Optic Nerve)
The medical term for the sensation of numbness and tingling
Parasthesia
A collection of blood between the skull and the dura mater
Epidural hematoma
Sprains
Composed of hypotension, JVD, and muffled heart sounds
Beck's Triad
The central area of skin that sustains the most damage in a burn
The dermatome T4 corresponds with which anatomical location?
The nipple line
The type of pain that is often described as dull, achy, or cramping
Visceral pain
Characterized by hypotension, bradycardia, and warm dry skin
Neurogenic Shock
Zone of the neck involving the area between the angle of the mandible and the cricoid cartilage
Zone II
Grow over wound margins and can become larger than the wound itself
Keloid scars
A collection of blood between the skull and the dura mater
A region of the body that the patient states is painful
Point tenderness
Defined as a drop in blood pressure on inhalation
Pulsus paradoxus
The accurate, time-consuming method used to estimate body surface are burned
Lund-Browder Chart
Occurs most often with penetrating trauma. hemisection of the cord, and deficits from point of injury and distal
A dark brown hematuria in a patient indicates bleeding to which area?
Upper urinary tract (Above the bladder)
Class of hemorrhage with a percentage of blood loss of 30-40% of the circulating volume
A facial fracture with a pyramidal shape, involving the nasal bone and inferior maxilla
Le Fort II fracture
The second phase of hemostasis
Platelet aggregation (Platelet plugging)
Hypertension, Bradycardia, and irregular respirations
Cushing's Triad
Occurs when limbs are crushed and when muscle tissue becomes ischemic and dies
Rhabdomylosis
The greatest concern with massive blunt trauma to the myocardium
Dysrhythmias
The % of body surface area burned when the entire back is involved. (Adult patient)
18%
Class of medications that may be administered but are highly controversial in spinal cord injuries
Corticosteroids
Known as a large collection of blood in the abdominal cavity
Hemoperitoneum
Hypothermia, Coagulopathy, and Acidosis
The medical term for doubke vision
Diplopia