Types of physical challenges
The disability can be brought on at birth or later in life. It involves one of our senses and speech is usually involved as well.
What is deaf
The White Cane
What is a blind person
This challenged person has both sensory and motor aphasia
What is global aphasia
The pregnant mother conceived after the age of 40 could be a contributing factor
What is downs syndrome
The EMT should refrain from speaking loud, should not speak in high tones or fast to this challenged pt
What is a deaf person
The physical challenge can be brought on by injury, disease, congenital, infection, degeneration of specific nerve pathways found in the cranium, chemicals, penetrating injury, damage can be permanent or temporary.
What is vision loss
The patient will have joint stiffness, resulting in deformity of hands and feet, juveniles can also have complications of their spleen and liver
What is arthritis
The word prsbycusis refers to what
what is progressive sensorineural hearing loss
The damage to the cerebrum in utero, due to trauma, disease (German measles), hypoxia , premature birth
What is cerebral palsy
The EMT must not talk to these people as if they are "stupid", speak to them in normal tone, take your time, let them trust you
What is the patient with developmental disabilities
The patient that may have had a cord injury at c3-c5, now has to be picked up and moved and is at risk of many infections
What is the paralyzed patient
The patient with small head and facial abnormalities, wide flat nose bridge, small jaw and is preventable
What is FAS
fetal alcohol syndrome
The term dysarthria
What is articulation disorders
The pregnant mother that contracts bacterial meningitis or a viral illness during pregnancy
What is hearing loss
The EMT should not move this patient without specific direction.
What is a blind person
The challenged pt with fluency disorders and is more common in men than woman
What is studdering
The loss of hair, frail looking, thin, baggy clothes, skin color off.
What is a cancer patient
The word enucleation refers to what
What is the removal of an eyeball
The patient acquires this disease from diabetes mellitus
White is diabetic retinopathy
The EMT should not get angry and frustrated and speaking loud for them to understand with this type of patient
The patient with a language barrier
The disorder that is inherited involves exocrine glands in lungs and digestive system, causing bronchial obstruction in the alveoli and pancreatic duct causing malnutrition
What is cystic fibrosis
The challenged pt that has poor dictation when speaks and has something in the ear.
What is a hearing aid
The loss of hair due to cancer treatment
What is alopecia
The disease is congenital pt can be paralyzed from the waste down,with bowel and bladder problems, the neural tube is affected
What is spina bifida
The EMT should not interrupt this patient when speaking, or complete the pts sentence
what is the stuttering patient