the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body - Answers airway
a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the patient - Answers primary
assessment
a prehospital assessment that is a rapid assessment of the head, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities,
and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of an injury - Answers rapid trauma assessment
procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition - Answers reassessment
assessment done after the scene safety and primary assessment that includes pt hx, review of systems,
physical exam and vital signs - Answers secondary assessment
injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues - Answers blunt force
trauma
in medicine the reason for a call to EMS - Answers chief complaint
the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, caps, and veins back again to the heart -
Answers circulation
a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal - Answers distension
impression of the patients condition that is formed on first approaching the patient based on patients
environment, c/c, and appearance - Answers general impression
a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions - Answers medical patient
what pulse divides the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral and medial plantar arteries - Answers
posterior tibial
what pain involves the many factors that influence the patients report of pain (psychiatric conditions) -
Answers psychogenic pain
what pulse runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its pulse point is felt in the mid
foot - Answers doralis pedis
what type of pain is the alteration of central nervous system processing of sensation, leading to
amplification of pain signals - Answers central sensitization
what is used in conjunction with the stethoscope to allow you to accurately obtain the patients bp -
Answers sphygmomanometer
, what is an electronic device for determining the amount of o2 carried in the blood - Answers pulse
oximeter
what is an electronic temp measurement tool capable of taking oral, axillary, or rectal temp - Answers
thermometer
what do you call watching the rise and fall of he chest cavity in the most accurate way to visually take
note of the patients respirations - Answers respiratory rate
what pain is without identifiable etiology - Answers idiopathic
auscultation of most sounds requires the use of a - Answers stethoscope
what is the pressure crafted in the arteries when the heart contracts and forces blood out in to
circulation - Answers systolic
the pressure remaining in the arteries when the heart is relaxed - Answers diastolic
what do you call abnormality high bp - Answers hypertension
what do you call abnormally low bp - Answers hypotension
what lasts several months or longer and is often sustained by a pathophysiologic process - Answers
chronic
Whats the flow of blood through tissues, providing them with O2 and nutrients and removing waste
products - Answers perfusion
weak and rapid pulse - Answers thready pulse
whats the measure of the amount of heart below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues - Answers
temperature
what pulse is located behind the patients knee cap and can be palpated on the dorsal side of the
patients knee - Answers popiteal
what is the short duration and has a sudden onset in association with injury surgery or an acute illness
episode - Answers acute
labored or difficult breathing - Answers dyspnea
what type of pain is linked to tissue damage to the skin musculoskeletal system - Answers nociceptive
what type of pain is a direct consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system -
Answers neuropathic
pulse with irregular rhythm - Answers arrhythmia