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the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body ---
correct answer ---airway
a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total
assessment of the patient --- correct answer ---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 --- correct answer ---rapid
trauma assessment
procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition --- correct
answer ---reassessment
assessment done after the scene safety and primary assessment
that includes pt hx, review of systems, physical exam and vital
signs --- correct answer ---secondary assessment
,injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other
body tissues --- correct answer ---blunt force trauma
in medicine the reason for a call to EMS --- correct answer ---
chief complaint
the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, caps,
and veins back again to the heart --- correct answer ---circulation
a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal ---
correct answer ---distension
impression of the patients condition that is formed on first
approaching the patient based on patients environment, c/c, and
appearance --- correct answer ---general impression
a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions ---
correct answer ---medical patient
what pulse divides the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral
and medial plantar arteries --- correct answer ---posterior tibial
, what pain involves the many factors that influence the patients
report of pain (psychiatric conditions) --- correct answer ---
psychogenic pain
what pulse runs along the line between the first and second toe,
and its pulse point is felt in the mid foot --- correct answer ---
doralis pedis
what type of pain is the alteration of central nervous system
processing of sensation, leading to amplification of pain signals -
-- correct answer ---central sensitization
what is used in conjunction with the stethoscope to allow you to
accurately obtain the patients bp --- correct answer ---
sphygmomanometer
what is an electronic device for determining the amount of o2
carried in the blood --- correct answer ---pulse oximeter
what is an electronic temp measurement tool capable of taking
oral, axillary, or rectal temp --- correct answer ---thermometer