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Scene Size-Up - (answers)steps taken when approaching the scene of an emergency call:
checking scene safety, taking standard precautions, noting the mechanism of injury or nature of
the patient's illness, determining the number of patients, and deciding what, if any, additional
resources to call for. (SNNAC)


Danger Zone - (answers)the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other incident
within which special safety precautions should be taken.


Mechanism of Injury - (answers)a force or forces that may have caused injury.
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Penetrating Trauma - (answers)injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other
body tissues.



Blunt-force trauma - (answers)injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other
body tissues



index of suspicion - (answers)awareness that there may be injuries - based on mechanism of
injury



nature of the illness - (answers)what is medically wrong with a patient



Primary Assessment - (answers)the first element in a patient assessment; steps taken for the
purpose of discovering and dealing with any life-threatening problems. The six parts of primary
assessments are: 1) forming a general impressing 2) assessing mental status 3) assessing airway
4) assessing breathing 5) assessing circulation 6) determining the priority of the patient for
treatment and transport


Interventions - (answers)actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems

, General Impression - (answers)impression of the patient's condition that is formed on first
approaching the patient, based on the patient's environment, chief complaint, and appearance.



Chief Complaint - (answers)in emergency medicine, the reason EMS was called, usually in the
patient's own words.



Levine's Sign - (answers)Clutching the chest


Mental Status - (answers)level of responsiveness (AVPU)

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AVPU - (answers)a memory aid for classifying a patient's level of responsiveness or mental
status. Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive.



ABCs - (answers)Airway, Breathing, Circulation



Priority - (answers)the decision regarding the need for immediate transport of the patient versus
further assessment and care at the scene



High Priority Conditions - (answers)Poor general impression, unresponsive, responsive but not
following commands, difficulty breathing, shock, complicated childbirth, chest pain consistent
with cardiac problems, uncontrolled bleeding, severe pain anywhere



Vital Signs - (answers)outwards signs of what is going on inside the body, including respiration;
pulse; skin color/temperature/condition/(capillary refill time in children); pupils; blood pressure



Pulse - (answers)the rhythmic beats felt as the heart pumps blood through the arteries


pulse rate - (answers)the number of pulse beats per minute (30 x 2)

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