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the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body - Answersairway
a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the patient -
Answersprimary 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 - Answersrapid
trauma assessment
procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition - Answersreassessment
assessment done after the scene safety and primary assessment that includes pt hx, review of
systems, physical exam and vital signs - Answerssecondary assessment
injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues - Answersblunt
force trauma
in medicine the reason for a call to EMS - Answerschief complaint
the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, caps, and veins back again to the
heart - Answerscirculation
a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal - Answersdistension
impression of the patients condition that is formed on first approaching the patient based on
patients environment, c/c, and appearance - Answersgeneral impression
a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions - Answersmedical patient
what pulse divides the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral and medial plantar arteries -
Answersposterior tibial
what pain involves the many factors that influence the patients report of pain (psychiatric
conditions) - Answerspsychogenic pain
what pulse runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its pulse point is felt in the
mid foot - Answersdoralis pedis
what type of pain is the alteration of central nervous system processing of sensation, leading to
amplification of pain signals - Answerscentral sensitization
what is used in conjunction with the stethoscope to allow you to accurately obtain the patients
bp - Answerssphygmomanometer
what is an electronic device for determining the amount of o2 carried in the blood -
, Answerspulse oximeter
what is an electronic temp measurement tool capable of taking oral, axillary, or rectal temp -
Answersthermometer
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 - Answersrespiratory rate
what pain is without identifiable etiology - Answersidiopathic
auscultation of most sounds requires the use of a - Answersstethoscope
what is the pressure crafted in the arteries when the heart contracts and forces blood out in to
circulation - Answerssystolic
the pressure remaining in the arteries when the heart is relaxed - Answersdiastolic
what do you call abnormality high bp - Answershypertension
what do you call abnormally low bp - Answershypotension
what lasts several months or longer and is often sustained by a pathophysiologic process -
Answerschronic
Whats the flow of blood through tissues, providing them with O2 and nutrients and removing
waste products - Answersperfusion
weak and rapid pulse - Answersthready pulse
whats the measure of the amount of heart below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues -
Answerstemperature
what pulse is located behind the patients knee cap and can be palpated on the dorsal side of the
patients knee - Answerspopiteal
what is the short duration and has a sudden onset in association with injury surgery or an acute
illness episode - Answersacute
labored or difficult breathing - Answersdyspnea
what type of pain is linked to tissue damage to the skin musculoskeletal system -
Answersnociceptive
what type of pain is a direct consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory
system - Answersneuropathic
pulse with irregular rhythm - Answersarrhythmia