Brady Emergency Care 14th Ed. Mod 3

Blunt-force trauma - ANSWER-- injury caused by a blow that DOES NOT penetrate the skin or other body tissue. Danger zone - ANSWER-area around wreckage of a vehicle collision or other incident where special safety precautions should be taken. Index of suspicion - ANSWER-awareness that there may be injuries. Mechanism of injury - ANSWER-the forces that may have caused patient injury. Nature of the illness - ANSWER-what is medically wrong with a patient. Penetrating trauma - ANSWER-- injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissues. Scene size-up - ANSWER-- steps taken as you approach the scene: S- checking scene safety, Standard Precautions, N- nature of illness or mechanism of injury, N- number of patients, A- additional resources, C- consider C-spine control needed AVPU - ANSWER-- Me