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Hypoxia
Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues.
The patient is in shock if:
Skin is cool and pale with a history of major external bleeding or internal injury OR the skin is cool, pale and clammy OR the radial pulses are absent.
Capillary bleeding is:
A continuous, steady ooze.
What is MOI?
Mechanism of Injury.
What is MOI?
Mechanism of Injury.
What is MOI?
Mechanism of Injury.
What is MOI?
Mechanism of Injury.
What are the solid organs?
The kidneys, spleen and liver.
What is MOI?
Mechanism of Injury.
What are the solid organs?
The kidneys, spleen and liver.
What is MOI?
Mechanism of Injury.
What are the solid organs?
The kidneys, spleen and liver.
What does ABC stand for?
Airway assessment, Breathing assessment, Cardiac arrest.
What is MOI?
Mechanism of Injury.
What are the solid organs?
The kidneys, spleen and liver.
What does ABC stand for?
Airway assessment, Breathing assessment, Cardiac arrest.
Name the 3 P's of hemorrhage control.
1. Position the patient. 2. Position the part. 3. Pressure.
Angina is?
The reduction of oxygen to the heart muscle due to a narrowing of the heart's arteries (coronary arteries).
Heart attack
The lack of oxygen to the heart muscle due to a complete blockage of a coronary artery (myocardial infraction).
Cardiac arrest
The heart has stopped beating or beats too irregularly or too weakly to circulate blood effectively.
What is PPQRRST?
Position, Provokes, Quality, Radiates, Relief, Severity and Timing.
Heart attack
The lack of oxygen to the heart muscle due to a complete blockage of a coronary artery (myocardial infraction).
Cardiac arrest
The heart has stopped beating or beats too irregularly or too weakly to circulate blood effectively.
What is PPQRRST?
Position, Provokes, Quality, Radiates, Relief, Severity and Timing.
What is SCA?
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is an abrupt unexpected loss of heart pump function.
What is "The Chain of Survival?"
The chain of survival is a series of steps aimed at decreasing death and disability due to sudden cardiac arrest.
What is "The Chain of Survival?"
The chain of survival is a series of steps aimed at decreasing death and disability due to sudden cardiac arrest.
What are the steps in The Chain of Survival?
Early recognition of warning signs, early access, early CPR, early defibrillation, early advances care.
Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is:
A heart rhythm that can beat so fast that the heart does not have time to fill with blood between contractions leading to a loss of cardiac output and loss of pulse.
What happens in Pulseless Electrical Activity?
The SA Node sends a signal to contract but the heart does not response and there is no blood in the system.
When does Asystole (flatline) occur?
When there is no electrical activity in the heart.
Name the components of an AED unit.
The AED, the appropriate protective case, extra unexpired, unused battery, 2 sets of AED pad electrodes,disposable razors, a cloth or towel and the user or instruction manual.
The Peripheral Nervous System includes:
The nerves (sensory and motor) that connect the central nervous system to the various body organs.
The Peripheral Nervous System includes:
The nerves (sensory and motor) that connect the central nervous system to the various body organs.
The spinal cord extends from:
The brain stem to the lumbar spine and is the main sensory and motor nerve pathway.
The Peripheral Nervous System includes:
The nerves (sensory and motor) that connect the central nervous system to the various body organs.
The spinal cord extends from:
The brain stem to the lumbar spine and is the main sensory and motor nerve pathway.
CSF is?
Cerebrospinal Fluid
The Peripheral Nervous System includes:
The nerves (sensory and motor) that connect the central nervous system to the various body organs.
The spinal cord extends from:
The brain stem to the lumbar spine and is the main sensory and motor nerve pathway.
CSF is?
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Define meninges.
Protective coverings for the brain and spinal cord.
The Peripheral Nervous System includes:
The nerves (sensory and motor) that connect the central nervous system to the various body organs.
The spinal cord extends from:
The brain stem to the lumbar spine and is the main sensory and motor nerve pathway.
CSF is?
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Define meninges.
Protective coverings for the brain and spinal cord.
Define depressed skull fracture.
Happens when an area of the skull is pressed in to the brain.
The Peripheral Nervous System includes:
The nerves (sensory and motor) that connect the central nervous system to the various body organs.
The spinal cord extends from:
The brain stem to the lumbar spine and is the main sensory and motor nerve pathway.
CSF is?
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Define meninges.
Protective coverings for the brain and spinal cord.
Define depressed skull fracture.
Happens when an area of the skull is pressed in to the brain.
Define basal skull fracture.
A fracture to the base of the skull.
The Peripheral Nervous System includes:
The nerves (sensory and motor) that connect the central nervous system to the various body organs.
The spinal cord extends from:
The brain stem to the lumbar spine and is the main sensory and motor nerve pathway.
CSF is?
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Define meninges.
Protective coverings for the brain and spinal cord.
Define depressed skull fracture.
Happens when an area of the skull is pressed in to the brain.
Define basal skull fracture.
A fracture to the base of the skull.
A concussion is
A mild head injury that causes a short circuit to the brain.
The Peripheral Nervous System includes:
The nerves (sensory and motor) that connect the central nervous system to the various body organs.
The spinal cord extends from:
The brain stem to the lumbar spine and is the main sensory and motor nerve pathway.
CSF is?
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Define meninges.
Protective coverings for the brain and spinal cord.
Define depressed skull fracture.
Happens when an area of the skull is pressed in to the brain.
Define basal skull fracture.
A fracture to the base of the skull.
A concussion is
A mild head injury that causes a short circuit to the brain.
A Cerebral contusion is
Bruising to the brain tissue.
What is a intra-cerebral hematoma?
Significant bleeding within the brain tissue.
Asymmetry is
Differences between the left and right sides if the body.
Define "tendon"
A band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone.