Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB Test 2
a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal - correct answer-distension
a force or forces that may have caused an injury - correct answer-mechanism of injury
a patient suffering from one or more physical injuries - correct answer-trauma patient
a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions - correct answer-medical patient
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
a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the patient - correct
answer-primary assessment
a question requiring more than a yes or no response - correct answer-open ended question
A sequence of circumstances where all events must occur to develop an infection - correct
answer-chain of infection
A specific causative agent of disease - correct answer-pathogen
acquired in a hospital - correct answer-health care associated infections
actions taken to correct or manage a patients problem - correct answer-interventions
another name for contagious disease - correct answer-communicable disease
any kingdom of fungi of saprophytic and parasitic spore producing eukaryotic - correct
answer-fungi
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
auscultation of most sounds requires the use of a - correct answer-stethoscope
awareness that there may be injuries - correct answer-index of suspicion
based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions except sweat,
non-intact skin, and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents -
correct answer-standard precautions
common infectious agents - correct answer-bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and
helminthes
, condition of being aseptic - correct answer-asepsis
directed of effective against bacteria - correct answer-antibacterial
discomfort in breathing that is brought on or aggravated by lying flat - correct
answer-orthopnea
free from infection by destroying harmful organisms - correct answer-disinfection
how can pain be managed - correct answer-- Medications
- Mild exercise
- Diversion techniques
- Hot or cold compress
- Physical therapy techniques
- Reassurance
how can pain be recorded for inpatient? - correct answer-medication administration record
nursing notes
how can pain be recorded for outpatient - correct answer-chronological record of medical
care emergency treatment record field or mass casualty
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
in medicine the reason for a call to EMS - correct answer-chief complaint
infect by contact - correct answer-contaminated
infectious disease communicable by contact - correct answer-contagious disease
information gathered regarding the patients health problems in the past - correct
answer-past medical history
information, including the absence or presence of pertinent symptoms, that the patient tells
you - correct answer-subjective
injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues - correct
answer-blunt force trauma
injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissues - correct
answer-penetrating trauma
labored or difficult breathing - correct answer-dyspnea
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