NREMT - Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician
NREMT - Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician
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NREMT – Trauma Study Guide
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NREMT - Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician
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NREMT - Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician
air embolism Correct Answer-air within the blood vessels, can be palpated if close to surface
subcutaneous Correct Answer-air under the skin, can be palpated
aputation Correct Answer-complete removal of an external body part,traumatic or surgical
anatomical positio Correct Answer-a body st...
NREMT – Trauma Study Guide
air embolism Correct Answer-air within the blood vessels, can be
palpated if close to surface
subcutaneous Correct Answer-air under the skin, can be palpated
aputation Correct Answer-complete removal of an external body
part,traumatic or surgical
anatomical positio Correct Answer-a body standing straight, facing
forward, arms at sides with palms turned out; used to define the terms of
descriptive anatomy
Anterior Correct Answer-the front of the body
Avulsion Correct Answer-tear of tissue from body, may include
amputation
battle's sign Correct Answer-bruising behind the ears due to head trauma
compartment syndrome Correct Answer-when a muscle or joint is
injured and inflammation is not controlled, pressure within these areas
can cut off circulation to the rest of the extremity by swelling to the
point where nerves and vessels are occluded
,compression Correct Answer-a compression injury usually refers to the
compression or squeezing together of the vertebrate, causing
inflammation of the spinal cord or intervertebral discs.
contusion Correct Answer-a bruise, bleeding under the skin. A spinal
contusion can result in temporary loss of sensation below the injury
crepitus Correct Answer-the grinding sound made when the ends of a
broken bone rub together
cushing's triad Correct Answer-three symptoms that there is an increase
in pressure around the brain: 1) decreased heart rate 2)irregular
breathing 3) a widening of the reading between systolic and diastolic BP
deep Correct Answer-far from surface
distal Correct Answer-Further from trunk of body
Epistaxis Correct Answer-nose bleed
evisceration Correct Answer-when an organ, especially abdominal or
eyeball, is protruding or sits outside the body
flail chest Correct Answer-When a piece of ribcage breaks away causing
the ribcage to expand unevenly. It is official defined as at least two ribs
, fractured in two or more places, which results in the piece or pieces
breaking away
frontal plane Correct Answer-A vertical plane that divides the body from
anterior and posterior, also called midaxillary or coronal plane
Golden hour Correct Answer-The sixty minute period from the point of
trauma to the point where surgery is performed, considered crucial in the
survival of trauma patients
Hematoma Correct Answer-A pool or clot of blood under the surface of
the skin, within an organ or tissue that causes inflammation
inferior Correct Answer-Towards the bottom half
kinematics Correct Answer-the process of predicting injury patterns by
applying the knowledge of physics, anatomy, age, Mech of injury, and
preventative safety measures
Laceration Correct Answer-A cut that penetrates the skin
Lateral Correct Answer-far from midline
Medial Correct Answer-close to center of midline
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