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Assessment following scene size up to discover & treat immediately life-threatening conditions.
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Primary Assessment
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A force that pierces the skin & body tissues, for example, a knife or gunshot wound
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Penetrating Trauma
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A force that impacts or is applied to the body but is not sharp enough to penetrate it, such as a blow or a crushing injury.
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Blunt Trauma
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The PT's answer to the question "Why did you call the ambulance?"
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Chief Complaint
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Bringing the PT's head into a neutral position in which the nose is lined up w/ the naval & holding it there manually.
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in-line stabilization
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What does AVPU stand for?
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Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
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Pinching the muscle that extends from along the base of the neck to the shoulder. Grasp 1 to 2 inches of the muscle and squeeze. Be sure that you have the muscle and not just the skin
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Trapezius pinch
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when you slide your finger under the upper ridge of the eye socket apply upward pressure.
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Supraorbital Pressure
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When you apply hard downward pressure to the center of the sternum w/ the knuckles of your hand
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Sternal rub
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When you pinch the soft tissue portion of the earlobe
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Earlobe pinch
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Pinch the skin & underlying tissue along the margin of the armpit
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Armpit pinch
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Apply point pressure to the cuticle portion of the nail bed
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Nail bed pressure
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Back arched, arms flexed inward toward the chest aka decorticate posturing
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Flexion Posturing
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Back arched, arms extended straight out parallel to the body aka decerebrate posturing
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Extension Posturing
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Closed or blocked; not patent, as an occluded airway
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Occluded
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Open; not blocked, as a patent airway
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Patent
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Absence of breathing; respiratory arrest
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Apnea
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Shortness of breath of perceived difficulty in breathing
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Dyspnea
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The portion of PT assessment conducted after the primary assessment, for the purpose of identifying additional serious or potentially life-threatening injuries or conditions & as a basis for further emergency care
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Secondary Assessment
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A clear fluid that surrounds and cushions the brain & the spinal cord
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
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A secretion of the chest that moves in the opposite direction to the rest of the chest during the phases of respiration. Typically seen w/ a flail segment
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Paradoxical Movement
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A persistent erection of the penis in a male PT that is a sign of a possible spinal cord injury
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Priapism
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Paralysis involving both legs only
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Paraplegia
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Paralysis involving both arms and both legs
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Quadriplegia
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Paralysis of an arm & leg on one side of the body
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Hemiplegia
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A head to toe physical exam that is swiftly conducted on a trauma PT who has an altered mental status or a significant mechanism of injury or on a medical PT who has an altered mental status
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Rapid Secondary Assessment
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A physical exam that is focused on a specific injury site on a responsive trauma PT w/ no significant mechanism of injury or critical injuries or on a medical PT who is alert, oriented, and stable
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Modified Secondary Assessment
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