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29 Cards in this Set
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AIR EMBOLISM |
An abnormal circulatory condition in which air travels through the bloodstream and becomes lodged in a blood vessel |
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BIOLOGIC DEATH |
Results from permanent cellular damage caused by a lack of oxygen |
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BRAIN DEATH |
Irreversible form of unconsciousness characterized by a complete loss of brain function while the heart continues to beat. The legal definition of this condition varies from state to state |
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CAB
CIRCULATION AIRWAY BREATHING |
Used in one- or two- rescuer CPR
Mnemonic for assessing status of emergency patients. |
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CARDIAC ARREST |
Sudden cessation of functional circulation |
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CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) |
Basic emergency procedure for life support, consisting of artificial respiration and manual external cardiac massge |
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CLINICAL DEATH |
Occurs when heartbeat and respiration have ceased |
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CONTUSIONS |
An injury that does not break the skin, is caused by a blow, and is characterized by edema, discoloration, and pain |
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CREPITUS |
Sound that resembles the crackling noise heard when rubbing hair between fingers or throwing salt on an open fire. It is associated with gas gangrene , the rubbing of bone fragments, or the crackles of a consolidated area of the lung in pneumonia |
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CYANOSIS |
Slightly bluish, gray, slate like, or dark purple discoloration of the skin resulting from the presence of abnormally reduced amounts of oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood |
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ECCHYMOSES |
Discoloration of an area of the skin or mucous membrane caused by the extravasation of blood in the subcutaneous tissues. Also called a bruise |
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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) |
National network of services coordinated to provide aid and medical assistance from primary response to definitive care, involving personnel trained in the rescue, stabilization, transportation, and advance treatment of traumatic or medical emergencies |
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EPISTAXIS |
Hemorrhage from the nose; nosebleed |
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EPISTAXIS DIGITORUM |
Self-inflicted local digital trauma
(nose-picking) |
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FLAIL CHEST |
Two or more ribs fractured in two or more places resulting in instability in part or the chest wall with associated hemothorax, pneumothorax, and pulmonary contusion |
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GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS |
Legal stipulation for protection of those who give first aid in an emergency situation |
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HEMATEMESIS |
Vomiting blood |
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HEMATURIA |
Blood in the urine |
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HEMOPTYSIS |
Expectorating blood from the respiration tract |
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HEMOTHORAX |
Collection of blood into the pleural space |
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MELENA |
Abnormal, black tarry stool containing digested blood |
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OLIGURIA |
A diminished capacity to form and pass urine (less than 500 mL in 24 hours) |
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PLEURAL SPACE |
The potential space between the visceral and parietal layers of the pleurae |
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PNEUMOTHORAX |
A collection of air or gas in the pleural space, causing the lung to collapse |
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SHOCK |
Abnormal condition of inadequate blood flow to peripheral tissues, with life- threatening cellular dysfunction, hypotension, and oliguria |
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STRIDOR |
Harsh sound made during respirations; high pitched, blowing of wind |
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TACHYCARDIA |
An abnormal condition in which the myocardium contracts regularly but at a rate greater than 100 beats per minute. |
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TETANUS TOXOID |
Active agent prepared from detoxified tetanus toxin that produces an antigenic response in the body, conferring permanent immunity to tetanus infection |
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TRIAGE |
Process of classifying a group of patients as the severity of injury and need of care |
