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22 Cards in this Set
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Arterial Air Embolism |
Air bubbles in the arterial blood vessels
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Blunt Trauma
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An impact on the body by objects that cause injury without penetrating soft tissues or internal organs and cavities
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Cavitation
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A phenomenon in which speed causes a bullet to generate pressure waves, which cause damage distant from the bullet's path
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Coup-Contrecoup Brain Injury
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A brain injury that occurs when force is applied to the head and energy transmission through brain tissue causes injury on the opposite side of original impact
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Deceleration
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The slowing of an object
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Drag
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Resistance that slows a projectile, such as air
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Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Score
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An evaluation tool used to determine level of consciousness, which evaluates and assigns point values (scores) for eye opening, verbal response, and motor response, which are then totaled; effective in helping predict patient outcomes
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Index of Suspicion
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Awareness that unseen life-threatening injuries may exist when determining the mechanism of injury
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Kinetic Energy
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The energy of a moving object
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Mechanism of Injury (MOI)
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The forces or energy transmission applied to the body that cause injury
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Medical Emergencies
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Emergencies that require EMS attention because of illnesses or conditions not caused by an outside force
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Multisystem Trauma
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Trauma that affects more than one body system
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Penetrating Trauma
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Injury caused by objects, such as knives and bullets, that pierce the surface of the body and damage internal tissues and organs |
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Potential Energy
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The product of mass, gravity, and height, which is converted into kinetic energy and results in injury, such as from a fall
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Projectile
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Any object propelled by force, such as a bullet by a weapon
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Pulmonary Blast Injuries
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Pulmonary trauma resulting from short-range exposure to the detonation of explosives
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Revised Trauma Score (RTS)
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A scoring system used for patents with head trauma
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Trajectory
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The path a projectile takes once it is propelled
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Trauma Emergencies
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Emergencies that are the result of physical forces applied to a patient's body
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Trauma Score
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A score that relates to the likelihood of patient survival with the exception of a severe head injury. it calculates a number from 1 to 16, with 16 being the best possible score. It takes into account the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, respiratory expansion, systolic blood pressure, and capillary refill |
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Tympanic Membrane
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The eardrum; a thin, semitransparent membrane in the middle ear that transmits sound vibrations to the internal ear by means of auditory ossicles |
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Work
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The product of force times distance
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