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Blunt force trauma
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injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues
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Danger zone
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the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other incident within which special safety precautions should be taken
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index of suspicion
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awareness that there may be injuries
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mechanism of injury (MOI)
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force or forces that caused the injury
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Nature of illness (NOI)
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what is medically causing the illness
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penetrating trauma
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injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissues
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scene size up
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steps taken by ambulance crew when approaching the scene making sure it is safe, figuring out the numbers need to help what ppe's to have and how many patients
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What are types of force?
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Direct, Twisting, Forced Flexion (hyperextension), Indirect.
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