Emt-B Chapter 28

Front 1

Closed abdominal injury

Back 1

Any injury of the abdomen caused by a non-penetrating instrument or force, in which the skin remains intact; also called Blunt abdominal injury

Front 2

Evisceration

Back 2

The displacement of organs outside the body

Front 3

Flank

Back 3

The region of the lower rib cage

Front 4

Guarding

Back 4

Contracting the stomach muscles to minimize the pain of abdominal movement; a sign of peritonitis

Front 5

Hematuria

Back 5

The presence of blood in the urine

Front 6

Hollow organs

Back 6

Structures through which materials pass, such as the stomach, small intestines, large intestines, ureters, and bladder

Front 7

Open abdominal injury

Back 7

An injury of the abdomen caused by penetrating piercing instrument or force, in which the skin is lacerated or perforated in the cavity is opened to the atmosphere; also called penetrating injury

Front 8

Peritoneal cavity

Back 8

The abdominal cavity

Front 9

Peritonitis

Back 9

Inflammation of the peritoneum

Front 10

Solid organs

Back 10

Solid masses of tissue where much of the chemical work of the body takes place

Front 11

Supine hypotensive syndrome

Back 11

A drop in blood pressure caused when the heavy uterus of a supine patient in the third trimester of pregnancy obstructs the vena cava, decreasing blood returned to the heart

Front 12

Name the solid organs of the body

Back 12

Liver; spleen; adrenal glands; pancreas; kidneys; ovaries; testes

Front 13

Name the hollow organs of the body

Back 13

Stomach; gallbladder; bile duct; large intestine; small intestine; rectum; uterus; appendix; urinary bladder; fallopian tubes; ureter