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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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a force or forces that may have caused injury
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Nature of the Illness (NOI)
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what is medically wrong with a patient
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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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scene safe, moi noi, number of patients, deciding what or if you need more resources, Step 1 in assessment
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ABC's
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airway, breathing, circulation
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AVPU
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a memory aid for classifying a patient's level of responsiveness or mental status. The letter stand for alert, verbal response, painful response, unresponsive.
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Chief Complaint
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in emergency medicine, the reason EMS was called, usually in the patient's own words
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General Impression
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impression of the patient's condition that is formed on first approaching the patient, based on the patient's environment, chief complaint, and appearance.
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Interventions
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actions taken to correct or manage a patient's prolems.
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Mental Status
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level of responsiveness
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Primary Assessment
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the first element in a patient's assessment; steps taken for the purpose of discovering and dealing with any life-threatening problems. The six parts are general impression, assessing mental status, assessing airway, assessing breathing, assessing ciirculation, and determining the priority of the patient for treatment and transport
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Priority
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the decision regarding the need for immediate transport of the patient versus further assessment and care at the scene
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Auscultation
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listening
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blood pressure
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the force of blood against the walls of the blood vessels
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blood pressure monitor
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machine that automatically inflates a blood pressure cuff and measures blood pressure
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Brachial Artery
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the major artery of the arm
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Brachial Pulse
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the pulse felt in the upper arm
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Bradycardia
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a slow pulse; and pulse rate below 60 beats per minute
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Carotid Pulse
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the pulse felt along the large carotid artery on either side of the neck
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Constric
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get smaller
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Diastolic Blood Pressure
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the pressure remaining in the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart is relaxed and refilling
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Dilate
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get larger
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Oxygen Saturation
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The ratio of the amount of oxygen present in the blood to the amount that could be carried, expressed as a percentage
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Palpation
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touching or feeling
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Pulse
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the rhythmic beats felt as the heart pumps blood through the arteries
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Pulse Oximeter
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an electronic device for determining the amount of oxygen carried in the blood, known as the oxygen saturation
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Pulse Quality
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the rhythm and force of the pulse
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Pulse Rate
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the number of pulse beats per minute
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Pupil
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the black center of the eye
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Radial Pulse
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The pulse felt at the wrist
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Reactivy
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in the pupils of the eyse, reacting to light by changing size
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Respiration
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the act of breathing in and breathing out
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Respiratory Quality
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the normal or abnormal character of breathing
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Respiratory rate
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the number of breaths taken in 1 minute
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Respiratory rhythm
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the regular or irregular spacing in breaths
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Sphygmomanometer
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The cuff and gauge used to measure blood pressure
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Systolic Blood Pressure
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the pressure created when the heart contracts and forces blood out into the arteries.
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Tachycardia
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a rapid pulse; any pulse rate above 100 beats ber minute
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Vital Signs
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outward signs of what is going on inside the body, including respiration; pulse; skin color; temperature; and condition, pupils; blood pressure.
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Crepitation
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the grating sound or feeling of broken bones rubbing together
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Detailed Physical Exam
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an assessment of the head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of injury.
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Distention
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a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal
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HPI history of present illness
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information gathered regarding the symptoms and nature of the patients current concern.
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JVD jugular vein distention
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bulging of the neck veins
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Paradoxical Motion
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movement of a part of the chest in the opposite direction to the rest of the chest during respiration
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PMH past medical history
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information gathered regarding the patients health problems in the past.
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Priapism
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persistent erection of the penis that may result from spinal injury and some medical problems.
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Rapid Trauma Assessment
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a rapid assessment of the hear, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extemities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of injury.
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SAMPLE
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a memory aid in which the letters stand for elements of the past medical history; signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, pertinent past history, last oral intake, and events leading to the injury or illness
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Stoma
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a permanent surgical opening in the neck through which the patient breathes.
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Tracheostomy
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a surgical incision help open by a metal or plastic tube.
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Trauma Patient
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a patient suffering from one or more physical injuries
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Medical Patient
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a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions.
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OPQRST
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a memory aid in which the letters stand for questions asked to get a description of the present illness: onset, provokes, quality, radiation, severity, time
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Reassessment
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a procedure for detecting changes in a patient's condition. IIt involves four steps: repeating the primary assessment, repeating and recording vital signs, repeating the physical exam, and checkin interventions.
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Trending
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changes in a patients condition over time, such as slowing respirations or risign pulse rate, that may show improvement or deterioration, and that can be shown by documenting repeated assessments.
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Critical Thinking
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an analytical process that can help someone think through a problem in an organized and efficient manner.
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Diagnosis
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a description or label for a patients condition that assist a clinician in further evalution and treatment.
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Differential Diagnosis
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a list of potential diagnoses compiled early in the assessment of the patient.
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EMS diagnosis / EMT diagnosis
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a description or label for a patient's condition,, based on the patien's history, physical exam, and vital signs, that assist the EMT in further evaluation and treatment. An EMS diagnosis is often less specific than a traditional medical diagnosis
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Red Flag
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a sign or symptom that suggest the possiblily of a particular problem that is very serious
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Base Station
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a two-way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center
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cell phone
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a phone that transmits through the air instead of over wires so that the phone can be transported and used over a wide area
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Drop report / Transfer report
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an abbreviated form of the PCR that an EMS crew can leave at the hospital when there is not enough time to complete the PCR before leaving
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Mobile Radio
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a two -way radio that is used or affixed in a vehicle.
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Portable radio
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a handheld 2 way radio
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Repeater
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a device that picks up signals from lower power radio units, such as mobile and portable radios, and retransmits them at a higher power. It allows low-power radio signals to be transmitted over longer distances.
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Watt
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the unit of measurement.
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How many feet from a car accident do you need to be if there are no Hazards?
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50 ft
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How many feet from a vechicle on fire?
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100 ft and up wind
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How should be parked in a hazardous materials danger zone
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upwind
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what is PCR known as
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Prehospital care report
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actions performed on the patient that are wrong or improper are an example of
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Commission
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errors that are important part of the assessment or when care was left out is an example of
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Omission
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a stable patient should have a reassessment done every ____ min?
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15 min
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a unstable or potentially unstable patient should have a reassessment done every____ min?
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5 min
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If the JVD viens are flat it most likely indicates ?
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blood loss
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always assume that a unconscious trauma patient has ____ injury?
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spinal
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A condition of being streteched inflated or lager than normal?
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Distention
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a surgical opening in the abdominal wall
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Colostomy
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Immediatley following the primary assessment for immediate life threats you will conduct a
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Secondary assessment also caled secondary survey
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Normal blood glucose level is usally __ to __
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60 to 80 mg/DL
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When paitent needs airway cleared and is a non trauma paitent use this method
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Head chin lift
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When a paitent needs airway cleared and is a trauma paitent use this method
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Jaw sldfjls kfllsdjk
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Check pulse here on 1 year old and under
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brachial
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Vitals are your ____ base line
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1st
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an air pocket from bullet entry (pressure-related damage) also known as
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cavitation
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normal oxygen saturation level is typically
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96 to 100 percent
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mild hypoxia level oxygen reading is
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91 to 95 percent
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Moderate or significant hypoxia oxygen reading is
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86 to 90 percent
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severe hypoxia oxygen readiing is
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85 or less
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Blood pressure can be read by
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ausculation, sphygmomanometer and palpation
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palpation refers to ?
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touching or feeling
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