Emt Patient Assessment Terms// Abbrv

Front 1

What is A.V.P.U

Back 1

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

*Levels of responsiveness

Front 2

What is Paradoxial Movement

Back 2

Inward movement on inhalation and outward movement on exhalation.

*Possible chest injury

Front 3

2 Types of painful stimuli?

Back 3

Trapezius Pinch - Pinching muscle above collar bone.

Supraorbital Pressure - Appyling pressure above the eye right below the eybrow.

Front 4

FLEXION POSTURING
(aka Decorticate Posturing)

Back 4

Patient arches back and flexes the arms inward toward chest.

*Sign of upper brainstem portion of brain compression

Front 5

EXTENSION POSTURING
(aka Decerebrate Posturing)

Back 5

Patient arches back and extends arms straight out parallel to body.

*Sign of lower brainstem portion of brain compression

Front 6

FLEXION POSTURING is also called?

Back 6

Decorticate Posturing

Front 7

EXTENTION POSTURING is also called?

Back 7

Decerebrate Posturing

Front 8

Define Crowing (sound)

Back 8

A sound like a cawing crow on inspiration

Front 9

Define Stridor (sound)

Back 9

Harsh, high-pitched sound on inspiration

Front 10

EPIGLOTTIS?

Symptoms?

Back 10

Inflammation of the Epiglotis in a Pediatric.

Symptoms contain sore or hoarse throat, patient leaning forward with neck jutted drooling.

Front 11

What sre the ABC's?

Back 11

Airway
*A1
1. Patent Airway

Breathing
*B2
1. Rough rate, rhythem, & depth
2. Oxygen provided to patient

Circulation
*C3
1. Pulse
2. Skin Color, Temp, & Condition
3. Massive Bleeding

Front 12

ABC - A1

Back 12

AIRWAY:

Patent Airway

Front 13

ABC - B2

Back 13

BREATHING:

Rate, Rythem, Depth
Oxygen given (02)

Front 14

ABC - C3

Back 14

CIRCULATION:

Pulse Rate, Rythem, Quality
Skin Color, Temp, Condition
Severe Bleeding

Front 15

SCENE SIZE-UP INVOLVES?

Back 15

1. Park truck in safe and convenient location.
2. Is scene safe?
3. MOI/NOI?
4. Number of Patients?
5. Call for back-up?

Front 16

INITIAL ASSESSMENT INVOLVES?

Back 16

1. General Impression
2. Patients AVPU/LOC
3. Cheif Complaint
4. A1, B2, C3
5. D (decide if load & go/stay and play)
6. E (expose patient)

Front 17

S.A.M.P.L.E. Stands for?

Back 17

Signs/Symptoms
Allergies
Medications
Pertinent Past history
Last oral intake
Events leading up to

Front 18

O.P.Q.R.S.T-I Stands for?

Back 18

Onset - When did it start?
Provacation - Anything make it worse or better?
Quality - What kind of pain is it?
Radiotion - Does it hurt any else?
Severity - between 1 and 10, 10 being worse pain ever?
Time - What time did it start?

Interventions - Have you taken anything for it?

Front 19

HYPOPERFUSION is also known as?

Back 19

SHOCK

Front 20

WHAT ARE THE 4 AVPU QUESTIONS?

Back 20

Ask the patient:

Person
Place
Time
Event

Front 21

DEFINE AAO x4

Back 21

Alert And Oriented with 4 questions answered corretly

Front 22

DEFORMITIES

Back 22

Broken Limbs or bones that are broken.

Front 23

CONTUSIONS

Back 23

Large Bruising

Front 24

ABRASIONS

Back 24

Scraping of the skin

Front 25

PUNTURE OR PENETRATION

Back 25

Breaking the skin and entering the body.

Front 26

BURNS

Back 26

Duh.. Its a burn

Front 27

TENDERNESS

Back 27

Causing pain on patient when touched like being sore.

Front 28

LACERATIONS

Back 28

A cut in the skin that is moderatly deep

Front 29

SWELLING

Back 29

A mass on the body that may be caused by a blunt force striking it.

Front 30

WHAT DOES CSF STAND FOR? AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Back 30

Cerebriul Spinal Fluid, It is evidence of a skull fracture.

Front 31

WHAT DOES P.E.R.L STAND FOR?

Back 31

Pupils are equal and reactive to light.

Front 32

ASPIRATION

Back 32

Breathing anything (i.e. Blood or Vomitus) into lungs.

Front 33

JVD

Back 33

Jugular Vein Distention:

A serious sign of chest, lungs, or heart injury.

Front 34

TRACHIAL DEVIATION

Back 34

The trachia pushing to one side or the other of the neck is a late sign of a significant amount of air trapped in the pluera space of the thoracic cavity.

Front 35

SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA

Back 35

Air trapt underneath the skin, normally around the clavical area or neck indicating significant injury.

Front 36

PMS

Back 36

Pulse
Motor
Sensation

*Checking all four extremities on patient.

Front 37

WHAT ARE THE 8 BASELINE VITALS?

Back 37

1. Pupils
2. Pulse
3. Pulse Oximetry
4. Breathing (respiration)
5. Blood Pressure
6. Skin (color, temp, condition)
7. Capillary Refill
8. Lung Sounds

Front 38

ICP

Back 38

Inter Cranial Pressure

Front 39

TMJ

Back 39

Temporal Mendibular Joint

Front 40

CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR USE OF A COMBI-TUBE?

Back 40

1. Patient with gag reflex
2. Patient younger then 16 yrs old
3. Patient under 5 feet
4. Patient with esaphogeal disease
5. Patient ingested caustic substance.

Front 41

DURING RAPID TRAMA ASSESSMENT (RTA) ALONG WITH DCAP-BTLS WHAT 5 THINGS DO YOU CHECK ON THE HEAD & NECK?

WHAT DO YOU APPLY?

Back 41

1. Check for obvious wounds on head/face/neck.
2. Check eyes, ears, nose, mouth.
3. Check for trachia distention, JVD, tugging
4. Check for deformity or tenderness.
5. Check for stair stepping on back of neck.

*SIZE & APPLY C-COLLAR

Front 42

DURING YOUR RTA ALONG WITH DCAP-BTLS WHAT 3 THINGS DO YOU CHECK ON THE CHEST?

Back 42

1. Symmetery, Paradoxical movement, flail segments
2. Open sucking chest wounds
3. Lung sounds

Front 43

DURING YOUR RTA ALONG WITH DCAP-BTLS WHAT 2 THINGS DO YOU CHECK ON THE ABDOMEN?

Back 43

1. Obvious wounds
2. Check for soft, rigid, distention and tenderness

Front 44

DURING YOUR RTA ALONG WITH DCAP-BTLS WHAT 2 THINGS DO YOU CHECK ON THE PELVIS?

Back 44

1. Obvious wounds
2. Check for deformity and stability.

* DO NOT PALPATE IF PATIENT COMPLAINS OF PAIN, CREPITUS, OR THERE IS OBVIOUS SIGNS OF DEVORMITY

Front 45

DURING YOUR RTA ALONG WITH DCAP-BTLS WHAT 2 THINGS DO YOU CHECK ON THE EXTREMITIES?

Back 45

1. Obvious wounds
2. Check for distal pms.