Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
9 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
A physical injury or wound caused by external force or violence.
|
Trauma
|
|
|
Injury caused by an object breaking the skin and entering the body.
|
Penetrating trauma
|
|
|
Injury caused by the collision of an object with the body in which the object does not enter the body.
|
Blunt trauma
|
|
|
A hospital that has the capability of caring for acutely injured patients; trauma centers must meet strict criteria to use this designation.
|
Trauma center
|
|
|
Guidelines to aid prehospital personnel in determining which trauma patients require urgent transportation to a trauma center.
|
Trauma triage criteria
|
|
|
The processes and forces that cause trauma.
|
Mechanism of injury
|
|
|
The anticipation of injury to a body region, organ, or structure based on analysis of the mechanism of injury.
|
Index of suspicion
|
|
|
The 60-minute period after a severe injury; it is the maximum acceptable time between the injury and initiation of surgery for the seriously injured trauma patient.
|
Golden Hour
|
|
|
A data retrieval system for trauma patient information, used to evaluate and improve the trauma system.
|
Trauma registry
|
