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Blunt trauma - Any mechanism of injury that occurs without penetration of the body Hypoxia - Lack of adequate oxygen; most common cause of cellular injury. Quickly affects cells of the brain, heart and kidneys amputation - partial or complete removal of an extremity due to trauma or a circulator...

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Blunt trauma - Any mechanism of injury that occurs without penetration of the body

Hypoxia - Lack of adequate oxygen; most common cause of cellular injury. Quickly affects cells of
the brain, heart and kidneys



amputation - partial or complete removal of an extremity due to trauma or a circulatory disease

Abrasions - A in DCAP-BTLS

pleurae - serous membranes that form an envelope between the lungs and the chest wall



Pleurae - serous membranes that form an envelope between the lungs and the chest wall




abruptio placentae - premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall



active rewarming - application of an external heat source to rewarm the body of a hypothermic
patient



Adrenal glands - Located above each kidney. Releases epinephrine and norepinephrine



air embolism - Air is sucked in a torn blood vessel and travels to organs, which can lead to cardiac
arrest if it enters the heart.



airway and responsiveness, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure - ABCDE primary survey



Alert, Responds to Verbal Stimuli, Responds to Painful Stimuli, Unresponsive - AVPU- level of
responsiveness

,Allergies - A- SAMPLE history



Altered mental status - Any deviation from alert and oriented to person, place, time, and event, or
any deviation from a patient's normal baseline mental status.



Alveoli - tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood




Anaphylaxis - A severe allergic reaction that affects multiple body systems



anterior - toward the front



Aorta - Largest artery in the body



aortic valve - valve between left ventricle and aorta



Abdominal cavity - Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other organs



appearance breathing circulation - ABC general impression



appendicular skeleton - upper/lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvic girdle



Arterial bleeding - blood squirts out due to high pressure with every heart beat



Arteries - carry blood away from the heart



Arterioles - Small vessels that connect arteries to capillaries

, Atria - upper chambers of the heart. Receive blood from body/lungs



axial skeleton - Skull, spinal column, sternum and ribs



basilar skull fracture - fracture at the base of the skull



Battle's Sign - Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture.



bicuspid valve - valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.



Blood pressure - Force exerted by blood on inner walls of heart and arteries



Brachial pulse - Pulse checked in an infant



Burns - B in DCAP-BTLS



Capillaries - Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place between the blood and cells
of the body



Capillary refill - A test that evaluates distal circulatory system function by squeezing (blanching)
blood from an area such as a nail bed and watching the speed of its return after releasing the pressure.



cardiac muscle - Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.



Cardiac output - The amount of blood the heart pumps through the circulatory system in a
minute.



Cardiogenic shock - Shock caused by inadequate function of the heart, or pump failure.

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