Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB Test 2 Questions and Answers
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Course
Navy Hospital
Institution
Navy Hospital
the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body
o :## airway
a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the patient
o :## primary assessment
a prehospital assessment that is a rapid assessment of the head, chest, abdomen, pelvis,
extremities, and posteri...
Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB Test 2 Questions and
Answers
the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body
o :## airway
a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the patient
o :## primary assessment
a prehospital assessment that is a rapid assessment of the head, chest, abdomen, pelvis,
extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of an injury
o :## rapid trauma assessment
procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition
o :## reassessment
assessment done after the scene safety and primary assessment that includes pt hx,
review of systems, physical exam and vital signs
o :## secondary assessment
injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues
o :## blunt force trauma
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in medicine the reason for a call to EMS
o :## chief complaint
the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, caps, and veins back again to
the heart
o :## circulation
a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal
o :## distension
impression of the patients condition that is formed on first approaching the patient based
on patients environment, c/c, and appearance
o :## general impression
a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions
o :## medical patient
what pulse divides the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral and medial plantar
arteries
o :## posterior tibial
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what pain involves the many factors that influence the patients report of pain (psychiatric
conditions)
o :## psychogenic pain
what pulse runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its pulse point is felt
in the mid foot
o :## doralis pedis
what type of pain is the alteration of central nervous system processing of sensation,
leading to amplification of pain signals
o :## central sensitization
what is used in conjunction with the stethoscope to allow you to accurately obtain the
patients bp
o :## sphygmomanometer
what is an electronic device for determining the amount of o2 carried in the blood
o :## pulse oximeter
what is an electronic temp measurement tool capable of taking oral, axillary, or rectal
temp
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