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air embolism Correct Answer-air within the blood vessels, can be palpated if close to surface subcutaneous Correct Answer-air under the skin, can be palpated aputation Correct Answer-complete removal of an external body part,traumatic or surgical anatomical positio Correct Answer-a body st...

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NREMT – Trauma Study Guide
air embolism Correct Answer-air within the blood vessels, can be
palpated if close to surface


subcutaneous Correct Answer-air under the skin, can be palpated


aputation Correct Answer-complete removal of an external body
part,traumatic or surgical


anatomical positio Correct Answer-a body standing straight, facing
forward, arms at sides with palms turned out; used to define the terms of
descriptive anatomy


Anterior Correct Answer-the front of the body


Avulsion Correct Answer-tear of tissue from body, may include
amputation


battle's sign Correct Answer-bruising behind the ears due to head trauma


compartment syndrome Correct Answer-when a muscle or joint is
injured and inflammation is not controlled, pressure within these areas
can cut off circulation to the rest of the extremity by swelling to the
point where nerves and vessels are occluded

,compression Correct Answer-a compression injury usually refers to the
compression or squeezing together of the vertebrate, causing
inflammation of the spinal cord or intervertebral discs.


contusion Correct Answer-a bruise, bleeding under the skin. A spinal
contusion can result in temporary loss of sensation below the injury


crepitus Correct Answer-the grinding sound made when the ends of a
broken bone rub together


cushing's triad Correct Answer-three symptoms that there is an increase
in pressure around the brain: 1) decreased heart rate 2)irregular
breathing 3) a widening of the reading between systolic and diastolic BP


deep Correct Answer-far from surface


distal Correct Answer-Further from trunk of body


Epistaxis Correct Answer-nose bleed


evisceration Correct Answer-when an organ, especially abdominal or
eyeball, is protruding or sits outside the body


flail chest Correct Answer-When a piece of ribcage breaks away causing
the ribcage to expand unevenly. It is official defined as at least two ribs

, fractured in two or more places, which results in the piece or pieces
breaking away


frontal plane Correct Answer-A vertical plane that divides the body from
anterior and posterior, also called midaxillary or coronal plane


Golden hour Correct Answer-The sixty minute period from the point of
trauma to the point where surgery is performed, considered crucial in the
survival of trauma patients


Hematoma Correct Answer-A pool or clot of blood under the surface of
the skin, within an organ or tissue that causes inflammation


inferior Correct Answer-Towards the bottom half


kinematics Correct Answer-the process of predicting injury patterns by
applying the knowledge of physics, anatomy, age, Mech of injury, and
preventative safety measures


Laceration Correct Answer-A cut that penetrates the skin


Lateral Correct Answer-far from midline


Medial Correct Answer-close to center of midline

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