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EMT Basic - AAOS - Chapter 12-22 Test#2
herpes simplex - Answer -A virus called by human herpesviruses one and
two,characterized by small blisters whose location depends on the type of virus.type to
resolve and live. 2 results tied to results in blisters on the genital area, while type 1
results and blisters on non-genital area.
Index of Suspicion - Answer -awareness that unseen life-threatening injuries may exist
when determining the mechanism of injury.
Medical Emergencies - Answer -emergencies that require EMS attention because of
illness or condition is not caused by an outside force.
Meningitis - Answer -an infection of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal
cord; it is usually caused by a virus or bacterium.
Nature of Illness (NOI) - Answer -the general type of illness of patient is experiencing.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - Answer -potentially life-threatening viral
infection that usually starts with flulike symptoms.
Trauma Emergencies - Answer -emergencies that are result of physical forces applied
to the patient's body.
Tuberculosis (TB) - Answer -chronic bacterial disease, caused by Mycobacterium
____________, that usually affects the lungs but can also affect other organs such as
the brain and kidneys.
Virulence - Answer -the strength or ability of the pathogen to produce disease.
arterial air embolism - Answer -Air bubbles in the arterial blood vessels.
blunt trauma - Answer -An impact on the body by objects that cause injury without
penetrating soft tissues or internal organs and cavities.
,cavitation - Answer -A phenomenon in which speed causes a bullet to generate
pressure waves, which cause damage distant from the bullet's path.
coup-contrecoup injury - Answer -Dual impacting of the brain into the skull; coup injury
occurs at the point of impact; contrecoup injury occurs on the opposite side of impact,
as the brain rebounds.
deceleration - Answer -The slowing of an object.
drag - Answer -Resistance that slows a projectile, such as air.
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score - Answer -An evaluation tool used to determine level
of consciousness, which evaluates and assigns point values (scores) for eye opening,
verbal response, and motor response, which are then totaled; effective in helping
predict patient outcomes.
index of suspicion - Answer -Awareness that unseen life-threatening injuries may exist
when determining the mechanism of injury.
kinetic energy - Answer -The energy of a moving object.
mechanism of injury (MOI) - Answer -The way in which traumatic injuries occur; the
forces that act on the body to cause damage.
medical emergencies - Answer -Emergencies that require EMS attention because of
illnesses or conditions not caused by an outside force.
multisystem trauma - Answer -Trauma that affects more than one body system.
penetrating trauma - Answer -Injury caused by objects, such as knives and bullets, that
pierce the surface of the body and damage internal tissues and organs.
potential energy - Answer -The product of mass, gravity, and height, which is converted
into kinetic energy and results in injury, such as from a fall.
projectile - Answer -Any object propelled by force, such as a bullet by a weapon.
pulmonary blast injuries - Answer -Pulmonary trauma resulting from short-range
exposure to the detonation of explosives.
Revised Trauma Score (RTS) - Answer -A scoring system used for patients with head
trauma.
trajectory - Answer -The path a projectile takes once it is propelled.
,trauma emergencies - Answer -Emergencies that are the result of physical forces
applied to a patient's body.
trauma score - Answer -A score that relates to the likelihood of patient survival with the
exception of a severe head injury. It calculates a number from 1 to 16, with 16 being the
best possible score. It takes into account the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score,
respiratory rate, respiratory expansion, systolic blood pressure, and capillary refill.
tympanic membrane - Answer -The eardrum; a thin, semitransparent membrane in the
middle ear that transmits sound vibrations to the internal ear by means of auditory
ossicles.
work - Answer -The product of force times distance.
Acidosis - Answer -a pathologic condition that results from the accumulation of acids in
the body.
Adventitious Breath Sounds - Answer -abnormal breath sounds such as wheezes,
rhonchi an rales.
Alkalosis - Answer -the buildup of excess base (or lack of acids)in the bodily fluids
Allergen - Answer -a substance that causes an allergic reaction.
Anaphylaxis (Anaphylactic Shock) - Answer -and extreme life-threatening systematic
allergic reaction that may include shock and respiratory failure.
Asthma - Answer -and acute spasm of the smaller air passages, called bronchial lease,
associated with the excessive mucus production and with swelling of the mucus lining of
the respiratory passages.
Atelectasis - Answer -collapse of the Abbey all our air spaces of the lungs.
Bronchial Breath Sounds - Answer -normal breath sounds made by air moving through
the bronchi.
Bronchiolitis - Answer -defamation of the bronchiolitis that usually occurs in children
younger than two years and is often caused by respiratory syncytial virus.
Bronchitis - Answer -an acute or chronic inflammation of the lung that made damaged
lung tissue; usually associated with cough and production of sputum and, depending on
its cause, sometimes fever.
Carbon Dioxide Retention - Answer -a condition characterized by chronically high blood
levels of carbon dioxide in which the respiratory center can no longer respond to high
blood levels of carbon dioxide.
, Carbon Monoxide - Answer -and odorless highly poisonous gas that results from a
complete oxidation of carbon and combustion.
Chronic Bronchitis - Answer -irritation of the major lung passageways from infectious
disease or irritants such as smoke.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - Answer -a slow process of dilation
and disruption of the airways and alveoli caused by chronic obstruction of traction.
Common Cold - Answer -of viral infection usually associated with swollen nasal mucous
membranes and the production of fluid from the sinuses and nose.
Croup - Answer -and inflammatory disease of the upper respiratory system that may
cause a partial airway of obstruction and and is characterized by barking cough; usually
seen in children.
Diphtheria - Answer -and infectious disease in which a member informs, lining the
pharynx; this learning can severely up short the passage of air to the larynx.
Dyspnea - Answer -shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
Embolus - Answer -a blood clot or other substance in the circulatory system that travels
to a blood vessel where it causes a blockage.
Emphysema - Answer -a disease of the lungs in which there is a stream dilation and
eventual destruction of the pulmonary alveolar with poor exchange of oxygen and
carbon dioxide; it is one of the forms of chronic objective pulmonary disease (COPD).
Epidemic - Answer -occurs when a new case of a disease occurs in human population
and substantially exceed what is "expected", based on recent experience.
Epiglotitis - Answer -a disease in which the epiglottis becomes inflamed and enlarged to
m may cause an upper airway structure.
Hay Fever - Answer -an allergic response usually to outdoor airborne allergens such as
pollen or sometimes indoor allergens such as dust mites or pet dander; also called
allergic rhinitis.
Hyperventilation - Answer -rapid or deep breathing that lowers the blood carbon t
dioxide level below normal.
Hypoxia - Answer -a dangerous condition in which the body tissues and cells do not
have enough oxygen.
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