06-02-2022 Flashcards
(21 cards)
Rule of Palms
Patient’s palm is about 1% of the entire body.
Postering
Sign of a head injury.
Looks like a seizure or electrocution.
Epistaxis
Nose bleed.
Evisceration Treatment
Saline, wet sterile dressing, occlusive dressing.
Torsion Fracture
Twisting type of spiral bone fracture.
Hernia
Intestines push through a weak spot in muscle or tissue.
Danger: circulation problem - digestion won’t take place.
Hemiparesis
Weakness to one side of the body.
Myocardial Contusion
Hit to the chest that causes palpitations.
Paradoxical Motion
Floating section of the chest.
Treat with a bulky dressing and tape across the wound.
Dangers: floating ribs could pop a lung.
MOI
Forces put on a body in a trauma incident.
Green Stick Fracture
Bones that never break through.
Hepatic Tendon
Middle of the liver.
Hepatic Tear
Liver torn by tendon.
Coup Contra Coup
Brain bouncing back and forth in skull.
Cerebral Spinal Fluid
Fills the subarachnoid space in the brain and in your spinal cord.
Cerebral Edema
Fluid around the brain.
Long Bone
Femur
Short Bones
Radial Ulna
Flat Bone
Rib
Irregular Bone
Vertebrae
Storing Teeth
Put them in milk.