Ch 12

Question 1

Index of suspicion

Answer 1

Is the degree of your anticipation that the patient has been injured or has been injured in a specific way based on your knowledge that certain mechanisms usually produce certain types of injuries

Question 2

Mechanism of injury

Answer 2

Refers to how the patient was injured it includes the strength direction and nature of the forces that caused the injury

Question 3

Medical

Answer 3

Brought on by illness or by substances or by environmental factors that affect the function of the body

Question 4

Nature of the illness

Answer 4

Reason you where called to the scene often what’s wrong with the patient

Question 5

Personal protective equipment

Answer 5

Any type of equipment that you put on to reduce the risk of personal injury or illness

Question 6

Scene safety

Answer 6

Assessment of a scene to ensure the well being of the emts their patient or patients and any bystanders

Question 7

Scene size up

Answer 7

Emts initial evaluation of a scene to which he has been called

Question 8

Trauma

Answer 8

Physical injury or wound caused by external force or violence