Module 6 Flashcards

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Level 1,2,3,4 trauma

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1,trauma,pediatric,neurology
2.do not do vascular surgery but same as lvl1
3.prompt assessment,cpr if patient get worse transfer to 1or2
4 advanced life support before transfer to lvl 1or2

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Index of suspicion

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Awareness. That unseen, life-threatening injuries may exist when determining the MOI

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Kinetic energy

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The energy of a moving object

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Potential energy

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The product of mass, gravity and height, which is converted into kinetic energy

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Work

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The measure of force over distance

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Cavitation

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Speed causes a bullet to generate pressure

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Weight in speed play a factor by

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A bullet to cause damage is more a function of a speed of the mass of a bullet is double the energy that is available to cause injury is double velocity of a bullet is double injury is quadrupled

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There’s three stages to a motor vehicle accident

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Car to object
body to interior of the car
and organs to solid body 

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Bleeding control

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Apply gauze bleeding continue stack, gauze until bleeding is controlled if amputated apply tourniquet Never remove tourniquet places second tourniquet proximal to the injury

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To open the airway of a spinal injury, jaw thrust

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The person who is at the head holding C-spine, is the person in charge of longboard movements

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The only time you say remover, c-collar is when you get to the hospital in a physician examines the patient

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First-degree burn is superficial
Second-degree burn is epidural partial of the skin
Third-degree burn is Dura under the skin to the bone

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13
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Define degloving

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A degloving injury is when your skin pills

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14
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What do capillaries do

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Link arterioles and venules

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the bones of the skull in face

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The face has six bones
The nasal bone,1/3rd is bone
ZayGoma 2 check bone
Maxible2(upper jaw)
Mandible1(jaw

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The heart maintains blood flow in the body

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Capillary versus dark red and ooze slowly
Venous bleeding is darker
(pour o2)than arterial, bleeding, and flow steadily
Arterial, bleeding, bright red in spurts

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Hematoma
blood that collect in in the soft tissues beneath the skin

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Contusion a bruise from an injury that causes bleeding beneath the skin without break in this game

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Concussion s/s

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20
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The spinal column has 33 bones divided into five sections
Cervical 7
Thoracic 12
Lumbar 5
Sacral 5
Coccyx4

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most easily is palpable seventh cervical vertebrae
Connected by ligaments and disk

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21
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Tragus

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small, rounded fleshy bulge immediately anterior to the
Ear canal

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22
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Thermal burns caused by heat
Flame
scald
Contact
Steam
Flash

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Inhalation burns (Stridor)
Need cool mist

Toxic carbon monoxide
Chemical flush 15-20mins

991(treatment)

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Rubber is called insulator

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Adams apple

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Formed by Thyroid cartilage in upper part of larynx

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Cricoid cartilage Firm ridge of cartilage rings of the trachea
The trachea connects oropharynx and larynx
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The eye Front field with aqueous humor Back field with vitreous
Sclera is the white of the Globe (eyeball)back called retina Iris gives the eye color lens sit behind iris Pupils center of iris Cornea clear so light can enter Optic nerve respond to light
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The brain and spinal cord makes up the CNS
Cerebellum controls balance and body movement Cerebrum conscious dived into 2 and splits into 4lobes
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CNS the( brainstem) every day life
Automatic nervous system (involuntary Somatic (voluntary)
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Depressed skull fracture baseball bat Basilar skull fracture mvc
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Concussion
Temporary loss of consciousness A functional change Amnesia(loss of memory) Retrograde leading up to Antergrade after
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Head injury symptoms
Dizziness Weakness Visual change or mood
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Contusion (bruise) more serious then concussion Bleeding swelling from blood vessels
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Blood loss 12pints (6L) Cannot tolerate more than 2pints loss Boys contain (70L) Female contain(65L) 1yr old 27oz After 3-6 s/s Increases hr and respiratory rate Decrease bp
A healthy adult can Donate 1pint(500ml) in 15-20mins
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Perfusion
Circulation of blood within the organ tissue to meet cells current needs O2 and nutrients and waste
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Brain(4-6)cardio Lungs(15-20)CNS Kidney damage after(45mins)respiratory Skeletal muscle after( 2-3hrs)
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Femur thigh bone
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Hematoma
Bleeding in the brain
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Fall Blunt trauma Fall more then 20ft Internal organs Legs pelvic spinal injury
Height of fall Surface Part of body that hit first
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Air bags inflate quick Can cause death to an infant or seriously injured Under 4’9 ride in the back
If airbag has not deployed be carful while extracting patient
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Pulmonary blast symptoms
Contusion hemorrhage short rang exposed of explosion 💥 Tightness or pain n chest cough up blood tachypnea Respiratory distress Subcutaneous emphysema Pneumothorax
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You need to asses the inside of the vehicle so you To see what all the patient has hit on the inside of the car and know what injuries do he have
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Multi system trauma treatment
Provide rapid transport Treat bleeding (tourniquet) Sample On scene 10mins
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Abdominal bleeding signs and symptoms
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Extracting someone from a car the only time we use a short backboard
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Skin has 2 layers epidermis-tough(germinal new layer of skin pigment forms deeper skin dermis inner skin (hair and sweat) nerve endings
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Avulsion Separates layers of soft tissue
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Partial thickness 2nd degree Blisters burns 20%10-50 10% younger then 10 over 50
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Ear divided into 3
External Pina Auditory canal Tympanic membrane Middle 3 bones hammer anvil Stirrup Inner ear Chamber filled with fluid
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Subdural hematoma Blood beneath the dura mater occurs after fall Rapture of veins S/S Fluctuating LOC Slurred speech
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Cusshing triad Hypertension Bradycardia Cheyenne stokes (biot)
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Osteoporosis
When bones become brittle
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Hyphemia
Bleeding in the eye
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Cricoid cartilage
Rings the trechea