Module 8 (Chapters 5, 21, and 22) Flashcards
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Body mechanics
The relationship between the body’s anatomic structures and the physical forces associated with lifting, moving, and carrying; the ways the body moves to achieve an action.
Carry
The act of lifting and moving the patient, usually a short distance.
Drag
A method of pulling a patient on the ground to another location.
Landing zone
An area picked for the landing of aircraft that meets specific size and safety requirements.
Lift
A way of moving the patient by raising the person from a lower position to a higher one.
Move
The transport of a patient from one location to another.
Spinal motion restriction
Restricting the entire spine to limit spinal motion, protecting the spinal cord from injury.
Antegrade amnesia
Loss of memory of events that occurred after a traumatic event to the brain; an inability to recall new information.
Cerebral contusion
A bruise involving the brain.
Concussion
Temporary unconsciousness or confusion caused by a blow to the head.
Coup-contrecoup brain injury
Dual-impacting of the brain into the skull; coup injury occurs at the point of impact; contrecoup occurs at the opposite side of impact, as the brain rebounds.
Epidural hematoma
A traumatic brain injury in which a buildup of blood occurs between the dura mater and the skull.
Intracerebral hematoma
A hematoma inside the brain from bleeding inside the brain tissue.
Jams and pretzels
A phrase that refers to the process by which someone who is injured and an awkward position is returned to normal supine anatomic position while maintaining spinal motion restriction.
Lucid interval
A state in which the patient is relatively alert and then becomes increasingly less responsive and eventually unresponsive.
Retrograde amnesia
Loss of memory of events that occurred before a traumatic event to the brain; an inability to recall old information.
Stabilized extrication
Keeping a patient’s spine anatomically aligned during removal from an accident, therefore preventing any neurologic damage.
Subdural hematoma
An accumulation of venous blood between the outer covering of the brain (dura mater) and the surface of the brain.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Physical trauma to the brain.
Anisocoria
Unequal size of the pupils.
Blowout fracture
An injury caused by direct trauma to the eye or face that fractures the bony eye socket; can entrap the muscles that enable normal eye movement.
Cornea
The clear but highly sensitive surface of the eye that refracts light entering into the visual system.
Epistaxis
Nosebleed
External auditory canal
The passageway through the outer ear that ends at the tympanic membrane (eardrum).
