1.03 Flashcards
What is Anaphylaxis?
A severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that can occur within seconds or minutes of exposure to an allergen (i.e. peanuts or bee stings).
What is Asphyxia?
A condition in which the body may lose consciousness due to inadequate amounts of oxygen.
What is the Carotid pulse?
Pulse site location in the mid neck, used to evaluate unresponsive adult and child patients by placing two fingertips over the carotid artery.
What is an Emergency?
A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
A law that offers legal protection to people who give reasonable assistance to those who are injured, ill, in danger, or incapacitated.
What is the Heimlich maneuver?
A first-aid procedure for dislodging an obstruction from a child or adult’s windpipe in which a sudden strong pressure is applied to the abdomen between the navel and the rib cage.
What is Hemorrhage?
Heavy discharge of blood from the blood vessels.
What are Hives?
Pale red bumps that appear on the skin as a result of an allergen exposure.
What is Hypothermia?
A medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature.
What is Level of consciousness?
A measurement of a person’s arousability and responsiveness to a stimulus.
What is Pallor?
Unusually pale appearance of the skin most noticeably in the facial region.
What is the Radial pulse?
Pulse felt by placing fingertips over the radial artery along the thumb side of the wrist.
What is the Rule of nines?
A tool to assess the total body percentage in burn patients and guides treatment decisions.
What is a Seizure?
Uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain, which may produce a physical convulsion, minor physical signs, thought disturbances, or a combination of symptoms.
What are Stimuli?
Something that initiates quick action or heightened thoughts or feelings.
What is a Tourniquet?
A device for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery, typically by compressing a limb with a cord-like bandage.
Vertigo
Sensation of dizziness
Wheezing
Difficulty breathing characterized by a high-pitched whistle sound noted during each exhale
Aqua
Water
Brady-
Slow
Bronch
Bronchial tube
Bucc
Cheek
Cardi
Heart
Cyan
Blush in color
Hem
Blood
Hemi-
Half
-osis
Abnormal condition
Par-
Near, beside
-plegia
Paralysis
-pnea
Breathing
Pulmón
Lung
Tachy-
Fast
Toxic
Poison
