CH 11: Size-up

Question 1

blunt-force trauma

Answer 1

injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues

Question 2

danger zone

Answer 2

the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other incident within which special safety precautions should be taken

Question 3

index of suspicion

Answer 3

awareness that there may be injuries

Question 4

mechanism of injury

Answer 4

a force or forces that may have caused injury (trauma)

Question 5

nature of the illness

Answer 5

what is medically wrong with a patient (medical)

Question 6

penetrating trauma

Answer 6

injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissues.

Question 7

scene size-up

Answer 7

steps taken when approaching the scene of an emergency call: checking scene safety, taking Standard Precautions, noting the mechanism of injury or nature of the patient’s illness, determining the number of patients, and deciding what, if any, additional resources to call for.