Chapter 24 Trauma Overview Flashcards

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Arterial air embolism

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Air bubbles in the arterial blood vessels

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Blunt trauma

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And impact on the body by objects that cause injury without penetrating soft tissues or internal organs and cavities

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Cavitation

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A phenomenon in which speed causes a bullet to generate pressure waves, which causes damage distant from the bullets path

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Coup-contrecoup brain injury

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A brain injury that occurs when a force is applied to the head and energy transmission through brain tissue causes injury on the opposite side of original impact

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Deceleration

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the slowing of an object

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Drag

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Resistance that slows a projectile, such as air

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Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score

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And evaluation tool used to determine level of consciousness which evaluates and assigns point values (scores) for eye-opening, verbal response, and motor response, which are then totaled; effective in helping predict patient outcomes

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Index of suspicion

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Awareness that unseen life-threatening injuries may exist when determining the mechanism of injury

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Kinetic energy

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The energy of a moving object

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Mechanism of injury (MOI)

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The forces, or energy transmission, applied to the body that causes injury

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Medical emergencies

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Emergencies that require EMS attention because of illness or conditions not caused by an outside force

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Multi system trauma

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Trauma that affects more than one body system

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Penetrating trauma

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Injury caused by objects, such as knives and bullets, that pierce the surface of the body and damage internal tissues and organs

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Potential energy

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The product of mass, gravity and height, which is converted into Connecticut energy and results in injury, such as a fall

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Projectile

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Any object propelled by force, such as a bullet by a weapon

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Pulmonary blast injuries

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Pulmonary trauma resulting from short range exposure to the detonation of explosives

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Revised trauma score (RTS)

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A scoring system used for patients with head trauma

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Trajectory

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The path a projectile takes once it is propelled

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Trauma emergencies

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Emergencies that are the result of physical force is applied to a patient’s body

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Trauma score

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A score calculated from 1 to 16 with 16 being the best possible score. It relates to the likelihood of patient survival with the exception of a severe head injury. It takes into account the Glasgow coma scale GCS score, respiratory rate, respiratory expansion, systolic blood pressure, and capillary refill

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Tympanic membrane

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The eardrum; a thin, semi transparent membrane in the middle ear that transmits sound vibrations to the internal ear by means of auditory ossicles

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Work

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The measure of force over distance