Chapter 5 vocabulary Flashcards
Affordable Care Act
puts consumers back in charge of their health coverage and care
new Patient’s Bill of Rights was implemented under the ACA, that includes:
No pre-existing condition exclusions for children under age 19
No arbitrary recisions of insurance coverage
No lifetime limits on coverage
No restricted annual dollar limits on coverage
Protection for patients’ choice of doctors
Removal of insurance company barriers to emergency department services
arrhythmia
abnormality of heart rate or rhythm, or both
automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
contain built in computers that
1) assess the patient’s heart rhythm
2) judge whether defribrillation is necessary
3) administer shock
barrier devices
types of disposable airway equipment that prevents direct contact with a patient’s mouth and blood, secretions/excretions, and bodily fluids
body mechanics
the use of correct movements during the performance of any activity
bradycardia
abnormally slow pulse
cardiac arrest
the heart and breathing stop suddenly without warning
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Emergency techniques used on a patient whose heart has stopped or who is not breathing, or both
colostomy
surgical procedure to form an artificial opening into the large bowel
continuous chest compression CPR (CCC-CPR)
emphasizes chest compressions and eliminates the need for mouth-to-mouth breathing
cyanosis
bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by insufficient oxygen in the blood
diastolic pressure
between beats, when the heart rests, arterial pressure is at its lowest
dyspnea
labored breathing
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
first comprehensive fEderal protection for the privacy of health information
all segments of the health care industry are charged with promoting enhanced patient privacy in the health care system
Heimlich maneuver
choking rescue technique used to clear an airway obstruction by a foreign object in adults and children older than 1 yr
