Trauma Flashcards
vasoconstriction
blood vessels are getting smaller
Frostbite
(cold exposure) frozen tissue
Hypothermia
(cold exposure) too low of blood temperature less than 95
cell damage depends on…..
(Cold exposure) moisture, pre-existing conditions, and age
Heat cramps
(heat exposure) loss of electrolytes so the body cannot maintain homeostasis
heat exhaustion
(heat exposure) ignore drinking water get dizzy, nauseated and feel awful
heat stroke
(heat exposure) temperature rises, you become unconscious and stop breathing and tem is 105
burns
(Heat exposure) 1st, 2nd, 3rd
burn degrees
(Heat exposure) 1st-superfical skin, swelling, and hurts, 2nd- deeper pain, edema, drainage, and blisters, 3rd- black, edema, no pain because it has got to the muscle or bone and drainage.
desquamation
(heat exposure) peeling of superficial layer that has been destroyed
Pathological/ trauma from too much force
factures, the force breaks the bone or an elders bones just getting squished together to make them shrink
open wounds
bleeding, pain, infection, and edema.
Closed wounds
infection, bleeding and pain
Amputation, avulsion, abrasion, contusion and hematoma
closed wounds
laceration, puncture, incision
open wound