Vitals Chapter 27 - Medical Emergencies

Question 1

CPR

Answer 1

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 2

A term used in healthcare settings to indicate an emergency situation and summon the trained team to the scene

Answer 2

Code

Question 3

A traumatic brain injury caused by a blow in the head

Answer 3

Concussion

Question 4

Redness

Answer 4

Erythema

Question 5

NPA

Answer 5

National Phlebotomy Association

Question 6

Tissue death

Answer 6

Necrosis

Question 7

A position on the persons side that helps keep the airway open and clear

Answer 7

Recovery Position

Question 8

The level and type of care an ordinary, prudent healthcare professional having the same training and experience in a similar practice would have provided under a similar situation

Answer 8

Standard of care

Question 9

To sort out and classify the injured; used in the military and emergency settings to determine the priority of a patient to be treated

Answer 9

Triage

Question 10

Contraction of the muscles causing the narrowing of the inside tube of the vessel

Answer 10

Vasoconstriction

Question 11

A sensation that causes someone to feel as though everything is spinning

Answer 11

Vertigo