WFR terms and acronyms

Question 1

Distal

Answer 1

side of an injury that is away from the heart

Question 2

Definitive care

Answer 2

the ideal care for a patient

Question 3

Litter

Answer 3

stretcher used to carry patient

Question 4

Flexion with axial loading

Answer 4

a blow to the top of the head when the chin is at the neck

Question 5

clammy

Answer 5

cold and wet

Question 6

Triage

Answer 6

dealing with most important issues first

Question 7

shock

Answer 7

lack of perfusion

Question 8

perfusion

Answer 8

passage of blood to and from organs/tissue

Question 9

CSM

Answer 9

circulation, sensation, motion

Question 10

AVPU

Answer 10

alert, verbally responsive, painfully responsive, unresponsive

Question 11

LOC

Answer 11

level of consciousness

Question 12

ABCDE

Answer 12

airway, breathing, circulation/pulse/bleeds, disability (chunk check), environment

Question 13

BDI

Answer 13

Body Substance Isolation

Question 14

Cardiogenic shock

Answer 14

when blood is being pumped to hard/soft or when the hart stops

Question 15

Anaphylactic shock

Answer 15

shock from allergic reaction

Question 16

Septic shock

Answer 16

shock from an infection

Question 17

Hypovolemic shock

Answer 17

shock from loss of fluid

Question 18

Hemorrhagic shock

Answer 18

shock from lack of blood

Question 19

Burn shock

Answer 19

shock from fluid evaporation from burn wound

Question 20

Compensatory shock

Answer 20

shock from excessive bleeding

Question 21

Nitroglycerin

Answer 21

heart attack prevention medicine

Question 22

Angina

Answer 22

condition where arteries are clogged (similar symptoms to heart attack)

Question 23

TIA

Answer 23

Transient Ischemic attack

Question 24

Transient Ischemic attack

Answer 24

precursor to stroke, muscles only working on one side, speech is off

Question 25

ICP

Answer 25

intercranial pressure

Question 26

Intercranial pressure

Answer 26

increased pressure from fluid in brain after large blow

Question 27

Contusion

Answer 27

internal bleeding or swelling of the brain

Question 28

MOI

Answer 28

Mechanism of Injury

Question 29

SOB

Answer 29

shortness of breath

Question 30

C/C

Answer 30

chief complaint

Question 31

TIA

Answer 31

transient ischemic attack

Question 32

STI

Answer 32

soft tissue injury

Question 33

AMPLE

Answer 33

Allergies, medication, past injuries/conditions, last in/out, events before injury

Question 34

LOC

Answer 34

level of consciousness

Question 35

SCTM

Answer 35

Skin color, temperature, moisture

Question 36

OPQRST

Answer 36

Onset, palliate/provoke, Quality of pain, Region, Severity, Time

Question 37

SHARP

Answer 37

Swelling, Heat, Aching, Redness, Pus

Question 38

AMS

Answer 38

acute mountain sickness

Question 39

HACE

Answer 39

high altitude cerebral edema

Question 40

Ventricular fibrillation

Answer 40

rapid, erratic, light heartbeat

Question 41

hypoglycemia

Answer 41

low glucose levels in blood,

Question 42

symptoms of hypoglycemia

Answer 42

rapid HR, pale cold clammy, altered mental state