Anatomical Position Burns Trauma to Head, Neck and Spine Chest and Abdominal Trauma General Trauma
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What is The Frontal/Coronal Plane?
Separates the body into front and back halves
100
What is a Full-Thickness Burn?
Burns which consist of some areas that are charred black or brown or that appear dry and white
100
What is the Foramen Magnum?
Allows for passage of nerves and spinal cord from the brain to the spine
100
What is Levine’s Sign?
Sign indicative of cardiac emergency
100
What is Ascites?
Abdominal swelling caused by accumulation of fluid, most often related to liver disease.
200
What is the Left Lateral Recumbent (Recovery)?
Patient laying on their left side is said to be in this position
200
What is the Rule of Nines?
Most common method for estimating the extent of a burn
200
What Is Battle’s Sign?
Bruising behind the ears as a result of head trauma
200
What is Cardiac Tamponade?
Injury within the chest cavity characterized by muffled heart beat, distended neck veins and a narrow pressure pulse
200
What is a Spontaneous Abortion?
Occurs when the fetus and placenta deliver before the 28th week of pregnancy
300
What is the Mid-Axillary Line?
Line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
300
What is a Circumferential Burn?
Burn encircling the entire affected extremity
300
What is a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)?
Injury disrupts normal functioning of the brain
300
What is an Abdominal Aortic Aneurism/AAA?
Abdominal emergency with high rate of death and can be characterized by a sharp or tearing pain which radiates to the back
300
What is Placenta Previa?
Partial separation of the placenta from the uterine wall
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What is the Transverse Plane?
Divides the body in top and bottom halves
400
What is Saponification?
Process by which Alkalis cause liquification of damaged tissues
400
What is Cushing’s Reflex?
Increased blood pressure and creased heart rate indicative of rising intracranial pressure
400
What are Paradoxical Motions?
Chest trauma characterized by the rising of one side of the chest independently from the rise of the other side of the chest
400
What are ataxic Respirations?
Irregular and unpredictable breathing commonly causes by brain injury
500
What is the Lithotomy Position?
Patient laying on back with knees bent and feet elevated
500
What is The Palmar Method/ Rule of Palm?
Alternative method for estimating the extent of burns
500
What is Cheyenne-Stokes Breathing?
Breathing patterned characterized by quickening and deepening respiration followed by periods of apnea
500
What is Commotio Cordis?
Condition caused by disturbance of the heart which causes a patient to fall in the a cardiac rhythm of Ventricular Fibrillation
500
What is he Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT)?
Appearance, Work of breathing and assessment of Circulation to Skin are components of this






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