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
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What is a Full-Thickness Burn?
Burns which consist of some areas that are charred black or brown or that appear dry and white
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What is the Foramen Magnum?
Allows for passage of nerves and spinal cord from the brain to the spine
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What is Levine’s Sign?
Sign indicative of cardiac emergency
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What is Ascites?
Abdominal swelling caused by accumulation of fluid, most often related to liver disease.
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What is the Left Lateral Recumbent (Recovery)?
Patient laying on their left side is said to be in this position
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What is the Rule of Nines?
Most common method for estimating the extent of a burn
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What Is Battle’s Sign?
Bruising behind the ears as a result of head trauma
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What is Cardiac Tamponade?
Injury within the chest cavity characterized by muffled heart beat, distended neck veins and a narrow pressure pulse
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What is a Spontaneous Abortion?
Occurs when the fetus and placenta deliver before the 28th week of pregnancy
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What is the Mid-Axillary Line?
Line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
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What is a Circumferential Burn?
Burn encircling the entire affected extremity
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What is a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)?
Injury disrupts normal functioning of the brain
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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
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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
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What is Saponification?
Process by which Alkalis cause liquification of damaged tissues
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What is Cushing’s Reflex?
Increased blood pressure and creased heart rate indicative of rising intracranial pressure
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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
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What are ataxic Respirations?
Irregular and unpredictable breathing commonly causes by brain injury
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What is the Lithotomy Position?
Patient laying on back with knees bent and feet elevated
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What is The Palmar Method/ Rule of Palm?
Alternative method for estimating the extent of burns
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What is Cheyenne-Stokes Breathing?
Breathing patterned characterized by quickening and deepening respiration followed by periods of apnea
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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
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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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