The inability to remember events leading up to a head injury

Rapid Respirations is also known as what?

A flexible or rigid device used to protect and maintain the position of an injured extremity.

Blood in the urine

A mass of blood that has collected within damaged tissue beneath the skin or in a body cavity?

An accumulation of blood beneath the dura mater but outside the brain is known as what?

An accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity.

Longitudinal force applied to a structure?

The potential space located posterior to the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen

Burns that affect only the epidermis, characterized by skin that is red but not blistered or actually burned through.

Injury in which the brain has been injured but the skin has not been broken and there is no obvious bleeding?

Compression of the heart as the result of buildup of blood or other fluid in the pericardial sac, leading to decreased cardiac output.

A simple crack in the bone that has not caused the bone to move from its normal anatomic position; also called a hairline fracture.

The displacement of organs outside of the body?

A sharp, smooth cut in the skin?

Bruising under the eyes that may indicate a skull fracture is known as what?

A one-way valve that allows air to leave the chest cavity but not return; formed by taping three sides of an occlusive dressing to the chest wall, leaving the fourth side open as a valve; may also be part of a commercial vented occlusive dressing.

The smaller of the two bones that form the lower leg, located on the lateral side.

Involuntary muscle contractions (spasm) of the abdominal wall to minimize the pain of abdominal movement; a sign of peritonitis.

A burn caused by direct contact with a hot object.

A brain injury that occurs when force is applied to the head and energy transmission through brain tissue causes injury on the opposite side of original impact.

A blunt chest injury caused by a sudden, direct blow to the chest that occurs only during the critical portion of a person’s heartbeat.

swelling in a confined space that produces dangerous pressure; may cut off blood flow or damage sensitive tissue

An injury in which there is soft-tissue damage inside the body but the skin remains intact.

An injury that occurs when a great amount of force is applied to the body.