the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body
airway
a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the patient
primary assessment
a prehospital assessment that is a rapid assessment of the head, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities,
and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of an injury
rapid trauma assessment
procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition
reassessment
assessment done after the scene safety and primary assessment that includes pt hx, review of
systems, physical exam and vital signs
secondary assessment
injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues
blunt force trauma
in medicine the reason for a call to EMS
chief complaint
the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, caps, and veins back again to the heart
circulation
a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal
distension
impression of the patients condition that is formed on first approaching the patient based on patients
environment, c/c, and appearance
general impression
a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions
medical patient
what pulse divides the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral and medial plantar arteries
posterior tibial
what pain involves the many factors that influence the patients report of pain (psychiatric conditions)
, psychogenic pain
what pulse runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its pulse point is felt in the mid
foot
doralis pedis
what type of pain is the alteration of central nervous system processing of sensation, leading to
amplification of pain signals
central sensitization
what is used in conjunction with the stethoscope to allow you to accurately obtain the patients bp
sphygmomanometer
what is an electronic device for determining the amount of o2 carried in the blood
pulse oximeter
what is an electronic temp measurement tool capable of taking oral, axillary, or rectal temp
thermometer
what do you call watching the rise and fall of he chest cavity in the most accurate way to visually take
note of the patients respirations
respiratory rate
what pain is without identifiable etiology
idiopathic
auscultation of most sounds requires the use of a
stethoscope
what is the pressure crafted in the arteries when the heart contracts and forces blood out in to
circulation
systolic
the pressure remaining in the arteries when the heart is relaxed
diastolic
what do you call abnormality high bp
hypertension
what do you call abnormally low bp
hypotension
what lasts several months or longer and is often sustained by a pathophysiologic process