CORPSMAN, HCB TEST 2
, Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB Test 2
1. the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body:
airway
2. a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total
assessment of the patient: primary assessment
3. 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
4. procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition:
reassessment
5. assessment done after the scene safety and primary
assessment that in- cludes pt hx, review of systems, physical
exam and vital signs: secondary assessment
6. injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or
other body tissues: blunt force trauma
7. in medicine the reason for a call to EMS: chief complaint
8. the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries,
caps, and veins back again to the heart: circulation
9. a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than
normal: distension