Enrique CH.13
Across
- 5. a memory aid used to recall what to look recall what to look for in a physical exam of a trauma patient
- 6. an examination conducted on stable patients
- 7. the return (refill) of blood into the capillaries
- 12. objective indications of illness or injury
- 13. a memory device used for assessing the medical patient
- 17. a memory aid for the classifications of levels of responsiveness
- 18. patient one who has or describes symptoms of an illness
- 19. the pulse located on the top of the foot
- 20. A overview of the scene
- 21. a grating noise or the sensation felt when broken bone ends rub together
- 23. the first set of assessed vital signs
- 28. mechanism of injury
- 30. pulse that can be found in the upper arm
- 31. one who has a physical injury caused by an external force
- 32. small dots of infection, scarring, or bruising that form a track along a vein
- 33. a standardized physical exam
- 34. actions taken to correct or stabilize a patients injury
- 35. the pulse that can be felt on either side of the neck
- 37. something that can be a immediate threat to a patients life
Down
- 1. the first informal impression of the patients overall condition
- 2. using your hands to physically hold the body part and keep it from moving
- 3. a complete head to toe physical exam, including medical history
- 4. the use of the muscles of the neck, chest, and abdomen
- 8. last step in patient assessment and go through everything again
- 9. body substance isolation
- 10. a shifting of the trachea
- 11. a quick assessment of the patients airway, breathing, circulation, etc
- 14. a quick head to toe assessment of the most critical patients
- 15. an abnormal bulging of the veins of the neck
- 16. the protection of an area of pain by the patient
- 22. movement of an area of the chest wall in the opposite direction to the rest of the chest during respiration
- 24. 3 word synonym that means a patient airway, breathing, and circulation.
- 25. subjective indications of illness or injury
- 26. a tool used to assist in the gathering of important medical history related to an injury
- 27. the reason EMS was called, in the patients own words
- 29. nature of illness
- 36. the pulse can be felt on the anterior aspect of the wrist on the same side as the thumb