Across
- 3. To assign degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses when there are multiple people injured, and to treat patients according to severity
- 4. A mnemonic used as a systematic approach to assessing a patient, guiding emergency medicine healthcare providers in prioritizing and addressing critical aspects of a patient’s condition
- 7. heart rate, respirations, blood pressure, temperature, and weight
- 8. a process where healthcare provider inserts a tube through a person’s mouth or nose, then down into their trachea
Down
- 1. The rapid onset of a severe and often life-threatening allergic reaction
- 2. A helpful mnemonic to gather the essential patient history information needed to diagnose the patient’s complaint and make treatment decisions
- 5. An emergency procedure for life support, involving chest compressions and rescue breaths
- 6. A rapid assessment tool for recognizing and identifying a medical emergency related to stroke/the brain