Patient Assessment

5. Pulse located on the inside of the wrist on thumb side
7. The circular openings in the middle of the eye.
11. Breaks in a bone
13. A patient's medical history
15. The wave of pressure created as the heart contracts and forces blood out the left ventricle and into the major arteries
16. Breathing in
18. The measurement of blood pressure exerted against the walls of the arteries during contraction of the heart
20. A condition that you observe in a patient, such as bleeding or the temperature of the patient's skin
22. Breathing out
23. The step in the patient assessment sequence in which you carefully examine the patient from head to toe, and measure vital signs.

1. The speed at which person is breathing
2. Low blood pressure
3. consists of the arm, forearm, wrist, and hand
4. Weak Pulse
6. The first actions taken to form an impression of the patient's condition
8. Measurements of critical parameters used to assess the patient's immediate health condition including pulse, capillary refill, skin condition, temperature, respirations, and blood pressure
9. wound or injury
10. tibial pulse Ankle pulse
11. A condition that occurs when three or more ribs are each broken in two places and the chest wall lying between the fractures becomes a free-floating segment
12. The lower extremity, knee to ankle
14. Consists of the thigh, leg, ankle, and foot
17. A step within the patient assessment process that involves a quick assessment of the scene and the surroundings to provide information about scene safety and the mechanism of injury or nature of illness before you enter and begin patient care.
19. A condition the patient tells you, such as "I feel dizzy"
21. To examine by touch