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Emergency Vocabulary
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health-sciences
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emergency-medicine
Instructions:
Answer 49 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. This is an assessment tool used to determine consciousness in clients. The Score of 15 reveals a fully oriented person. 3 is deep coma.
flail chest
sternal rub
glasgow coma scale
crepitus
2. Bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye
hyphema
good samaritan act
septic shock
hemorrhage
3. A remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
disaster
antidote
shock
priapism
4. Hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance
cardiogenic shock
hematoma
anaphylaxis
good samaritan act
5. Device used to stop bleeding
glasgow coma scale
tourniquet
cushing's triad
contusion
6. High-pitched - crowing sound that occurs with an obstruction in the upper airway (trachea or larynx)
spiral fracture
hemoptysis
anaphylaxis
stridor
7. Sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need for or likely benefit from medical treatment or food
coagulation
embolism
triage
paresthesia
8. An emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea
paralysis
heimlich maneuver
spiral fracture
coagulation
9. Abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
heimlich maneuver
embolism
battle's sign
paresthesia
10. Forcible tearing of the tissue from the body
ecchymosis
greenstick fracture
priapism
avulsion
11. Protects from liability if you give emergency care within the limits of first aid and if you act in a reasonable and prudent manner
antidote
bronchodilator
good samaritan act
avulsion
12. An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
spiral fracture
contusion
intracranial pressure
dislocation
13. Overstretching a muscle
hemoptysis
asphyxiation
sternal rub
strain
14. Injury to a ligament caused by joint trauma but without joint dislocation or fracture
dislocation
sprain
cushing's triad
strain
15. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune
spiral fracture
paresthesia
sternal rub
disaster
16. Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract
concussion
avulsion
hemoptysis
coagulation
17. A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
dislocation
crepitus
shock
anaphylaxis
18. A medication that expands the opening of the passages into the lungs
paralysis
asphyxiation
bronchodilator
cardiogenic shock
19. The hydrostatic force measured in the brain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) compartment; the pressure exerted by the total volume from the three components within the skull: brain tissue - blood - and CSF.
greenstick fracture
paresthesia
intracranial pressure
asphyxiation
20. The condition of being derprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
comminuted fracture
septic shock
asphyxiation
triage
21. The process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
battle's sign
contusion
coagulation
shock
22. Paralysis of both arms and both legs
bronchodilator
cushing's triad
quadriplegia
contusion
23. Abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung
amputation
pneumothorax
heimlich maneuver
priapism
24. A surgical removal of all or part of a limb
comminuted fracture
amputation
hemoptysis
hypovolemic shock
25. The protrusion of the intestines through an abdominal wound; removal of the internal body contents.
evisceration
disaster
priapism
emergency
26. Loss of the ability to move a body part
anaphylaxis
triage
paralysis
comminuted fracture
27. Excessive bleeding
hemorrhage
dislocation
strain
intracranial pressure
28. Persistent abnormal erection of the penis accompanied by pain and tenderness
dislocation
emergency
sternal rub
priapism
29. Rub on chest
quadriplegia
sternal rub
dislocation
spiral fracture
30. Condition of increased pressure that compromises the circulation and function of the tissues in the space. Result from a decrease in compartment size - an increase in the volume of contents. Occur after a fracture or crushing injury - when excessive
contusion
septic shock
compartment syndrome
tourniquet
31. Fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
paraplegia
paresthesia
greenstick fracture
comminuted fracture
32. A localized swelling filled with blood
paraplegia
stridor
hematoma
cushing's triad
33. A fracture in which the bone has been twisted apart
flail chest
hemothorax
intracranial pressure
spiral fracture
34. A partial fracture of a bone (usually in children)
flail chest
greenstick fracture
septic shock
priapism
35. Scraping of the skin
emergency
abrasion
contusion
triage
36. Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate skull fracture
37. The grating of a joint - often in association with osteoarthritis
hypovolemic shock
avulsion
asphyxiation
crepitus
38. Instability of the chest wall resulting from multiple rib fractures.
flail chest
quadriplegia
avulsion
hemothorax
39. Injury to the brain caused by a blow
concussion
embolism
amputation
hemoptysis
40. Increased SBP (widened pulse pressure) - bradycardia - altered respiratory pattern
41. Paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body
strain
battle's sign
paraplegia
shock
42. Accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)
coagulation
hemothorax
hematoma
triage
43. Displacement of a bone from a joint
dislocation
crepitus
good samaritan act
disaster
44. Occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
evisceration
triage
concussion
embolism
45. A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
pneumothorax
embolism
emergency
flail chest
46. Shock caused by severe infection - usually a bacterial infection
septic shock
crepitus
evisceration
pneumothorax
47. Shock caused by cardiac arrest
cardiogenic shock
hematoma
paraplegia
anaphylaxis
48. Shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss
strain
antidote
cardiogenic shock
hypovolemic shock
49. The escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin
priapism
paresthesia
hematoma
ecchymosis
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