| A | B |
|---|
| nonrebreather | type of face mask with reservoir bag used to deliver high-concentration oxygen |
| nasopharyngeal | type of breathing tube inserted through the patient's nose to maintain an open airway |
| intervention | action taken by an EMT-B to correct a patient's problem |
| initial | The ______ assessment is intended to discover and treat life-threatening problems |
| oropharyngeal | type of airway adjunct inserted through the patient's mounth into the pharynx |
| assessment | another word for "patient evaluation" |
| chief | the _______ complaint in emergency medicine is the reason EMS was called |
| general | an EMT-B froms a _________ impression based on an immediate assessment of the environment, chief complaint, and the patient's appearance |
| AVPU | Mnemonic for the four levels of patient responsiveness |
| Alert | AVPU rating for when a patient is awake and oriented |
| circulation | what the "C" stands for in the standard ABCs |
| airway | what the "A" stands for in the standard ABCs |
| unresponsive | AVPU rating when a patient does not respond to any form of stimulus |
| priority | deciding to "load and go" or "stay and play" is determining __________ |
| verbal | APVU rating for when a patient responds to his/her name |
| capillary | __________ refill; a test used to determine the circulatory status of infants and children |
| breathing | What the "B" stands for in the standard ABCs |
| painful | AVPU rating for when a pateint responds only toa stimulus such as a pinch to the shoulder |
| mental | ________ status; the patient's level of consciousness |
| bradycardia | any pulse rate below 60 beats per minute |
| auscultation | listening, as with a stethoscope, for charactertis sounds |
| constrict | when the pupils of the eyes get smaller than normal, they are said to ___________ |
| sample | the _______ history is the present and past medical history of a patient |
| respiration | act of breathing in and out |
| reactivity | medical term for the response of pupils to light |
| dilate | when the pupils of the eyes get larger than normal, they are said to _________ |
| carotid | large artery on either side of the neck |
| diastolic | pressure remaining in the arteries when the left ventricle is refilling with blood |
| sign | objective indication of a patient's condition; an indication that can be seen, heard, smelled, or felt |
| pupil | black center of the eye |
| brachial | major artery of the arm |
| systolic | pressure created whent he ehart contracts and forces blood into the arteries |
| symptom | subjective indications of a patient's condition felt and reported by the patient |
| intake | foods or liquids consumed by the pateint are known as oral ______ |
| labored | type of breathing recognized by an increase in the work of breathing, use of accessory muscles, etc. |
| radial | artery at the wrist |
| tachycardia | pulse rate greater than 100 beats per minute |
| palpation | touching or feeling, such as using fingertips to determine pulse |
| shallow | type of breathing characterized by only a slight movement of the chest |
| focused | _______ history; the step of patient assessment that follows the initial asessment |
| crepitation | grating sound or feeling of broken bones rubbing together |
| detailed | ______ physical exam; an assessment that includes the face, ear, eyes, nose, and mouth |
| paradoxical | movement of part of the chest in the opposite direction to the rest of the chest during respirations |
| rapid | ________ trauma assessment; assessment of the patient with a significant mechanism of injury to detect signs and symptoms of injury |
| DCAPBTLS | memory aid for the signs and symptoms of injury to look for during patient assessment |
| distention | condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal |
| tracheostomy | surgical incision in the neck held open by a metal or plastic tube |
| laceration | cut or open wound that can produce significant blood loss |
| jugular | large vein in the neck |
| stoma | permanent surgical opening in the neck through which the patient breathes |
