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| autonomic | __________ nervous system; provides overall control of heartbeat, breathing, and digestion |
| hematoma | collection of blood within the skull or brain |
| cerebrospinal | fluid that surronds the brain and spinal cord |
| peripheral | _________ nervous system; includes nerves that enter and exit the spinal cord as well as the cranial nerves |
| contusion | bruised jaw caused by a blow to the head, which in turn results in ruptured blood vessels is an example of a ____________ |
| mandible | lower jaw bone |
| spinous | ________ process; the bony bump on a vertebra |
| vertebrae | bones of teh spinal column |
| temporal | bone that forms part of the side of the skull and floor of the cranial cavity |
| tmjoint | movable joint formed between the mandible and the temporal bone |
| malar | zygomatic or _______ bone |
| central | _________ nervous system; brain and spinal cord |
| cranium | bony structure of the skull |
| meningitis | bacterial or viral infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord |
| SIDS | unexplained death of an appartently healthy infant during sleep (abbr.) |
| abdominal | do not inflate the ________ compartment of the PASG on a child |
| contraindicated | flow-restricted oxygen-powered ventilation devices are ____________ with children |
| tracheostomy | __________ tube; device placed in a child's trachea to create an open airway |
| abuse | bruises, slap marks, and burns may be signs of physical _______ |
| croup | respiratory disease in children that results in inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi |
| epiglottitis | bacterial infection that produces swelling of the epiglottis |
| hypothermia | cooler than normal body temperature |
| diarrhea | one common cause of dehydration in children |
| tripod | position commonly assumed by a child in respiratory distress in an effort to maintain an open airway |
| hypoxia | oxygen starvation |
| neutral | position in which a shild's head should be placed when opening the airway |
| shock | result of inadequate circulation of blood and oxygen throughout the body |
| fever | most common cause of seizures in infants and children |
| stabilizing | one of the ten phases of extrication is _______ the vehicle prior to entering |
| hazards | ________ at a collision scene include broken glass, debris, downed wires, and spilled fuel |
| sizeup | determining the extent of the patient's entrapment is an important part of scene _________ |
| immobilizing | one phase of extrication is ________ and extricating the patient from the vehicle |
| safety | during the rescue process, attention to ______ must be your highest priority |
| step chocks | to stabilize a vehicle on its wheels, use three _____ _____ |
| gradient | in wet weather, a phenomenon known as ground _______ may be your first clue that a power line is down |
| attitude | a careless ________ toward personal safety can increase the potential for injury to the EMT-B |
| specialty | _________ rescue teams include water, high angle, trench, and back country |
| simple | ________ access; unlocking or opening doors, or rolling down windows to get to patients |
| fire | if you discover a fuel leak at a collision rescue scene, call for _______ department response |
| hot zone | area immediately surrounding a dangerous materials incident |
| triage | to process quickly, assessing patients in an MCI, and assigning priority for receiving treatment |
| casualty | multiple ______ incident; any medical or trauma incident involving multiple patients |
| hazardous | _________ material; any substance in a form which poses an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when transported in commerce |
| intersections | most ambulance collisions occur at ____________ |
| maintenance | a planned preventive _________ program includes periodic servicing of the ambulance vehicle |
| glucose | instant _________ paste is carried on the ambulance to treat diabetic emergency pateints |
| transporting | _________ the patient to the hospital; one of the five phases of non-medical operational responsibilities of the EMT-B |
| childbirth | sterile scissors, umbilical cord clamps, and a bulb syringe are included in the __________ kit |
| treatment | ________ sector; area in which patients receive care at an MCI |
| cold zone | area where the command post and support functions are located during an MCI |
