EMT Basic Chapter 29-33 Quiz

paradoxical motion

seesaw motion of chest

occlusive

air tight

occlusive and flutter valve dressing

designed to allow air to escape from chest if pressure builds as pneumothorax develops

tension pnemothorax

diminished or absence of breath sounds

cardiac tamponade

usually have distended neck vein

increased shortness of breath, open knife wound

open one corner of dressing to release built-up pressure

evisceration

organs protrude up the skin

joints

bones articulate and meet

perfusion

fluid through the circulatory system

fracture

break in the bone

complications of bone fracture

nerve dammage, swelling, bleeding

fractured pelvis

shock, cannot lift legs and feel the need to pee

compartment syndrome

cellular damage, swelling, blood is lost, lose limb

signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal injuries

pain and tenderness, deformity, crepitis

csm

before and after you splint

circulation, sensation, motor function

foramen magnum

hole at base of skull

laceration

cut

increased intracranial pressure

blood pressure up, pulse and rr down

arterial bleeding

spurting bright red blood

venous bleeding

slow dark red blood from vein

capillary bleeding

slow oozing blood