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Chapter 10b- Patient Assessment

Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Twelfth Edition
Across
A mnemonic used in evaluating a patient's pain: Onset, Provocation/palliation, Quality, Region/radiation, Severity, and Timing
A noninvasive method to quickly and efficiently provide information on a patient's ventilatory status
Blood pressure that is higher than normal range.
Negative findings that warrant no care or intervention.
The motion of the portion of the chest wall that is detached in a flail chest; the motion--in during inhalation, out during exhalation--- is exactly the opposite of normal chest wall motion during breathing
The mental status of a patient as measured by memory of person (name), place (current location), time (current year, month, and approximate date), and event (what happened).
The average pressure in the circulatory system during one cardiac cycle.
The time from injury to definitive care, during which treatment of shock and traumatic injuries should occur because survival potential is best, also called the Golden Period.
A component of air that typically makes up 0.03% of air at sea level; also a waste product exhaled during expiration by the respiratory system.
Down
To examine by touch.
A blue skin discoloration that is caused by a reduced level of oxygen in the blood.
Protective equipment that blocks exposure to a pathogen or a hazardous material.
The forces, or energy transmission, applied to the body, applied to the body that cause injury.
A step within the patient assessment process that provides detail about the patient's chief complaint and an account of the patient's signs and symptoms.
Breathing that requires greater than normal effort; may be slower or faster than normal and characterized by grunting, stridor, and use of accessory muscles.
The general type of illness a patient is experiencing.
Characterized by light or profuse sweating
Widening of the nostrils indicating that there is an airway obstruction
The flow of blood through the body tissues and vessels.
Yellow skin or sclera that is caused by liver disease or dysfunction.
Involuntary muscle contractions (spasm) of the abdominal wall; an effort to protect the inflamed abdomen