Emergency Care 13th Edition Chapter 12 Flashcards
Terms : Hide Images [1]
| 2701079689 | ABCs | airway, breathing, and circulation. |  | 0 |
| 2701081031 | AVPU | a memory aid for classifying a patient's level of responsiveness or mental status. The letters stand for alert, verbal response, painful response, unresponsive. |  | 1 |
| 2701092169 | chief complaint | in emergency medicine, the reason EMS was called, usually in the patient's own words. | 2 | |
| 2701097625 | general impression | impression of the patient's condition that is formed on first approaching the patient, based on the patient's environment, chief complaint, and appearance. |  | 3 |
| 2701104455 | interventions | actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems. | 4 | |
| 2701106706 | mental status | level of responsiveness | 5 | |
| 2701107680 | primary assessment | the first element in a patient assessment; steps taken for the purpose of discovering and dealing with any life-threatening problems. The six parts of primary assessment are 1) forming a general impression, 2) assessing mental status, 3) assessing airway, 4) assessing breathing, 5) assessing circulation, and 6) determining the priority of the patient for treatment and transport to the hospital. | 6 | |
| 2701128443 | priority | the decision regarding the need for immediate transport of the patient versus further assessment and care at the scene. |  | 7 |