Emergency Care 13th Edition Chapter 11 Flashcards
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| 2700877476 | blunt-force trauma | injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues |  | 0 |
| 2701053827 | danger zone | the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other incident within which special safety precautions should be taken. |  | 1 |
| 2701058642 | index of suspicion | awareness that there may be injuries. | 2 | |
| 2701059891 | mechanism of injury | a force or forces that may have caused injury. |  | 3 |
| 2701060974 | nature of the illness | what is medically wrong with a patient. |  | 4 |
| 2701062710 | penetrating trauma | injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissues. |  | 5 |
| 2701065830 | scene size-up | steps taken when approaching the scene of an emergency call: checking scene safety, taking Standard Precautions, noting the mechanism of injury or nature of the patient's illness, determining the number of patients, and deciding what, if any, additional resources to call for. |  | 6 |