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Emergency
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a situation which poses an immediate risk to life, health, property, or enviroment.
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AVPU
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alert, voice, pain, unresponsive
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Liability
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The state of being legally responsible for the harm one causes another perosn.
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Tort
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A legal wrong committed against a person or property of another.
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Negligence
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Failutre to do what a reasonably careful and prudent person would have done under the same...
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Omission
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Failure to act
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Commission
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Acting outside one's are of expertise
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Duty
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An obligation recognized by the law requiring a person to conform to a certain standard of...
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Breach of duty
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a failure to conform to the standards
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proximate or legal cause
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a reasonably close causal connection between the conduct and the resulting injury
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Damage
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actual loss resulting to the interest of another.
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Communicable diseases
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they are infectious and contagious. Ability to spread
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Reservoir
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unusual host, in which parasite survives
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OSHA
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Occupational safety and health administration
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Cyanosis
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Bluish tint of skin, lips, fingernails, due to lack of oxygen
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PERRLA
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pupils are equal, round, reactive to light, and accommodating
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Systolic
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Sound first hear, pressure during contraction of the heart
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Diastolic
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Sound disappears, baseline pressure on the arterial walls
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Blood pressure
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120/80.
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HOPS
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History, observation, palpation, sensation
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Apnea
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cessation of breathing
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Dyspnea
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difficulty breathing
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Hyperventilation
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rapid shallow breathing
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Signs
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Objective info- information that is obtained by evaulation, things you can see, feel, or hear...
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Symptoms
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Subjective info- info provided by the injured individual regarding their perception of the...
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Shock
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Failure of the circulatory system to adequately perfuse and oxygenate the vital organs of the...
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Hypovolemic shock
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extreme blood or fluid loss. Caused by circulatory failure
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Hypoperfusion
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A state of collapse of the circulatory system. (heart attack, blood clot) Caused by circulatory...
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Pneumothorax
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Collapsed lung or punctured lung
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Hemothorax
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blood in plural cavity outside of lung
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Venous blood
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dark, can be severe and hard to stop. Lacerated veins tend to collapse
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Arterial blood
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spurting, bright red. When vessel is severed, bleeding stops due constriction of vessel.
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Capillary bleeding
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red but dull, oozing
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Injury or illness
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important piece of information during an exam
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Decerebrate
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Posturing with the arms and legs being held straight out, the toes pointed downward, and the...
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Decorticate
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Posture involves rigidity, flexing out the arms, clenched fists, and extended legs (held out...
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Cardiac arrest
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sudden cessation of functional circulation
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Asystole
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absence of contraction
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Myocardial infarction
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occlusion of or more coronary arteries
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myocardial ischemia
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temporary deficiency of blood
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angina pectoris
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transient chest pain
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stroke
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ischemic stroke is a blockage of blood vessels. Hemorrhagic stroke-brain arter ruptures.
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Thrombus
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blockage of blood flow in the coronary arteries
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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Leading cause of death in young atheletes. Congenital heart defect- thickening of left ventricular...
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Commotio cordis
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concussion of the heart. 15% survival rate.
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strain
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muscles or tendons- muscle to tendon
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sprain
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ligaments- bone to bone
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Perfusion triangle
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Heart (pump), Blood vessels (container), Blood (content)
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