Emt Chapter 9

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Vital signs

Back 1

Outward signs of what is going on inside the body including respiration; pulse; skin color; temperature and condition

Front 2

pulse

Back 2

the rhythmic beats felt as the heart pumps blood through the arteries

Front 3

pulse rate

Back 3

the number of pulse beats per minute

Front 4

tachycardia

Back 4

a rapid pulse; a pulse rate above 100bpm

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bradycardia

Back 5

a slow pulse; any pulse rate below 60 bpm

Front 6

pulse quality

Back 6

the rhythms and force of the pulse

Front 7

radial pulse

Back 7

the pulse felt at the wrist

Front 8

brachial pulse

Back 8

the pulse felt in the upper arm

Front 9

carotid pulse

Back 9

the pulse felt along the large carotid artery on either side of the neck

Front 10

respiration

Back 10

the act of breathing in and breathing out

Front 11

respiratory rate

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the number of beaths taken in one minute

Front 12

respiratory quality

Back 12

the normal or abmormal characters of breathing

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respiratory rhythms

Back 13

the regualr or irregular spacing of breaths

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pupil

Back 14

the black center of the eye

Front 15

dilate

Back 15

gets larger

Front 16

constrict

Back 16

gets smaller

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reactivity

Back 17

in the pupils of the eyes, reacting to light by changing size

Front 18

blood pressure

Back 18

the force of the blood against the walls of the blood vessels

Front 19

systolic blood pressure

Back 19

the pressure created when the heart contracts and forces blood out into the arties

Front 20

distolic blood pressure

Back 20

the pressure remaining in the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart is relaxed and refilling

Front 21

sphygmomanometer

Back 21

the cuff and gauge used to measure blood pressure

Front 22

brachial artery

Back 22

the major artery of the arm

Front 23

auscultation

Back 23

listing. a stethoscope is used to auscultate for characteristic sounds

Front 24

palpation

Back 24

touching or feeling. a pulse or blood pressure may be palpated with the fingertips

Front 25

pulse oximeter

Back 25

an electronic device for determining the amount of oxygen carried in the blood, known as the oxygen sautartion

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oxygen saturation

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the ratio of the amount of oxygen present in the blood to the amount present in the blood to the amount that could be carried expressed as a percentage

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sign

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an indication of a patient's condition that is objective or can be observed by another person; an indication that can be seen, heard, smelled or felt by the EMT-B or others

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symptom

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an indication of a patient's condition that cannot be observed by another person but rather is subjective or felt and reported by the patient

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SAMPLE History

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the present and past midical history of a patient, so called because the elements of the history began with the letters of the word samples: signs/symptoms, allergies, medications, pertinent past history, last oral intake, events leading to the injury or illness.