| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Heart attack | Ischemia (lack of blood supply) to a portion of the heart; stay with patient, assist to comfortable position (raise head); O2 @ 3-5L/min |
| Angina pectoris | Coronary arteries are unable to supply heart with sufficient oxygen; relief with sublingual nitroglycerin |
| Cardiac arrest | Cardiac emergency where a patient suddenly loses consiciousness; start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) |
| Defibrillator | Administers an electric shock to correct abnormal heart rhythm |
| Concussion | Very brief loss of consciousness (LOC) |
| Intracranial pressure | ICP; head trauma resulting in bleeding or swelling inside the skull |
| Coup injury | Traumatic head injury to the side where blow occured (adjacent) |
| Contrecoup injury | Traumatic head injury to the side opposite the blow |
| Glasgow coma scale | Numerical scale that assesses changes in patients' level of conciousness (LOC) |
| Hemothorax | Blood in the pleural space; results in lung collapse |
| Pneumothorax | Air in the pleural space; results in lung collapse |
| Thoracotomy | Surgical opening through the chest wall |
| Cardiac tamponade | Bruising of the heart with hemorrhage into the pericardium; often associated w/ trauma to the chest |
| Compound fracture | Fracture resulting in splintered ends of bones that are forced through the skin |
| Closed fracture | Fracture that does not cause any opening through the skin |
| Shock | Condition resulting from inadequate blood flow to the peripheral tissues and vital organs; caused by injury, disease, intense emotional reaction; symptoms: lethargy, confusion, restlessness, hypotension, and cold, moist, cyanotic skin |
| Hypovolemic shock | Most common type of shock due to low blood volume; Military anti shock trousers (MAST) is used to counter blood loss; causes: trauma, burns, GI bleeding, Post-op bleeding |
| Septic shock | Shock caused by systemic infections; bacterermia; symptoms: chills, fever, nausea, vomitting, diarrhea |
| Bacteremia | Presense of bacteria in the blood |
| Cardiogenic shock | Type of shock caused by failure of the heart to pump adequate blood to vital organs; often occurs post MI, pulmonary emboli, cardiac surgery; symptoms: shallow, labored respirartions |
| Neurogenic shock | Type of shock caused by a concussion, psychic trauma, or spinal anethesia resulting in abnormal dilation of peripheral blood vessels; blood pools (collects) in veins |
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