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| A patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions |
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| A patient suffering from one or more physical injuries |
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| History of the Present Illness (HPI) |
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| Information gathered regarding the symptoms and nature of the patients current concern |
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| Past Medical History (PMH_ |
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| Information gathered regarding the patients health problems in the past |
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| something regarding the patients condition you can see |
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| something regarding the patients condition that the patient tells you |
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A procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition
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| a question requiring more than just a yes or no |
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| a question requiring a yes or no only |
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| a memory aid in which the letters stand for elements of the past medical signs, symptoms, allergies, medications, pertinent past history, last oral intake and events leading to the injury |
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| A memory aid in which the letters stand for questions asked to get a description of the present illness. |
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| Bulging veins of the neck |
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| a rapid assessment of the head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms |
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| a permanent surgical opening in the neck through which the patient breathes |
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| a surgical incision held open by a metal tube or plastic tube |
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| movement of a part of the chest in the opposite direction to the rest of the chest during respiration |
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| a condition of being stretched inflated or larger than normal |
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| persistent erection of the penis that may result from a spinal injury and some medical problems |
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| an assessment of the head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of injury |
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| changes in a patients condition over time such as slowing respiration |
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| a description or label for a patients condition that assists a clinician in further evaluation |
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| a list of potential diagnoses complied early in the assessment of the patient |
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| a two way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center |
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| a two way radio that is used in a vehicle |
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| a unit of measurement of the output power of a radio |
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| a device that picks up the signal from low power radio units such as mobile and portable radios |
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| a phone that transmits through the air instead of wires so the phone can be used over a wide area |
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| the process of sending and receiving data wirelessly |
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| an abbreviated form of of the PCR that and ems crew can leave at the hospital when there is not enough time to complete the PCR before leaving |
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| a medication used to reduce the clotting ability of blood to prevent and treat clots associated with myocardial infarction |
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| a form of glucose given by mouth to treat an awake patient with an altered mental status and history of disabilities |
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| a gas that everyone breathes |
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| a gas that everyone breathes |
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| a spray device with a mouthpiece that contains an aerosol form of a medication that a patient can spray into his airway |
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| a drug that helps the dilate the coronary vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood |
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| a drug that helps constrict the blood vessels and relax the passages of the airway. it can be used to counter an allergic reaction |
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| a device attached to the end of a syringe that atomizes medication. |
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| an antidote for a narcotic overdose |
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| specific signs or circumstances under which it is appropriate to administer a drug to a patient |
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| specific signs or circumstances under which it is not appropriate and may be harmful |
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| any action of a drug other than the desired action |
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| an effect of a medication in addition to its desired effect that may be harmful |
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| referring to a route of medication administration that does not use the gastrointestinal tract |
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| referring to a route of medication administration that uses the gastrointestinal tract |
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