🚑Medical Terminology
HIPPA: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge. You may not disclose information about a patient or a patient’s medical history to unauthorized individuals via any means for any reason except under the following exceptions.
Bleeds
Capillary: Minor scratches, superficial cuts with minimum bleeding
Venous: Deep, non life-threatening
Arterial: Major, life-threatening
Heart Rates (Pulse)
Normal: Average (60-110 bpm *beats per min)
Tachycardia: Very high (120-180 bpm *beats per min)
Bradycardia: Very Low (Below 60 bpm *beats per min)
Blood Sugar
Normal: Average (80-130 mg/dL)
Low: Below 70 mg/dL
High: Above 180 mg/dL
F.A.S.T: Face Drooping, Arms Weak, Speech Difficulty, Time to cal 911 - has been used by the National Stroke Association, American Heart Association and others to educate the public on detecting symptoms of a stroke.
MVA: Motor Vehicle Accident
Hyperthermia: A condition where the body temperature is higher then normal - Heat related illness which includes heat fatigue, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
Hypothermia: A life-threatening condition that occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can produce it, resulting in a dangerously low body tempature. This happens when immersion in cold water, or prolonged exposure to cold temperatures, especially when wet.
CPR: Cardiopulmoary resuscitation, a lifesaving procedure performed when someones heart stops beating.
AED: Automated external defibrillator, a portable device that delivers an electric shock to the heart to try to reset it
Splint: Used to immobilize and injured area and control external bleeding
Tourniquet: A device that is used to apply pressure to a limb or extremity in order to create ischemia or stopping the flow of blood
Anaphylaxis: A severe allergic reaction that requires immediate emergency treatment.
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