PHTLS
Terms
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- Accident is defined as
- an event occurring by chance or arising from unknown causes
- two categories of trauma
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intentianal
unintentianal - father of modern EMS
- Deke farrington MD
- 5 physical forms of energy
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mechanical
Chmical
thrmal
Radiation or electrical - A persons ability to control energy depends on what two things
- task performance and task demand
- energy that is the most common cause of injury
- mechanical
- tree common approaches to injury prevention
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Education
Enforcement and Engineering - how many people in the US die each year from trauma
- 146,000
- MVC account for how many injuries in the US
- 41,000
- What are the three phases of the medical care of a trauma patient
- Precrash, Crash and Postcrash
- what are the trree impacts that occur in most traumas
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The impact of two objects
The impact of the Occupants
The impact of the organs - When does the Post crash phase start
- When the energy from the crash is absorbed
- What are the two componants most important for the EMT to understand in a crash
- energy and anatomy
- what is kinematics
- The process of surveying the scene to determine what injuries might have resulted from the froces and motion involved
- Newtons first law of motion
- the body at rest will remain at rest and the body in motion will remain in motioni unless acted upon by an outside force
- The law of conservation of energy
- energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed in form
- Which factor has the greatest effect on kinetic energy
- Speed