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Trauma Definitions Test

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Epidermis
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Obstructive Shock
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Afterload
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Hemostasis
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pia matter
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Thermoregulation
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alpha radiation
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Supraglottic
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Pulse Pressure
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Joint Capsule
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Abrasion
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Mechanism of Injury
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Hematoma
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Adduction
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Gamma radiation
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Pulsus Paradoxus
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Body Surface Area (BSA)
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evaporation
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Thermogenesis
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Synarthroses
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percentage of a patient's body affected by a burn
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powerful electromagnetic radiation emitted by radioactive substances with powerful penetrating properties; it is stronger than alpha and beta radiation
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the process and forces that cause trauma; the manner in which an injury occurs.
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The maintenance or regulation of a particular temperature of the body.
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collection of blood beneath the skin or trapped within a body compartment
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the body's three step response to local hemorrhage, comprising a vascular phase that reduces blood flow, a platelet phase in which aggressive platelets form a weak clot, and a coagulation phase that results in thr formation of fibrin, creating a strong clot
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A type of joint which permits very little or no movement under normal conditions.
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referring to the upper airway
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is a form of shock associated with physical obstruction of the great vessels or the heart itself. Pulmonary embolism and cardiac tamponade are considered forms of obstructive shock. Obstructive shock has much in common with cardiogenic shock, and the two are frequently grouped together.
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an emission of a nucleus of high kinetic energy from the nucleus of an atom undergoing radioactive decay or fission.
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Alternating strong and weak pulse.
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change from liquid to gaseous state
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the innermost of the three meninges covering the brain and spinal cord
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movement of a body part toward the midline
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Scraping or abrading away of the superficial layers of the skin; an open soft tissue injury.
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Difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressures.
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The production of heat, especially within the body.
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outermost layer of skin composed of dead or dying skin cells
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The resistance a contraction of the heart must overcome to eject blood; in cardiac physiology, defined as tension of cardiac muscle during systole (contraction). AKA peripheral vascular resistance.
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Chamber formed by ligaments surrounding a joint that holds a small amount of synovial fluid to lubricate articular surfaces.
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A bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted.
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is a high-energy, high-speed electron or positron emitted in the radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus
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Protective structures that cover the spine, consisting of the dura mater, the arachnoid membrane, and the pia mater
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a pooling or collection of blood inside the anterior chamber of the eye 
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division of the abdominal cavity containing the organs located within the pelvis
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the base unit of electric current strength, defined in terms of the force of attraction between two parallel conductors carrying current.
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Small crack in a bone that does not disrupt its total structure.
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Branch of physics that deals with motion, taking into consideration mass, velocity, and force.
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hard, leathery product of a deep full thickness burn; it consists of dead and denatured skin
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Ability to live without oxygen

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