Simple Triage And Rapid Transport; a common triage system used to facilitate triage, treatment, and transport in mass casualty events.

A rapid process in which the responder looks at the scene to find out if there are any dangers, how many patients there are, what the mechanism of injury is, and if more responders are needed.

The range of skills that a state authorizes a medical provider to use. This is defined by the State of Alaska in regulations and laws

Inadequate tissue perfusion. Most commonly, caused by blood loss, heart failure, severe allergic reaction, and massive infection of the blood.

The condition of maintaining continual alertness to changing conditions and evolving dangers. It is not possible to focus fully on one task (ventilating a patient or troubleshooting an equipment problem, for example) while maintaining a high level of situational awareness.  This is why it’s good to have one person step back to maintain situational awareness.

See Neurogenic shock.

Using protective equipment and practices for all patients as if they have a communicable disease.

The breastbone, located at the center and front of the chest. This is the bone compressed during CPR.

A high pitched sound heard in the upper airway during inspiration, it indicates partial airway obstruction

An opening through the chest wall into the space around the lungs in which air enters and/or exits.

Cardiac arrest due to a change in the rhythm of the heart. Patients may have no symptoms before sudden cardiac death. High performance CPR and rapid defibrillation are the ETT’s treatments for sudden cardiac death

"Superior" is a comparison word. With the patient in the anatomical position, superior means above; higher than; closer to the top of the head.

Lying with the back of the body resting on the supporting surface.

The top number of the blood pressure. Reflects the pressure surge through arteries with each heartbeat.