TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Field In trauma care, FIELD refers to care rendered in the pre-hospital arena.... F 3/06/2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Finger thoracostomy Using a finger to emergently decompress a tension pneumothorax. An alternative to needle thoracostomy. PRONUNCIATION: thor-ah-COS-toe-me.... F 3/06/2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Fixation, external External rods and pins applied at the bedside or in the O.R. to stabilize a fracture.... F 3/06/2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Fixation, internal Placement of a percutaneous rod to stabilize a pelvic fracture.... F 3/06/2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Flaccid areflexia Complete loss of motor function and tone below the level of a complete or near complete spinal cord injury. Also called flaccid paralysis or flaccid areflexic paralysis. PRONUNCIATION: either flacc-ID... F 3/06/2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Flail chest Two or more adjacent ribs (or costochondral cartilage) fractured in two or more places or a detached sternum. Also known as an unstable chest wall.... F 3/06/2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Flash-backs Memories of past trauma that feel as if they are occurring in the present moment.... F 3/06/2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Flexible intramedullary nail Commonly used in the repair of mid-shaft femur fractures in growing children.... F 3/06/2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Focal Local, or localized; something you could point to. The opposite of generalized or diffuse. The term is commonly used to differentiate brain injury types.... F 3/06/2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) A bedside imaging study to quickly identify free fluid or air in the abdomen or thorax.... F 3/06/2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Fontanelle A soft spot located between unfused bones in the infant skull. PRONUNCIATION: fon-tan-ELLE.... F 3/06/2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Foramen magnum The Latin term for the large ovoid opening in the occipital bone of the skull. The spinal cord, an extension of the medulla oblongata, passes through the foramen magnum as it exits the cranial cavity.... F 3/06/2026 Glossary
