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1- Trauma- Airway And Assessment Flashcards

1
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Kinematics equation and what has the most effect

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K = 1/2Mass x Velocity^2

Velocity/speed has the biggest effect

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What are the 3 types of collisions in a car vs object crash

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1- Car vs Object
2- Body vs interior of vehicle
3- Organs vs body interior

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3
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What are secondary collisions in a vehicle collision

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Contents of the car striking the victim

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4
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What are the 5 types of vehicle collisions from most to least common

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1- Rotational 38%
2- Frontal 32%
3- Lateral 15%
4- Rear end 9%
5- Rollover 6%
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5
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What is down and under caused by and what happens

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Frontal collisions

Knee, femur, hip fractures and dislocations from sliding under the steering column and hitting the dash

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6
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What is up and over caused by and what happens

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Frontal collisions

Chest injuries, head injuries or ejection

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7
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What type of collision has a high incident of deaths

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Lateral collisions

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8
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Injuries resulting from Lateral collisions

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  • Extremity, rib fracture, on side of impact

- Cspine and aorta injury

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9
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Explain paper bag syndrome

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Rapid inhale right before impact, chest hits interior and punctures inflated lung

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10
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What is a main concern of rotational impact

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Multiple impacts but less injury that vehicle suggests

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11
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3 step process of a rear end collision

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1- Head snaps back, neck extends
2- Head snaps forward, neck flexes
3- Brain also moves inside the skull

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12
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Injury patterns from rollover crashes are

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Unpredictable

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13
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Most life threatening injury from a vehicle collision is

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Ejection

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14
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Proper position for a lap belt

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Across pelvic girdle

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15
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Injuries from improper lap belt placement

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T-12, L-1 and L-2

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16
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Injuries from improper shoulder harness position

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Chest and head injuries

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17
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At what age can kids ride in the front seat

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13 y/o

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18
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How is an airbag deployed

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Electrical charge of impact

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19
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What from an airbag can cause what problem

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Chemicals can irritate eyes and mouth

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20
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4 types of motorcycle collisions

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  1. Frontal
  2. Angular
  3. Sliding
  4. Ejection
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21
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Common injury from frontal motorcycle collision

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Bilateral femur fracture

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22
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Common injury from angular motorcycle collision

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Trapped lower extremity

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23
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Common injury from a sliding motorcycle collision

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Abrasions and minor fractures

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24
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3 types of motorcycle ejections

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  1. Bike v Object
  2. Rider v Object
  3. Rider v Ground
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25
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What’s the main concern with sports injuries

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C-spine

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26
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When should you remove a helmet (2)

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  • Too big/loose

- Inaccessible airway when needed

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27
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3 impacts of pedestrian accidents

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1- Vehicle hits body
2- Body hits vehicle
3- Body hits ground

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28
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What is related to injury potential of falls

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Height

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29
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At what height is a fall considered significant

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3x the persons heights

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30
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What things should be considered with a fall (4)

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  1. Height
  2. Surface
  3. Body part that hit first
  4. Path of energy displacement
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31
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How do adults typically land vs kids

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Adults- Feet

Kids- Heads

32
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5 types of blast injuries

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  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  3. Tertiary
  4. Qauternary
  5. Quinary
33
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What primary blast injuries

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Concussion of blast, hollow organs rupture

34
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What are secondary blast injuries

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Flying objects, can penetrate the body

35
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What are tertiary blast injuries

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From the body being thrown, musculoskeletal injuries

36
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What are quaternary blast injuries

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Injuries from the heat of the blast itself

37
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What are quinary blast injuries

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From a dirty bomb, the chemical injuries/effects

38
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What do burn patients die from

39
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What do most trauma patients die from other than hypoxia for burn victims

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Blood loss

40
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Cavitation in trauma is a result of what

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Medium or high speed energy, spreads more energy outward

41
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What is trajectory

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The path of a projectile

42
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What is drag

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Force to slow trajectory

43
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What is cavitation

A

Outward motion of tissue

44
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2 important things to find with a penetrating trauma injury

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The entrance and exit wounds

45
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What is the Golden Hour/Period

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  • Begins at onset of injury

- No more than 10 minutes on scene

46
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What is more important bleeding control or airway control

A

Bleeding control, if bleeding

47
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What words indicate it is important to stop bleeding (4)

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  • Significant
  • Profound
  • Gushing
  • Squirting
48
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What is the result of prolonged scene times

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  • Increased death rate
  • Prolonged hospital stays
  • Inefficient care delivery
49
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What is the main cause of prolonged scene times

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Ineffective team management

50
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3 reasons to stop an assessment

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  1. Scene becomes unsafe
  2. Airway obstruction
  3. Cardiac arrest
51
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Initial assessment should take how long and look for what

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  • Less than 2 minutes

- Identify any immediate life threats

52
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What should you assess on the rapid trauma assessment (6)

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  • Head/neck
  • Chest
  • Abdomen
  • Pelvis
  • Extremities
  • Back
53
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What does DCAPBTLSIC stand for

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Deformities
Contusions
Abrasions
Penetrations
Bruising
Tenderness
Lacerations
Instability 
Crepitus
54
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What should be done during a rapid trauma survey (4)

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  • Baseline vitals
  • Brief neuro exam (Pupils, GCS, signs of cerebral herniation)
  • Medical alert tags
  • Consider other causes
55
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Who is considered a priority patient (4)

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  • Dangerous MOI
  • History (Loss of consciousness)
  • High risk groups
  • Abnormal initial assessment
    - Abnormal perfusion, difficulty breathing, abnormal perfusion
56
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Load and go situations

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Significant MOI and/or poor general health

57
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Name 7 load and go situations

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  • AMS
  • Abnormal respiration’s
  • Abnormal circulation
  • Abnormal chest exam
  • Tender, distended abdomen
  • Pelvic instability
  • Bilateral femur fractures
58
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Interventions that can/should be done on scene with a critical patient

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  • Manage airway
  • CPR
  • Control major external bleeding
  • Seal sucking chest
  • Stabilize flail chest
  • Decompress tension pneumo
  • Stabilize impaled object
  • Complete packaging
59
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4 things to remember when contacting medical direction with a trauma patient

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  1. Contact ASAP
  2. Give ETA
  3. Give condition of the patient
  4. State what’s needed before arrival
60
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If there is a change in the patients condition what should you do (2)

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  • Redo primary assessment

- Check interventions

61
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What is a Mallampati score

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Conscious patient opens mouth, determine difficulty of an intubation

62
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2 good reasons for RSI

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Burns, Major facial trauma

63
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SpO2 goal for a trauma patient

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Greater than 95%, as high as possible

64
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O2 % for Cannula, NRB, BVM and flow rate of each

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Cannula, 2-6 Lpm, 25-30%

NRB, 12-15 Lpm, 60-90%

BVM, 12-15 Lpm, 90-100%

65
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Normal TV for an adult

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400-600 cc

66
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Normal MV for an adult

67
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Hypoventilation pCO2 number

68
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Hyperventilation pCO2 number

69
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Ventilation rate for intubated vs non-intubated patients

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Intubated- 8-10

Non intubated- 10-12

70
Q

Suction immediately for (2)

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  • Avoid gastric distention

- Gurgling respiration’s

71
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What does the difficult ventilation pneumonic BOOTS stand for

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Beard
Obesity
Older patients
Toothlessness
Snores or stridor
72
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What does hyperventilation result in (2)

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  • Decreased cerebral perfusion

- Alkalosis

73
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What does hypoventilation result in (2)

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  • Builds up CO2

- Acidosis

74
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As blood volume goes down what happens to CO2

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CO2 goes down

75
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When is immediate intubation required

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Impeding airway closure

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