235 Final Practice Flashcards
Define kinetic energy and explain how it relates to traumatic injuries
The energy involved in movement, or 1/2 M x v squared. In regards to traumatic injuries, the faster an object or a person is moving, the more damage it will cause. Mass is important too, but the velocity value is exponential.
Which of the following correctly represents the body surface area in the “Rule of Nines” for pediatric patients?
Question 2 options:
1) external genitalia is 1%
2) upper extremities are 12% each 3) lower extremities are 14% each 4) posterior chest is 7%
external genitalia is 1%
Your patient experienced blunt trauma to their chest and abdomen. They are complaining of shortness of breath with difficulty breathing and abdominal pain. Abdomen is non-distended and breath sounds are clear. You attempt to assist ventilations with a bag mask device and the patient’s shortness of breath worsens. Which of the following is the most likely cause?
1) aortic rupture
2) pericardial tamponade
3) pneumothorax
4) pulmonary contusion
pneumothorax
Your patient has sustained a fall of 15 ft landing on a cement parking lot. He is currently confused and slow to respond. His first set of vital signs is: Pulse - 100, B/P - 120/80, Resp.- 25. Five minutes later his vital signs are: Pulse - 92, B/P - 136/82, Resp - 22 and deep. Which of the following injuries do these vital signs represent?
Question 4 options:
1) pericardial tamponade
2) ruptured spleen 3) severed spinal cord 4) closed head injury
4) closed head injury
Your 7-year-old patient has a fracture of the proximal tibia. Which of the following is the most likely complication of this injury?
Question 5 options:
1) juvenile onset arthritis
2) formation of a bone callus 3) fat embolism 4) disruption of the epiphyseal plate
disruption of the epiphyseal plate
Define Post Concussive Syndrome.
Concussion symptoms that last weeks to months.
S/s are memory, attention, focus problems.
Sleeping too much/too little
Mood/behavioral issues, irritable, acting different
Physical- headache, neck pain, dizzy, sensitive to light/sound, etc
The Angle of Louis serves as a landmark for performing needle thoracostomy at which of the following location?
Question 7 options:
1) 4th intercostal space mid axillary
2) 2nd intercostal space mid clavicular 3) 2nd intercostal space mid axillary 4) 4th intercostal space mid clavicular
2nd intercostal space mid clavicular
Question 8 (1 point)
Saved ListenReadSpeaker webReader: ListenFocus You have treated a sucking chest wound with an occlusive dressing. The patient becomes more short of breath during transport. What should you do? Question 8 options: 1) perform a thoracic decompression
2) rapid sequence intubation 3) roll the patient onto their affected side 4) increase oxygen flow
perform a thoracic decompression
As the mass of an object increases, which of the following is true?
Question 9 options:
1) the amount of potential energy decreases
2) the maximum speed it can attain increases 3) the amount of potential energy increases 4) the maximum speed it can attain decreases
the amount of potential energy increases
A 23 year old male presents with a fractured radius which was casted in the ED the evening before. The patient is complaining of severe wrist pain that persists after taking his prescribed Vicoden. The patient has movement and sensation in all exposed fingers and a radial pulse can be felt. What should you suspect?
Question 10 options:
1) typical fracture pain
2) nerve impingement 3) compartment syndrome 4) cast too tight
nerve impingement
Question 11 (1 point)
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Which of the following best describes the location of the neurovascular bundle associated with each rib?
Question 11 options:
1) intercostals space equally distant from both ribs
2) inferior margin of the associated rib 3) posterior margin of the associated rib 4) superior margin of the associated rib
inferior margin of the associated rib
You respond to care for a 23 year old female physically assaulted 18 hours previous. She is responsive to painful stimuli only with withdrawal and moaning. What is her Glasgow coma score?
Question 12 options:
1) 6
2) 7 3) 4 4) 5
7
Your 68-year-old female patient was the restrained driver of a vehicle involved in a moderate speed collision with airbag deployment. Your patient complains of a burning sensation to her face with abrasions noted. In transport she begins to complain of right scapular pain. Which of the following should be suspected?
Question 13 options:
1) intra-abdominal bleeding
2) clavical fracture 3) exacerbation of arthritis due to the back board 4) myocardial contusion
intra-abdominal bleeding
Which of the following is caused by skeletal muscle degeneration secondary to crushing trauma?
Question 14 options:
1) rhabdomyolysis
2) necrosis 3) rouleaux formation 4) myoglobinemia
rhabdomyolysis
Please describe Beck’s Triad and then give an example of two (2) injuries that may present with this triad. (more or less than two correct forfeit all points)
Becks triad - muffled heart tones, JVD and hypotension. This presentation of symptoms is associated with pericardial tamponade. Two injuries that may result in this presentation would be a penetrating knife wound to the heart or a blunt force trauma to the thoracic cage caused by a steering wheel in a MVC.
List two (2) medications commonly carried by EMS that might help decrease ICP. (more or less than two correct forfeit all points)
Mannitol and Lasix
A patient has been pinned for several hours after a building collapse. Which of the following medications should you consider administering prior to extrication of this patient?
Question 17 options:
1) sodium bicarbonate
2) diazepam 3) calcium gluconate 4) sublimaze
sodium bicarbonate
Question 18 (1 point)
Saved ListenReadSpeaker webReader: ListenFocus Which of the following is the most common mechanism of injury associated with spinal cord injuries? Question 18 options: 1) penetrating injures
2) sports related injuries 3) falls 4) auto accidents
auto accidents
Your patient has sustained bilateral closed femur fractures. Based on your knowledge of hemodynamics, what level of hypovolemic shock is possible if both femurs are hemorrhaging into the thighs?
Question 19 options:
1) 1
2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
4
A 19-year-old male was assaulted stabbed multiple times in the head, face, chest, and abdomen. He responds to noxious stimuli by withdrawing. He has gurgling respirations, a bubbling chest wound at 4th ICS right axilla and blood rapidly flowing from his right upper arm. What should you do?
Question 20 options:
1) cover chest wound
2) tourniquet right arm 3) suction the airway 4) administer TXA
tourniquet right arm
Trauma mortality is highest when associated with injury to what region?
Question 21 options:
1) head
2) chest 3) abdominal 4) cervical spine
head
A 22 year old female is the unrestrained driver of a vehicle involved in a head-on collision at 35mph. She is unconscious and demonstrating decorticate posturing with noxious stimuli. Pulse is 128, B/P 96/78, respirations of 20. She has been extricated from the vehicle. Which of the following answers is the most appropriate next treatment?
Question 22 options:
1) oxygen NRB
2) IV placement 3) Versed IN 4) Peen in the anoos
oxygen NRB
A 6 year old struck in the left lateral chest with a baseball bat is short of breath with a non-productive cough. Chest wall is intact with equal clear lung sounds and chest excursion. Which of the following is most likely the cause of her symptoms?
Question 23 options:
1) pneumothorax
2) pulmonary embolism 3) ruptured diaphragm 4) pulmonary contusion
pulmonary contusion
Pain associated with skeletal fractures is transmitted by nerves located where?
Question 24 options:
1) yellow bone marrow
2) epiphysis 3) periosteum 4) osteoclasts
periosteum
The pathway of tissue damage left in the wake of a penetrating mechanism is called what?
Question 25 options:
1) trajectory
2) cone of injury 3) cavity 4) profile
cavity
An 18 year old skate boarder has fallen while not wearing a helmet. He is unconscious and posturing in response to noxious stimuli. Physical exam reveals a large hematoma to the right temporal region of the head, unequal pupils, and an angulated left upper leg. Pulse is 110, blood pressure is 72/54 and respirations 22 and deep. First responders have applied oxygen at 15lpm via nonrebreather mask. What should you do?
Question 26 options:
1) administer a benzodiazepine
2) apply a traction splint 3) nasal intubation 4) infuse a fluid bolus
infuse a fluid bolus
You arrive at the scene of a low speed motor vehicle crash with one reported
patient. The vehicle has struck a light post with minimal damage. The 16-
year-old patient is unconscious. What is your suspicion regarding this patient?
Question 27 options:
1) The patient has been electrocuted
2) They have a cardiac history 3) He sustained head trauma 4) They are chemically intoxicated
They are chemically intoxicated
Which of the following does not require a specialty trauma center?
Question 28 options:
1) 4 year old with a closed head injury and no loss of consciousness or change in vital signs
2) 25 year old with an amputated hand, hand is transported with patient 3) 67 year old with 2° and 3° burns over 50% of his body 4) 22 year old with bilateral femur fractures and mildly hypotensive
22 year old with bilateral femur fractures and mildly hypotensive