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Blunt Trauma Flashcards

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Why can blunt trauma be deceptive?

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The true nature of the injury is often hidden and evidence of the serious injury is very subtle or even absent

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What is the most common cause of trauma death and disability?

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Blunt trauma

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What is the branch of physics dealing with forces of objects in motion and the energy exchanges that occur as objects collide?

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Kinematics

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What are the two basic principals of kinetics?

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The law of inertia

The law of energy conservation

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Which physics law helps to explain what happens during blunt trauma?

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Inertia

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What is Newtons inertia law?

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A body in motion will stay in motion

A body at rest will stay at rest

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What is the law of conservation?

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Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It can only be changed from one form to another.

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What is the function of an objects mass and velocity?

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Kinetic energy

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What is the equation used to find force?

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Mass(weight) x acceleration(deceleration)

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Which Newton law explains the forces at work during a collision?

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Second law of motion

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_____ is defined as a wound or injury that is externally and violently produced by some outside force.

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Trauma

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_____ is the draining of blood to the point at which life cannot be sustained.

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Exsanguination

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What does the force devolved in a vehicle collision depend on?

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The velocity of travel and the stopping distance

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When does body collision occur?

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When a vehicle occupant strikes the vehicles interior

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What occurs to the speed of an unrestrained occupant in a vehicle collision?

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It either remains at or close to the initial speed

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When does organ collision occur in an impact?

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Results as the occupant contacts the vehicles interior and slows or stops

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What is a secondary collision?

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Occurs when a vehicle occupant is impacted by objects traveling within the auto

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What are some common injuries associated with the use of lap belts by themselves?

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Abdominal compression

Spinal fractures

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18
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Airbags are also known as?

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Supplemental restraint systems

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In which type of collision are airbags extremely effective?

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Frontal

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What indicates the presence of an airbag?

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SRS Sticker

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What type of airbags are only meant for the first impact of a collision?

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Curtain airbags

Side airbags

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What is the proper placement of a child in a vehicle?

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Facing rear

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What type of collision is the most common?

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Rotational

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What are the top 2 collisions which are most common?

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Rotational

Frontal

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In a more rural area, anticipate a greater percentage of _______ impacts with corresponding reductions in other categories.

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Frontal

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The ________ pathway accounts for over 1/2 of deaths in vehicular collisions.

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Up-and-over

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What are some common injuries seen in an up-and-over collision?

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Possible bilateral fractures
Hollow-organ rupture
Liver laceration
Neck hyperextension/flexion

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In the _________ pathway, the unrestrained occupant slides downward as the vehicle comes to stop.

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Down-and-under

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______, __________, _______ dislocations or fractures are common in down-and-under collisions.

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Knee
Femur
Hip

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30
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Paper bag syndrome usually occurs in which frontal impact collision?

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Down-and-under

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While ejection may occur with other types of impact, it is most commonly associated with _____ impact.

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Frontal

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What is the definition used to describe application of the forces of trauma along the axis of the spine?

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Axial loading

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The _______ is the region of the vehicle designed to absorb the energy of impact.

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Crumple zone

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34
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In which impact is there an increase in upper extremity injuries?

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Lateral

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What is the special consideration for lateral impacts in regards to injuries?

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Index of suspicion for life-threatening internal injuries must be higher than vehicle damage alone suggests

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In a _____ impact, the auto is struck at an oblique angle and rotates as the collision forces are expanded.

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Rotational

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In rotational impacts, autos involved are ____ from their path rather than _____.

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Deflected

Stopped

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In rotational impacts, the occupants stopping distance _____, deceleration is more ____, and injuries are ____ serious.

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Increases
Gradual
Less

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What is the most common injury seen in rear-end impacts?

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Neck

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A ____ is normally caused by a change in elevation and/or vehicle with a high center of gravity.

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Rollover

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A common result of rollover is?

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ejection or partial ejection with a limb or head trapped between the rolling vehicle and the ground.

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42
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When should the direction of impact and amount of vehicle damage be evaluated?

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During scene size up

43
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_____ indicates the presence of forces greater than those that could be absorbed by the crumple zone.

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Intrusion

44
Q

A dented dash suggests injury to the _______ or injuries transmitted to the _____ or ____.

A

Knees
Femur
Hip

45
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Trauma to the head or body cavity accounts for _____ precent of vehicular mortality.

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85%

46
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What happens to the driver in frontal motorcycle collisions?

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Front of bike dips down, propelling rider upward and forward while the handlebars catch lower abdomen or pelvis

47
Q

An ______ motorcycle impact occurs when the bike strikes an object at an oblique angle .

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Angular

48
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What happens to the rider in an angular motorcycle collision?

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Riders lower extremity is trapped between the object struck and the bike

49
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What injuries are commonly seen with an angular motorcycle collision?

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Fracture or crush of foot, ankle, knee, femur

Open wounds

50
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A _____ motorcycle impact occurs when an experienced rider, facing imminent collision, “lays the bike down”

A

Sliding

51
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What are the injuries resulting from an sliding motorcycle impact?

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Lacerations, abrasions, minor fractures

52
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Motorcycle ejections result in which impacts?

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Initial bike/object collision
Rider/object impact
Rider/ground impact

53
Q

Adult pedestrians generally turn _____ from oncoming vehicles and present a ____ surface to impact.

A

Away

Lateral

54
Q

What injuries are common in an adult who has been struck by a vehicle?

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Tibia and fibula fractures

55
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_______ collisions usually results in what types of injuries?

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Ejections, crush injuries secondary to rollover, and glancing blows against obstructions in the snow

56
Q

An _____ is an agent that enhances combustion of a fuel.

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Oxidizer

57
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Explosions can be caused by ____, ____, or ______.

A

Dust
Fumes
Explosive compounds

58
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An explosion occurs when?

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When an agent or environment combusts

59
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The heat and pressure differential between an exploding agent and surround air can produce several mechanisms of injury including?

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Pressure wave, blast wind, projectiles, heat, and displacement of persons near the blast

60
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When the explosion involves a dust, aerosol, or gas cloud, the result is an ________, not _______ of detonation.

A

Area

Single point

61
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In an underwater detonation, any submerged portion of the victim is subject to the rapid _____ and _____.

A

Compression

Decompression

62
Q

The lethal range for an explosive charge increases ____ with an underwater detonation.

A

3x

63
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_____ is a rapid increase, then decrease, in atmospheric pressure created by an explosion.

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Over pressure

64
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Most life-threatening compression injuries in pressure waves are usually limited to?

A

People in close proximity to the detonation, with the exceptions of gas-cloud ignitions and underwater detonations

65
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The ____ is the actual outward movement of heated and expanding gases from the explosion epicenter.

A

Blast wind

66
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What part of an explosion has less strength but greater duration than a pressure wave?

A

Blast wind

67
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What causes injuries seen from blast winds?

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Blasts may propel debris or displace victims

68
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A blast wind is defined as?

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The air movement caused as the heated and pressurized products of an explosion move outward

69
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An ordnance is defined as?

A

Military weapons and munitions

70
Q

A ____ is an arrow shaped projectile found in some military ordnance.

A

Flechette

71
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How does the design of the Flechette help?

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Gives Flechette greater following surface and aligns the missiles in flight, reducing their wind resistance and increasing their range and penetrating ability

72
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What happens during an explosion in a confined space?

A

Pressure wave stays longer

73
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What is a danger to consider with confined space explosion?

A

Structural collapse

74
Q

An _____ is an agent that combusts easily or creates combustion.

A

Incendiary

75
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What is napalm?

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A highly incendiary substance that clings to people or structures when spread by a blast

76
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Primary blast injuries are caused by?

A

The heat of the explosion and the overpressure wave

77
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Secondary blast injuries include?

A

Trauma caused by projectiles

78
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Tertiary blast injuries include?

A

Injuries resulting from personnel displacement and structural collapse

79
Q

When should a disaster triage be employed?

A

If the number of patients exceed the immediate capabilities of your EMS system

80
Q

What is the most common trauma associated with explosions?

A

Lung injury

81
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What are the signs and symptoms of a patient experiencing lung injury post blast?

A

Crackles
Dyspnea
Hemoptysis

82
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What position should patients be placed in if lung injury is a possibility following blast?

A

Left lateral recumbent position with head somewhat down

83
Q

____ are a release of stored gravitational energy.

A

Falls

84
Q

Newton’s second law illustrates that?

A

the more rapid the deceleration the greater the force and resultant injury

85
Q

Trauma resulting from a fall is dependent on?

A

The area of contact and the pathway of energy transmission

86
Q

What is considered a severe fall for an adult?

A

Dropping from more than three times height or 20 feet

87
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What is considered a severe fall for a child?

A

Drop from 10 feet

88
Q

Sports injuries are most commonly produced by?

A

extreme exertion, fatigue, or by direct trauma forces.

89
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Sports injuries can be secondary to?

A

Acceleration, deceleration, compression, rotation, hyperflexion, or hyperextension

90
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What occurs in a crush injury?

A

Great force to soft tissue and bone compress surfaces together while stretching semi fluid soft tissue laterally

91
Q

What causes a buildup of toxins in the blood stream?

A

Crush injuries

92
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What is the concern for blood flow returning to a limb with crush injury?

A

Blood may carry toxins back to the central circulation which could induce cardiac dysrhythmias

93
Q

The first tissue of the body to experience the effects of trauma is:

A

Skin

94
Q

The most common causes of blunt trauma is/are:

A

Motor vehicle crashes

95
Q

A physical exchange of energy from an object or surface transmitted through the skin into the body’s interior describes:

A

Penetrating trauma

96
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Blunt trauma can create internal injuries due to the movement of organs inside the body cavities. Which organ can be lacerated by the ligamentum teres?

A

The liver

97
Q

The draining if blood to the point at which life cannot be sustained is called:

A

Exsanguination

98
Q

Airbags work much differently than seat belts and are extremely effective for ______ crashes.

A

Frontal

99
Q

The child’s _____ makes protection in vehicle crashes difficult.

A

Anatomy

100
Q

Frontal impacts produce three pathways of patient travel. Injuries in the down-and-under pathway most commonly include:

A

Hollow-organ ruptures

101
Q

The ______ pathway accounts for over half of deaths in vehicular crashes.

A

Up-and-over

102
Q

When a ____ impact occurs, the index of suspicion for serious and life-threatening internal injuries must be higher than vehicle damage alone suggests.

A

Lateral

103
Q

The anatomical region most commonly injured in the rear-impact is the:

A

Neck

104
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In trauma associated with a blast, assessment should include a high index of suspicion for:

A

Lung injury

105
Q

When a patient has respiratory compromise due to a blast injury, aggressive ventilation can create:

A

Emboli

106
Q

In crush injuries, the release of toxins into the central circulation can cause:

A

Cardiac dysrhythmias

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