ch. 24 trauma overview Flashcards
1
Q
force that causes injury to the body and doesn’t penetrate the soft tissue(skin)
A
blunt trauma
2
Q
penetrating trauma
A
any object that can pierce and penetrate the surface and underlying tissues in the body
3
Q
types of MVA
A
frontal(head-on) rear-end lateral(t-bone) roll overs rotational (spinning)
4
Q
compression injury (bruising) to the anterior portion of the brain and stretching or tearing of the posterior portion of the brain
A
coup-contrecoup brain injury
5
Q
significant MOI are suggested by
A
death in vehicle severe deformity of vehicle intrusions from a lateral type of accident severe damage to the rear rotational crashes ejection from vehicle
6
Q
what do you need to consider when dealing with falls
A
height of fall
type of surface
body part that hit first
path of energy displacement
7
Q
what is the second leading cause of trauma death
A
penetrating trauma
8
Q
dertermine # of
A
penetrating trauma wounds
