ch25 (trauma)

Question 1

trauma emergencies

Answer 1

occur as a result of physical forced applied to the body

Question 2

medical emergencies

Answer 2

illnesses or conditions

Question 3

index of suspicion

Answer 3

awareness of underlying unseen injuries

Question 4

mechanism of injury

Answer 4

forces acting on the body that cause injury

Question 5

3 concepts of energy associated with injury

Answer 5

potential, kinetic, and the energy of work

Question 6

work

Answer 6

measure of force over a distance

Question 7

kinetic energy

Answer 7

energy of a moving object
1/2 M*V^2

Question 8

potential energy

Answer 8

product of mass, gravity, and height which is connected into kinetic energy

Question 9

multisystem trauma

Answer 9

injury to more than one body system

Question 10

blunt trauma

Answer 10

result of force to the body that causes injury

Question 11

penetrating trauma

Answer 11

injury by objects that pierce and penetrate the surface of the body and internal organs

Question 12

three collisions in a typical impact are:

Answer 12

1. collision of the car against another object
2. collision of the passenger against the interior of the car
3. collision of the passenger’s internal organs against the solid structures of the body

Question 13

coup-contrecroup brain injury

Answer 13

brain injury that occurs when force is applied to the head and energy transmission through brain tissue can cause injury on the opposite side of original impact

Question 14

coup-contrecroup brain injury

Answer 14

brain injury that occurs when force is applied to the head and energy transmission through brain tissue can cause injury on the opposite side of original impact

Question 15

deceleration

Answer 15

slowing of an object

Question 16

projectile

Answer 16

an object propelled by force

Question 17

trajectory

Answer 17

the path that a projectile takes

Question 18

cavitation

Answer 18

when speed causes a bullet to make pressure waves which causes damage distant from the bullet’s path

Question 19

drag

Answer 19

air resistance; slows the projectile and reduces damage to tissues

Question 20

tympanic membrane

Answer 20

eardrum

Question 21

primary blast injury

Answer 21

injuries due to the blast wave itself

Question 22

secondary blast injury

Answer 22

injuries due to missiles being propelled by blast force

Question 23

tertiary blast injury

Answer 23

injuries due to impact with another object

Question 24

quatenary blast injury

Answer 24

collateral injuries such as burns, crush injuries, toxic inhalation

Question 25

level I trauma facility

Answer 25

comprehensive care facility; provides total care for every aspect of injury

Question 26

level II trauma facility

Answer 26

able to initiate definitive care for all injured patients

Question 27

level III facility

Answer 27

able to provide prompt assessment, resuscitation, and stabilization of injured patients and emergency operations

Question 28

level IV facility

Answer 28

provides advanced trauma life support before transfer of patients to a higher level trauma center

Question 29

arterial air embolism

Answer 29

air bubbles in arterial blood vessels

Question 30

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Score

Answer 30

used to determine LOC for:
1. eye opening
2. verbal response
3. motor response
(used to predict patient outcomes)

Question 31

pulmonary blast injuries

Answer 31

pulmonary trauma from short-range exposure to explosives

Question 32

revised trauma score (RTS)

Answer 32

scoring system used for patients with head trauma

Question 33

trauma score

Answer 33

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-likelihood of patient survival with the exception fo severe head injury
GCS, respiratory rate, respiratory expansion, systolic BP, and capillary refill