ch25 (trauma) Flashcards

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trauma emergencies

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occur as a result of physical forced applied to the body

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2
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medical emergencies

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illnesses or conditions

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3
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index of suspicion

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awareness of underlying unseen injuries

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4
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mechanism of injury

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forces acting on the body that cause injury

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5
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3 concepts of energy associated with injury

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potential, kinetic, and the energy of work

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work

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measure of force over a distance

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kinetic energy

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

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potential energy

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

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9
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multisystem trauma

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injury to more than one body system

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10
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blunt trauma

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result of force to the body that causes injury

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penetrating trauma

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

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12
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three collisions in a typical impact are:

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  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
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13
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coup-contrecroup brain injury

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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

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coup-contrecroup brain injury

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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

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15
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deceleration

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slowing of an object

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16
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projectile

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an object propelled by force

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trajectory

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the path that a projectile takes

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cavitation

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

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drag

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air resistance; slows the projectile and reduces damage to tissues

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tympanic membrane

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primary blast injury

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injuries due to the blast wave itself

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secondary blast injury

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injuries due to missiles being propelled by blast force

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tertiary blast injury

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injuries due to impact with another object

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quatenary blast injury

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collateral injuries such as burns, crush injuries, toxic inhalation

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level I trauma facility
comprehensive care facility; provides total care for every aspect of injury
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level II trauma facility
able to initiate definitive care for all injured patients
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level III facility
able to provide prompt assessment, resuscitation, and stabilization of injured patients and emergency operations
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level IV facility
provides advanced trauma life support before transfer of patients to a higher level trauma center
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arterial air embolism
air bubbles in arterial blood vessels
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Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Score
used to determine LOC for: 1. eye opening 2. verbal response 3. motor response (used to predict patient outcomes)
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pulmonary blast injuries
pulmonary trauma from short-range exposure to explosives
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revised trauma score (RTS)
scoring system used for patients with head trauma
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trauma score
1 to 16 -likelihood of patient survival with the exception fo severe head injury GCS, respiratory rate, respiratory expansion, systolic BP, and capillary refill