Chest, abdominal, musculoskeletal Injuries

Question 1

Most commonly injured ribs

Answer 1

4-8th

Question 2

Side airbags commonly break what ribs

Answer 2

8,9,10

Question 3

Sucking chest wound steps

Answer 3

Cover with gloved hand immediately

3 sided occlusive dressing

Question 4

Myocardial Compression Injuries

Answer 4

Electrical conduction disturbances
Myocardial contusion
Myocardial rupture

Question 5

Commotio Cordis

Answer 5

sudden cardiac arrest usually from a softball, karate, hockey puck striking the chest.

Mean age 13 years old

Question 6

Ligamentum Arteriosum

Answer 6

ligament that holds the aorta to the pulmonary artery.

Question 7

most commonly affected organ in abdominal traumatic injury

Answer 7

Liver

Question 8

Spleen pain referred to where?

Answer 8

left shoulder

Question 9

Pancreas pain radiate to?

Answer 9

back

Question 10

Kidneys pain radiate to?

Answer 10

Flank to groin and hematuria

Question 11

Liver radiate pain to?

Answer 11

Right shoulder

Question 12

Mesentery provides what?

Answer 12

provides bowel with circulation, innervation, and attachment

Question 13

Who have poorly developed abdominal musculature and smaller diameter

Answer 13

Children. More prone to organ damage

Question 14

75-80%

Answer 14

death rate of penetrating head injuries

Question 15

50% chances of head injury reduction wearing what on a motorcycle?

Answer 15

helmet

Question 16

Mortality in thoracic injury

Answer 16

secondary to lung and cardiac injury

Question 17

2 injurys in high volocity penetrating trauma

Answer 17

compression and decompression

Question 18

thoracic injury on old people

Answer 18

compensation
rib fx
peds ribs more bendy than old people

Question 19

Consider joint injury if its within

Answer 19

3”

Question 20

6 P’s

Answer 20

Pain, Pallor, Paralysis, Paresthesia, Pressure, Pulses