ECare - Chapter 11 (Scene Size-Up)

Question 1

scene size-up

Answer 1

check scene safety
Standard Precautions
note mechanism of injury
number of patients
additional resources

Question 2

Standard Precautions

Answer 2

aka BSI

have PPE ready

Question 3

mechanism of injury

Answer 3

force that produced injury, its intensity, and direction

Question 4

three collisions involved in motor-vehicle crashes

Answer 4

1. vehicle striking an object
2. patient’s body strikes interior of vehicle
3. organs of patient strike surfaces within body

Question 5

injury patterns in head-on collisions

Answer 5

1. up-and-over pattern: striking head on windshield (head and spine injuries) and striking chest on the wheel (breathing problems and internal organ injuries)
2. down-and-under pattern: striking knees on dash

Question 6

injury patterns in read-end collisions

Answer 6

neck and head injuries

Question 7

injury patterns in side-impact collision

Answer 7

neck injuries. skeletal and internal injuries possible as well

Question 8

injury patterns in rollover collisions

Answer 8

many. driver can be ejected

Question 9

penetrating trauma

Answer 9

injury caused by object passing through skin

Question 10

damage from bullets

Answer 10

direct damage and pressure-related damage (creates a temp cavity)

Question 11

index of suspiciom

Answer 11

awareness that there may be injuries

Question 12

nature of the illness

Answer 12

what is medically wrong