Module 13b Flashcards
The most common and serious complication of a significant head injury is…
Cerebral edema
When opening the airway have a patient with a suspected spinal injury, you should use the…
Jaw thrust maneuver
When immobilizing a patient to a long backboard, you should…
Ensure that you secure the torso before securing the head
The Most important treatment for patients with a head injury, regardless of severity, is to…
Maintain airway patency
Common signs of a skull fracture include all the following except…
Superficial scalp lacerations
Any unconscious trauma patient should be assumed to have…
And accompanying spinal injury
Common signs and symptoms of a serious head injury include all the following except…
Constricted pupils
An indicator of an expanding intercranial hematoma or rapid brain swelling is…
A rapid deterioration of neurologic signs
The ideal procedure for moving an injured patient from the ground to a backward is…
The four person log roll
The Glasgow coma scale (GCS) is used to assess…
Eye-opening, verbal response, and motor response
Lacerations to the scalp…
May be an indicator of deeper, more serious injuries
Distraction injuries of the spine are most commonly the result of…
A hanging
The most reliable sign of a head injury is…
A decreased level of consciousness
In contrast to a cerebral concussion, a cerebral contusion…
Involves physical injury to the brain tissue
An epidural hematoma is most accurately defined as…
Bleeding between the skull and dura mater
