Professionalism

Question 1

Prioritization

Answer 1

Physiological FIRST!
ABCs

Question 2

How to assess the top priority(airway)

Answer 2

-ask person to tell you name
-ask how they’re feeling
-if unconscious look for rise/fall of chest

Question 3

Interventions for facilitating airway clearance

Answer 3

-head tilt chin lift
-jaw thrust if spinal injury suspected
-after open airway,take pulse ox apply oxygen as needed

Question 4

How can you assess circulation?

Answer 4

feel for carotid or femoral, check for bleeding
-rapid pulse could indicate blood loss

Question 5

Types of Bleeding

Answer 5

-blood from arteries is bright red,gushes in spurts
-blood from severed vein,leaks slow,dark red

Question 6

Treatment for fractured ribs

Answer 6

-turn pt on affected side, to splint and reduce pain
-observe for signs of internal/external bleeding, shock

Question 7

Symptoms of hemothorax/pneumothorax

Answer 7

-shallow respirations
-lack of movement on one side, on inhale and exhale
-chest pain

Question 8

Interventions for abdominal trauma

Answer 8

-external wounds w/evisceration temp. covered with aluminum foil
-clean folded towel placed over that to facilitate heat
-do not put organs back in wound

Question 9

Blunt trauma monitoring

Answer 9

-monitor for sx of shock
-abdominal assessments
-look for bluish tinge around umbilicus indicative of hemmorhage (Cullen’s sign)
-ecchymosis along flank(retroperitoneal hemmorhage)

Question 10

Multiple trauma signs to watch for

Answer 10

-at risk for hypovolemic shock
-tension pneumothorax can lead to shock