Random Questions

Question 1

Eye injury that presents with teardrop shaped pupils, deep eye pain and Nausea

Answer 1

Globe rupture

Question 2

Treatment for Retrobulbar hematoma

Answer 2

Emergency decompression via lateral canthotomy

Question 3

A trauma patient has a penetrating wound to the chest wall, a 3 sided dressing is placed. When patient arrives he’s restless, severe respiratory distress,and hypotension, what should you do?

Answer 3

Remove the 3 sided dressing

Question 4

Beck’s triad

Answer 4

Hypotension
Distended neck veins
Muffled heart sounds

Question 5

Assessing chest drainage system

Answer 5

FOCA
Fluctuation in water seal chamber 
Output
Color of the drainage 
Air leak present

Question 6

Troubleshooting chest drainage system

Answer 6

DOPE
Displaced tube
Obstruction
Pneumothorax
Equipment failure

Question 7

Kehr’s sign

Answer 7

Pain in the shoulder indicating intraperitoneal bleeding

Question 8

A restrained passenger in a MVA has blunt trauma, 6 hrs later has fever, guarding abd, rebound tenderness and changing vitals signs indicating hemodynamic instability, what could be the cause?

Answer 8

Small and large bowel injuries can have diagnostic delays, since they are hollow organs that can leak slowly. These injuries can be fatal if not identified

Question 9

Drills and taking data from a recent disaster can be classified as?

Answer 9

Mitigation: provides knowledge to reduce loss of life & property by incorporating lessons from previous events and performing drills.

Question 10

A 2 year old fell out a window, baby is crying, pale. What is your intervention?

Answer 10

Maintain cervical precaution and pad back of head. Their large occiput results in passive flexión while supine can occlude the airway