Trauma

Question 1

paradoxical motion

Answer 1

Flail Chest

Question 2

subcutaneous emphysema, spontaneous, chest trauma, or lung disease. (Decreased lung sounds tachycardia and shock)

Answer 2

Tension pneumothorax

Question 3

open book, straddle, and vertical sheer.

Answer 3

Pelvic fracture

Question 4

weakness

Answer 4

Cardiac compromise

Question 5

tear in the mucus membrane of the lower esophagus (bloody stools and vomiting blood/ hematemisis)

Answer 5

Mallory Weiss Tear

Question 6

Somatic pain

Answer 6

localized sharp pain (kidney stones and osteoporosis)

Question 7

localized back pain

Answer 7

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Question 8

P’s associated with compartment syndrome

Answer 8

Pain
Pallor (pale skin tone)
paresthesia (numbness and pins and needle feeling)
Pulselessness
Paralysis

Question 9

Trauma Triad

Answer 9

Hypothermia, coagulation, and acidosis.

Question 10

If an acute myocardial infarction (MI) is left untreated, 90% of affected myocardial cells will die within what time frame

Answer 10

4-6 hours

Question 11

Which of the following physical findings would be most indicative of a patient with suspected pneumothorax

Answer 11

A decrease in breath sounds.

Question 12

What is the preferred method for defibrillation of an infant

Answer 12

manual defibrillator

Question 13

severe pain, a squared-off or flattened shoulder, guarding of the affected limb by holding it away from the torso

Answer 13

shoulder dislocation

Question 14

Which of the following may be indicated for an adult patient with pulmonary edema

Answer 14

Nitro and CPAP

Question 15

Which of the following situations is most likely to result in a whiplash injury

Answer 15

A rear-end-impact motor vehicle crash

Question 16

Which of the following can be a cause of upper GI bleeding

Answer 16

Mallory-Weiss syndrome is a partial tearing of the esophagus

Question 17

Knee hitting the dashboard from and MVC

Answer 17

Pelvic fracture

Question 18

In which of the following conditions does the area around the heart fill with blood or fluid

Answer 18

Cardiac tamponade

Question 19

occurs with blunt force trauma to the anterior heart, causing damage within the myocardium. This can lead to swelling and bleeding within the myocardial tissue. Signs include an irregular pulse, chest pain, and auscultation of crackles in the lungs due to left ventricular dysfunction.

Answer 19

Myocardial contusion

Question 20

Ventricular tachycardia

Answer 20

Lack of radial pulse, unresponsive, chest pain.