Trauma Flashcards
Define triage
Sorting patients according to the urgency of their need
What is a closed reduction
Realignment of a fracture or dislocated bone via external manipulation
Define a callus
Early calcification around fx site
What is bone remodeling
Bone in fracture region is broken down and rebuilt
Define the different “flavor” of traumas
Mechanical
Chemical
Thermal
Radiation
Define a level 1 trauma
Every aspect of injury
24 hour in house coverage
Operates an organized teaching and research effort
Define a level 2 trauma hospital
Every aspect of injury
24 hour in house coverage
NO TEACHING
Define level 3 & 4 hospitals
Stabilize and ship
What are the trauma view requirements
Two views at 90 degrees
move pt
move CR
What is the Glasgow coma scale (GCS)
A scale for reporting a patient’s general level of responsiveness
Higher = better
15( best)
8 (comatose)
3 ( unresponsive )
What is an open head trauma
Penetrating trauma
What is a closed head trauma
Blunt force trauma
Falls
MVA
What is a concussion
Transient & reversible posttraumatic alteration in mental status
LOC
Reduced mental function
What are symptoms of spinal injuries
Pain
Numbness
Weakness
Loss of movement of extremities
What is a log roll used for
To move a patient as a whole
While head supported
Define a closed fracture
Skin surrounding fracture intact
Define an open fracture
Skin broken and fracture exposed to environment
Define a displaced fracture
Bone fragments no longer in apposition
Define a comminuted fracture
Multiple fragments
Define an avulsion fracture
Boney fragment is torn off when a tendon/ ligament is strained
Define a compression fracture
Compaction of vertebral body
Define a green stick fracture
Incomplete fracture where bone bends
Occurs in children
Define a buckle/ Torus fracture
When the bone bulges out from FOOSH
Occurs in children w mineralized bones
Define a salter- Harris fracture
Fracture of epiphyseal growth plate
Occurs in children
