Trauma

Question 1

What are injuries to more than one body system

Answer 1

Multisystem Trauma

Question 2

What are the types of motor vehicle crashes

Answer 2

Frontal(Head On), Lateral(T-bone), rear end, Rollovers, Rotational(Spins)

Question 3

What are the three types of collisions in a typical impact.

Answer 3

Collision of your car to another object ie tree, car, building.
The collision of your Body to the inside of the car.

The collision of your internal organs to the inside cavities of your body.

Question 4

The term for the brain hitting the inside of the skull in a car accident, causing a compression injury to the front of the brain, and a tearing injury to the back.

Answer 4

Coup-Countercoup Brain Injury.

Question 5

The worse the Damage to the motor Vehicle, what should you assume.

Answer 5

The Worse the Injury to the person inside the car.

Question 6

What should you assume if the windshield of the car is starred and pushed out.

Answer 6

The patient has a brain injury.

Question 7

What are some pieces of evidence for a significant MOI in a car crash.

Answer 7

Foreign object entering the compartment of the car, One or more passengers dead, Severe frontal damage to the vehicle. Crashes in which there was a rotation or rollover, significant rear end damage. Ejection from the vehicle.

Question 8

what is the function of air bags

Answer 8

to decrease the severity of deceleration injuries

Question 9

What is the height requirement for a child to sit in the front seat of a car.

Answer 9

4 foot 9 to sit in the front seat, and in the case of pick up trucks, the air bag should be turned off.

Question 10

If an air bag has not been depplyed in a a motor vehicle accident, what should you do.

Answer 10

Have caution when extricating the patient.

Question 11

What are some thigns to worry about when encountering a rear-end crash.

Answer 11

The patiend may have suffered whiplash. The cervical spine could be injured if there is no sign of head unjury.

Question 12

What is a controlled crash

Answer 12

When a biker turns the bike on its side to avoid impact, but instead have it separate and slide away, if done right the biker may be protected by his or her anti-skid protective clothing.

Question 13

how must a fall be to be considered significant

Answer 13

20 feet or more

Question 14

What are some things to remembered when treating a patient who has suffered a fall.

Answer 14

suspect internal injuries. Always consider why they fell, potential syncope could be the cause or other underlying conditions such as diabetes.

Question 15

What are some things to consider in regards to MOI regarding fall.

Answer 15

Check for head injury for the sake of spinal immobilization. Consider the surface they fell onto, the height of the fall. The part of the body that hit first.

Question 16

What are some things to consider when dealing with penetrating trauma.

Answer 16

The number of penetrating injuries, what other possible life-threatening conditions could the patient be suffering from the penetrating trauma.

Question 17

What is Cavitation.

Answer 17

When the object moves inside the body, but not in along the suspected pathway.

Question 18

How can you tell from the exit wounds that the patient was shot.

Answer 18

the exit wound is most likely much larger than the entry wound.

Question 19

What are some symptoms of penetrating trauma to the neck.

Answer 19

Noisy or labored breathing
Increased respiratory rate
Altered gag reflex
Decreasing or low Glasgow Coma Scale
Rapid or Weak pulse
Decreasing or low blood pressure

Question 20

What are some symptoms of significant Chest blunt force trauma in car crashes and

Answer 20

Significant chest pain
increased respiratory rate
shortness of breath
Asymmetric chest movements
Decreasing Glasgow coma scale
decreasing blood pressure
lowering pulse
jugular vein distention

Question 21

What are some symptoms of blunt force trauma or penetrating trauma in other areas besides the chest in regards to motor vehicle crashes.

Answer 21

Difficulty moving extremities
pain in those areas
decreasing or low blood pressure.
loss of consciousness, altered mental status, combativeness, inability to focus.

Question 22

what are some symptoms of blunt force trauma from falls, or penetrating trauma

Answer 22

severe back and/or neck pain.
difficulty difficulty moving extremities
rapid, weak or slow pulse
decreasing Glasgow Coma Scale (<9 is dangerous)

Question 23

Signs of blunt force trauma to chest

Answer 23

Broken ribs
cardiac or pulmonary contusion
Pneumothorax, or Hemothorax.

Question 24

What are Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Blast injuries

Answer 24

Primary: the damage cause by the pressure wave from the explosion, as a direct result from it. rupture eardrums, disrupting blood vessels etc.

secondary: The damage to your body as a result from the flying debris, glass, shrapnel etc.

Tertiary: this damage comes from the patient being hurled against surfaces and the damage being caused as a result of that.

Quaternary: The damage caused by Miscellaneous aspects of the explosion such as burns, respiratory damage from inhaling toxic chemicals.

Question 25

what is the tympanic membrane

Answer 25

A small part of the ear that is meant to detect small changes in pressure, it will rupture at pressures of 5 to 7 pounds per square inch above atmosphic pressure

Question 26

types of injuries as a result of blasts.

Answer 26

Pulmonary Blast injuries: pulmonary trauma that is a result of short range exposure to the detonation from explosives.
Arterial AIr embolism