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Trauma

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Primary cause of death in ages between 1-44 years old

-occurs when external source of energy affects the body beyond its ability to sustain and dissipate it

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Mechanical energy

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Energy from motion-KINETIC ENERGY

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Potential energy

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Energy an object can have when stationary

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Chemical Energy

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Energy released as a result of a chemical reaction and can be found in an explosive or an acid

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Electrical Energy

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Form of high voltage

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Barometric Energy

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Sudden radical changes in pressure

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Biomechanics

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Study of a living organism using tools

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Kinetics

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Study of speed, mass, direction of force, and physical injury

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Organs

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Organs that have gas inside can be easily compressed

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Types of injury

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Depend on force and energy delivered

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Blunt Trauma

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When skin is not broken and the force and energy is made to dissipate

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Duration of force application

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Affects trauma because rapidly applied amounts of energy are less tolerated than an identical amount over a longer period of time

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Impact resistance of body parts

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Determined by what is inside the organs (gas, liquid, solid)

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Index of suspicion

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Suspecting an injury is present

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Velocity

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Distance an object travels per unit time

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KE

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=m/2XV2

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Phases of MVC

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First: deceleration of vehicle
Second: deceleration of occupant
Third: deceleration of organs
Fourth: secondary collision
Fifth: additional impacts
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Head on Impact

A 
Brain Injury
Scalp
Spinal
Chest
Pneumo
Femoral 
Aortic tear
-less survivors
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Rear end

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Whiplash bleeding inside skull

-more survivors

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Abrupt deceleration forces

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Sudden stop

  • shearing, avulsing, rupturing of organs
  • chest vulnerable to aortic injury
  • blunt abdominal injuries
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Organs commonly affected

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Kidneys, small intestine, liver, large intestine, pancreas and spleen

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Lateral Impact

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Pelvis and chest

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Rotational or quarter panel impacts

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Forward and diagonal Impact

-three angled seatbelts

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Rollovers

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May be ejected without seatbelt

  • ejection increased death by 25%
  • 1 in every 13 people in ejection sustain major cervical spine damage
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Airbags

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Will not deployed unless hit from the front and won’t if hit lateral quarter

  • abrasions to face, arms and hands
  • cornstarch used in airbags to load
  • pediatrics can be killed with airbag deployment
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Motorcycle Crashes

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Helmets transmit forces to the spine
4 types of crashes:
Head on- hit and continue forward until stopped by outside force yielding bilateral femur or tibia fractures
Angular Impact- direct crushing injuries to lower extremity between object and motorcycle
Ejected rider- laying down or sliding results in road rash

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MOI’s

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First: auto strikes body
Second: body hits hood
Third: body hits grund

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Waddell Triad

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Bumper hits pelvis, chest and abdomen hit grille, head strikes vehicle and ground

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Don Juan Syndrome

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Jumping down to ground
Energy transferred to heel, legs, pelvis and chest
T12-L1 and L2
-children younger than 3 have fewer injuries from falls greater than three stories than children and adults

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Stab Wounds

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Low versus high velocity.

Depends on length, blade, and motion of weapon

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Cavitation

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Cavity formation from a bullet wound

  • Entrance: bullet goes in
  • Exit: bullet comes out
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Obtain information

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What caliber was used? What range was fired? What kind of bullet?

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Primary Blast Wounds

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The wave from a blast and affect hollow membranes

-Can tell severity of ruptured pulmonary tissue by observing the tympanic membrane

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Secondary Blast

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Debris hitting a person such as shrapnel set in motion by shrapnel

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Tertiary Blast

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When a person is hurled boy the force and hits ridged objects

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Quaternary Blast

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Miscellaneous injuries acquired from primary blast

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Quinary Blast

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Biological, chemical exposure

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RTS

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Asses injury severity in patients with head trauma
Lowest is 0 Max is 12
-GCS, PR & Sbp
GCS 
13-15      4
9-12.      3
6-8.        2
4-5.        1
3.           0
SBP
>89.       4
76-89.    3
50-75.    2
1-49.       1
0.           0
RR
10-29.    4
>29.       3
6-9.        2
1-5.         1
0.           0
39
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Level 1 Trauma

A

Every injury possible

40
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Level 4 Trauma

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Able to provide ATLS

41
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MOI criteria

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Adults fall more than 20 feet or three times height
Children falls more than 10 feet or <10ft with LOC
High risk auto crash
Intrusion intompassenger compartment
Ejection from automobile
High risk injury
Pedestrian/bicyclist thrown 
Burns with other Trauma
EMS provider judgment
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Special Considerations

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Age>55 
Systolic <110 in age >65
Using anticoagulants
Pregnancy
Burns with trauma
EMS Judgement
43
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Oxygen Dissisociation Curve

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Affinity of oxygen on hemoglobin and oxygen in plasma
Spo2 and PaCo2
-too much fluid can transfer oxygen from hemoglobin to a larger plasma if there is more fluid cause an increase in paco2 and decrease in spo2
-temperature also effects (sweet tea) and how molecules dissolve
-pH also effects trauma by decreasing chance of transporting oxygen

44
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Trauma Triad

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Ph, hypothermia, infection

45
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Pain Management

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Need to so that there isn’t a massive catecholamines dump

46
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Coagulopathy

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Free bleeders because the body uses all clotting ability when bleeding and runs out so bleeding can not clot

47
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Compensated

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HR increase, lethargic, skin

48
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Decompensated

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Pressure changes signify decompensation

49
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Burns

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Hypovolemia, hypothermia, infection, pain

50
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Superficial

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Burn to epidermis

  • Red color
  • Vulnerable to temp regulation
51
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Partial Thickness Burns

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Burn to dermis
Glands, Nerves, vessels
-Massive fluid shift ! Fluid forms in bubbles

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Full Thickness Burn

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Burn to sub

  • no ability to thermos regulate
  • no sensory
  • no fluid containment
53
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Airway Burns

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Stridor, burns to pharynx, nasal hairs

-Edema causes loss of airway

54
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Parkland Burn Formula

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4xBSAxkg half over first 8 then rest over last 16hours

Easy way = BSAxKg/4 = fluid over first 8 hours

55
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Dry sterile dressing

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Dry because the lint does not stick and because bacteria is easier to travel through water than through air. Also, water could cause further hypothermia

56
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Wet sterile dressing

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If moderate burns use wet to smooth. If full Thickness burns then use dry

57
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Rule of Nines

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Adult head 9 Child head 12 Infant Head 18

58
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Palm Rule

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The palm is 1% of TBSA

59
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Chemical Burns Acids Examples

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Battery Acid
HCl Acid
HFl Acid
-immediate pain and coagulation necrosis

60
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Chemical Bases and Alkalis examples

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Potassium
Hydroxide
Lime
Drain Cleaner
Lye
-little pain but extensive damage by liquification necrosis. Breakdown of protein, collagen, fats, dehydration of tissues, thrombosis of vessels
61
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Oxidizing Agents

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Hydrogen Peroxide
Sodium Chlorate
-can cause systemic poisoning

62
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Phosphrous

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Ammunition and fireworks

-burns when exposed to air and can cause systemic posioning

63
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Vesicants

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Sulfur mustard
Phosgene oxide
-blister agents. Respiratory compromised if inhaled

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Dry Lime

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Alkali
-becomes corrosive with water so clean as much off as possible then irrigate with copious amounts of water with hose or shower

65
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Sodium Metals

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Produce cosiderable heat when mixed with water and may explode
-cover burn with oil

66
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HFl

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Use Calcium Chloride of 10% Solution and make a jelly to apply to site of burn

67
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Eye Solution for ocular anasthetic

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Put 100mg of Lidocaine in a 1000ml bag of NaCl to make a analgesic flush solution

68
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Arc Flash Burn

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When an arc makes connection with a person.

69
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Flame Burn from electricity

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When the electric current ignites someone’s clothing

70
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Radiation Burns

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Acute Radiation Exposure is highly seen in industrial sections of work

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Alpha Particles

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Have little penetrating energy and easily stopped by the skin

72
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Beta Particles

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Are stronger than alpha and can penetrate skin but be blocked by very simple clothing

73
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Gamma Particles

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Easily passes through the body and solid materials

74
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Radiation

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Measured in units of RAD or Radiation Absorbed Dose

75
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Acute Radiation Syndrome

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Causes hematologic, CNS and GI chnages

  • patients who unresponsive by radiation or manifest vomiting in 10 minutes will die
  • patients who manifest vomiting less than an hour have a 30/80% chance of survival
  • patients who manifest vomiting within one to two hours have a 95-100% chance of surviving
76
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Radiation Contact Burns

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Local soft tissue injury

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