Trauma Care

Question 1

What is the definition of TRAUMA?

Answer 1

damage to the body caused by an exchange with environmental energy that is beyond the bodys resilience.

Question 2

All trauma pt should be placed on what and what setting?

Answer 2

Oxygen

high flow

Question 3

What is the big three is trauma imaging?

Answer 3

cervical spine
chest x ray
pelvis

Question 4

What consist of “The Big Five”

Answer 4

cervical spine
chest x ray
pelvis
thoracic spine
lumbar spine

Question 5

What does “ FAST exam stand for?

Answer 5

Focused Assessment by Sonography for Trauma

Question 6

What is a Le Fort I fracture?

Answer 6

the palate seperates from the maxilla

Question 7

What is a Le Fort II fracture?

Answer 7

The maxilla seperates from the face

Question 8

What is the Le Fort III fracture?

Answer 8

craniofacial dysfunction is present

Question 9

what type of cervical fractures carry a high risk for diaphragmatic paralysis?

Answer 9

C-1 - C - 2

Question 10

How much blood can the pleura cavity of a 70kg man hold?

Answer 10

about 4 liters

Question 11

What organ is colnsidered to be the most vascular organ of the body and can pass approximatly 350 liters of blood through it in a day?

Answer 11

Spleen

Question 12

What are the 7 P’s of compartment sydrome?

Answer 12

Paralysis
Puffiness
Poikilothermia
Paraesthesia/ nubness
Pain
Pallor
Pulse