Trauma - Chapter 10 Flashcards
Ecchymosis
An oozing of blood from a vessel into tissues, forming a discolored area on the skin
Hemiparesis
Paralysis affecting one side of the body
Hemothorax
Collection of blood in the pleural cavity
Hypovolemic
Abnormally decreased volume of circulating fluid (plasma) in the body
Paresthesia
An abnormal sensation such as burning, itching, tickling, or tingling
Pneumothorax
Accumulation of gas or air in the pleural cavity resulting in collapse of the lung on the affected side
Somatic
Pertaining to or characteristic of the body
Closed head injuries are also called
Blunt injury
Basal skull fractures
Fractures at the base of the skull that may result in a tear of dura matter and leakage of CSF
CSF leakage looks like
A leakage of blood surrounded by a yellowish stain (the halo sign)
Raccoon eyes is a result of
Periorbital ecchymosis (open head injuries)
With head injuries, how many degrees should you elevate the patient’s head?
15-30
Treat all patients who have serious facial injuries as if
They also have basal skull fractures and injuries of the cervical spine
Diplopia
Double vision
Epistaxis
Nosebleed
Halo sign indicates
Skull base fracture with leaking CSF
The spinal cord is housed in
The veterbral canal
Most spinal injuries occur in
The cervical or lumbar areas of the spine since they are the most mobile parts
The spinal cord loses its protection when there is injury to
The protective vertebrae
Spinal cord tissue has ____ healing power
Little
What kind of radiograph can be taken on a patient with a spinal injury
A portable cross table lateral cervical spine with a horizontal beam
If patient is in respiratory failure with a spinal injury
Maintain open airway, using jaw thrust maneuver to move jaw downward. Do not tilt head
The lateral Projection is considered adequate when
C1 to C7 is imaged
An image that does not show the upper border of T1 should be supplemented with
A swimmer’s Projection using a horizontal beam method
