Trauma Intro

Question 1

Factors affect trauma severity?

Answer 1

Magnitude
Impact
Direction of the trauma

Question 2

Soft tissue open wound classification?

Answer 2

Incesed wound
Lacerated wound
Punctured wound
Wound with tissue loss

Question 3

Soft tissue closed wound?

Answer 3

• Bruise or contusion: extravasation of blood from B.V
  Bluish then yellow
• Hematoma: extravasation of blood from major B.V
• Blast injury: air& underwater blast, Rupturing small B.V

Question 4

Tatum deaths happen in three peaks??

Answer 4

• immediate few seconds or minutes : brain, heart or large vessels *not preventable
• early few golden hours : CNS injury or hemorrhage *preventable
• late fee days : sepsis, orgasm failure related to complications