Trauma Patient Management

Question 1

Newtons _____ Law states that a body in motion remains in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force.

Answer 1

1st

Question 2

Newton’s ______ Law states that acceleration is dependent on mass of the object and the force upon the object.

Answer 2

2nd

Question 3

Newton’s _____ Law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Answer 3

3rd

Question 4

High velocity weapons fire projectiles > _____ fps

Answer 4

2000

Question 5

_______ is the most common back injury.

Answer 5

T12 - L1

Question 6

The ____ fracture is also called a “chance fracture”.

Answer 6

T12

Question 7

____ fracture is also called a Hangman’s Fracture.

Answer 7

C2

Question 8

In a rollover accident, a ____ Fracture is also called a Jefferson’s Fracture.

Answer 8

C1

Question 9

Falls greater than ____ feet (or 3x standing height) are associated with severe injury.

Answer 9

15 - 20

Question 10

Bilateral wrist fractures is called a _______ fracture.

Answer 10

Colle’s

Question 11

The _____- is the most commonly injured solid organ in blunt trauma.

Answer 11

Spleen

Question 12

The ______ is the most commonly injured organ in penetrating trauma.

Answer 12

Liver

Question 13

The _________ is the most commonly injured hollow organ from penetrating trauma.

Answer 13

Colon/Small Intestine

Question 14

_________ Sign is scrotal or labial ecchymosis most often associated with pelvic fractures.

Answer 14

Coopernail’s

Question 15

_________ is the hallmark sign of genitourinary trauma.

Answer 15

Hematuria

Question 16

In thoracic trauma, the defect must be > _____ the diameter of the trachea.

Answer 16

2 / 3

Question 17

Sudden increase in PIP/PPLAT indicates possible __________.

Answer 17

Tension Pneumothorax

Question 18

A massive hemothorax is defined as > _____ mL of blood.

Answer 18

1500

Question 19

A _______ is defined as 2 or more ribs broken in 2 or more places.

Answer 19

Flail Chest

Question 20

__________ is defined as accumulated fluid around the heart either due to blunt or penetrating trauma.

Answer 20

Cardiac Tamponade

Question 21

___________ sign is a rise in venous pressure on inspiration in spontaneous breathing Patients.

Answer 21

Kussmaul;s

Question 22

________ is a crunching, rasping sound, synchronous with the heartbeat.

Answer 22

Hamman’s Crunch

Question 23

________ is blood in the anterior chamber of the eye.

Answer 23

Hyphema

Question 24

In fluid resuscitation, hypovolemia starts at ______ % blood loss.

Answer 24

30

Question 25

_______ does not require ABO or rH matching.

Answer 25

Platelets

Question 26

________ is the leading cause of blood transfusion related death.

Answer 26

Transfusion related Acute Lung Injury

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