Ouch!
This Could Get Bloody
So soft
HOT
AHHHH My Face and Neck
100
What is Velocity?
speed of an object
100
What are the 4 components of blood?
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
Plasma
100
There are 2 layers of the skin. What is the layer just under the skin called?
Subcutanious layer
100
What is the difference between a superficial burn and a partial thickness burn?
blisters!
Superficial only affects the surface epidermis of skin, partial thickness affects the dermis as well.
100
How many bones are in the face? Name them.
Six major bones include:
Nasal bone
Two maxillae
Two zygomas
Mandible
200
What is Newton's 1st law?
Objects at rest tend to stay at rest and objects in motion tend to stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force.
200
What is the VISIBLE difference between arterial bleeding and venous bleeding?
Arterial bleeding is brighter and spurts
Venous bleeding is darker does not spurt
200
There are 3 types of soft tissue injuries. What are they?
Closed injuries
Open injuries
Burns
200
What are the 2 acceptable ways to determine BSA burned?
Rule of 9's and Rule of palms
200
Which artery is found anterior to the ear?
The superficial temporal artery
300
What is kinetic energy?
the energy of a moving object
300
List 2 non traumatic causes of internal bleeding.
Bleeding ulcers
Bleeding from colon
Ruptured ectopic pregnancy
Aneurysms
300
When tissues are crushed beyond repair, muscle cells die and release harmful substances into surrounding tissues. This commonly causes a condition called...
Compartment syndrome
300
What are the goals in treating patients with burns?
Hint: There are 4!
Stop the burning process
Assess and treat breathing
Support circulation
Provide rapid transport
300
When do we concider removing a patients contact from their eye?
When there is a chemical burn
400
Traumatic injuries can be considered in two categories- What are they?
Blunt and penetrating
400
What is the formula to determine normal systolic BP in patients 9 and younger?
70+(2X age in years)
400
As an EMT what special care can you take to help prevent ulcers?
take special care to pad under bony prominences and in voids in a patient who may be immobilized
400
What are 3 signs of inhalation burns?
Singed hair
Singed eyebrows
black soot around the nose/mouth
burns on the face
swollen neck
400
What is this injury called?
a hyphema
500
What percentage of people live after being struck by a vehicle traveling 40 MPH?
10% or 1 in 10 people live
500
There are 3 areas of the body that can not be packed to stop bleeding. What are they?
Head, chest and abdomen
500
List 3 causes for immediate transport in the trauma patient.
Poor initial general impression
Altered level of consciousness
Dyspnea
Abnormal vital signs
Shock
Severe pain
500
What is the difference between a dressing and a bandage?
The main difference is that bandages are used to keep dressings in place. They are sticky or self adherent.
500
What are 2 signs of a mandibular fracture?
Misalignment of teeth
Numbness of chin
Inability to open mouth
Swelling, bruising, and loosened or missing teeth.