Big Issues in Soft Tissues
This type of avulsion typically refers to the complete or partial detachment of a body part or extremity.
Amputation
What is the name of the membrane which lines the inner wall of the abdominal cavity?
Peritoneum
Name the phenomenon in which blunt trauma to the chest causes sudden cardiac arrest.
Commotio Cordis
Properly spell the word represented by the letter X in XABCDE.
Exsanguination
Singed nasal hairs are a classic sign of which dangerous burn?
Airway burns
Apart from hemorrhaging, what is the most common cause of death associated with soft tissue trauma?
Infection
What is the most vascular abdominal organ?
LIVER
This life-saving intervention, when performed improperly, may result in a penetration of the liver.
Needle Decompression
Fancy word for bleeding from the nose.
Epistaxis
Also known as a 3rd degree burn, this kind of burn destroys sensory nerves, creating a section of painless tissue damage.
Full-Thickness Burn
Keeps the dressing in place
(+protects wound from pathogens)
Which type of pain is commonly associated with internal organ damage?
VISCERAL PAIN
You note dull sounds upon assessing chest percussion. You may suspect what condition?
Hemothorax
This word describes the percentage of erythrocytes in your blood.
Hematocrit
This molecule binds to hemoglobin 250x more easily than oxygen.
Carbon Monoxide
The most common body part to be bitten by humans?
HAND
Name one of the common MOI's associated with blunt trauma to the abdomen.
Shearing, Crushing, Compression, prolly some others idrk
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This is a fancy word for eyes protruding outward, often seen in traumatic asphyxiation and Grave's disease.
EXOPHTHALMOS
This type of blast injury involves long term damage from chemical or radioactive material exposure.
Quinary Blast Injuries
Electrical injuries in which the path of the current travels through one hand to the other are particularly dangerous for this reason.
Likely passing through the heart
This type of penetrating injury is commonly associated with accidents involving pressurized tools.
High-Pressure Injection Injury
Which SOLID abdominal organ, when injured, may lead to chemical peritonitis?
PANCREAS
A rare complication of diaphragmatic injuries, in which abdominal contents herniate into the thoracic cavity, compromising both tidal volume and hemodynamics.
TENSION GASTROTHORAX
GSW
This kind of burn, when located on an extremity, may act as a tourniquet.
Circumferential Burns