Scene Size-Up
This type of trauma could be inflicted with a bat or golf club
What is Blunt Trauma
This is the first step in the Primary Assessment
What is general impression
This acronym is used to evaluate the PTs history of the current illness
What is OPQRST
This term is used to describe the PTs changes in vital signs and appearance over time
What is trending
You have a patient laying on their back with light bleeding from a wound on their head, a deformity of the left wrist, and gurgling respirations. What would be the first intervention you would perform on this patient?
What is suctioning
Starring, head injuries, and chest injuries could indicate this type of MVA injury pattern
What is "up and over"
These are the three things we should evaluate to mitigate life threats in the primary assessment
What are the ABC's
These are the three ways in which we can evaluate a PT (think of the five senses with medical terms)
What is observation, palpation, and auscultation
No CAP, these three letters stand for what in the acronym we use for a focused trauma exam.
What is Contusions, Abrasions, and Punctures/Penetrations
You have a PT who is having chest pain. They have a HR of 110, a BP of 98/64, and a RR of 24. What medications would you give to this patient?
What is ASA and Oxygen
This number (in feet) represents the distance a safety zone should be in place for an MVA with no apparent hazards
What is 50 feet
This term describes the PTs reason for contacting EMS
What is the chief complaint
A heart rate that is 127 would be labeled with what medical term
This is the first assessment patient exam that we would conduct on a trauma PT AFTER we have evaluated the ABCs
What is the Rapid Trauma Assessment
You have a PT with a mid-shaft femur break. This is the device you would use to treat the injury
What is a traction splint
This is the distance in feet in which a fall would be considered severe for an adult
What is 20 feet
You might expect to find a patient in respiratory distress in this position
What is the tripod position
The acronym PEARRL stands for (must be exact)
Pupils Equal And Round Responsive to Light
Your PT has a large bruise on their forehead, a cut to the right arm, and road rash across their back. Using the trauma assessment injury acronym, what 3 letters would these injuries fall under?
What are contusions, lacerations, and abrasions
Your PT was shot at the base of the neck. How would this injury be treated
What is wound packing
You are dispatched to an MVA with one vehicle and 1 patient, this is the first thing you should do upon arrival
This acronym is what we use to label the level of responsiveness in a PT
What is AVPU
What is the most important thing that we are evaluating for in the primary assessment
What are life threats
Your patient has had major trauma to the chest resulting in a flail chest injury. This term would be used to describe a sign the PT would exhibit
What is paradoxical motion
Translate the following sentence into plain words: PT C/O DB and CP with a RR of 24, PT was administered 0.4 mg NTG SL and 324 mg ASA PO with improvement. PT refused treatment AMA and signed a refusal form.
Patient complains of difficulty breathing and chest pain with a respiratory rate of 24. Patient was adminstered 0.4 milligrams of nitroglycerine sublingually and 324 milligrams of aspirin with improvement. Patient refused treatment against medical advice and signed a refusal form.