Bleed It and Weep
Bright red spurting blood is classified as this.
What is arterial bleeding?
Bonus points if you can describe the treatment methods
This sticky dressing forms an airtight seal.
What is an occlusive dressing?
Movement of ribs in a flail segment is called this.
What is paradoxical motion?
______ support joints by attaching bone ends to allow for stable range of motion
What is a ligament?
Blood collects between the dura and skull.
What is an epidural hematoma?
Name that shock! 21 year old female in an MVC. Pale, cool, diaphoretic, abdomen is distended.
What is hypovolemic shock?
Major functions of the skin may include:
What is protection, water balance, temperature regulation, excretion, and shock impact?
This injury type causes damage to the aorta and vena cava.
What is shearing?
What is compartment syndrome?
Autonomic nervous system controls this.
What is involuntary functions?
5 things to consider while treating shock.
What is initiate transport, prevent hypoxia, prevent heat loss, shock position, and consider ALS?
Blisters, deep pain, and damage to the dermis. OUCH that hurts!
What is a partial thickness burn?
A softball player was struck in the chest when attempting to field a line drive. She suddenly collapses and is in cardiac arrest.
What is Commotio Cortis?
3 different types of splints available on an ambulance.
What is rigid, formable, and traction splints?
The nervous system is splint into these 2 sub divisions.
What is the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system?
Bonus points if you can name what each is in control of.
These 3 things are the most common things that kill trauma patient's.
What is the deadly triad? (Acidosis, hypothermia, and coagulopathy)
Calculate this: Burns to the back, circumferential right lower leg and the entire right arm
What is 36%?
The following are common sign and symptoms of abdominal injury:
What is pain, puncture wounds, distention, rigidity, nausea, hematemesis.
This is the only type of fracture you can use for a traction splint.
What is a mid-line closed femur fracture?
Your patient was struck in the head. They are now hypertensive and bradycardic with irregular respirations.
What is Cushing's reflex?
These are the 4 primary categories of shock.
What is hypovolemic, distributive, obstructive, and cardiogenic?
This type of blast injury occurs when a patient is physically thrown by the force of an explosion, often resulting in fractures, head injuries, or blunt trauma.
What is a tertiary blast injury?
JVD and narrow pulse pressure is a common sign in this injury.
What is cardiac tamponade?
The 6 P's of Assessment:
What is pain, pallor, paresthesia, pulses diminished/ absent, paralysis, and pressure?
What is neurogenic shock?