a factor in approximately 50 percent of all suicides?
What is Depression
100
The branch of mechanics that deals with the movements of bodies is called
What is kinetics.
100
Your patient was slashed with a knife and has a flap of skin hanging from his arm. this is know as a:
avulsion
100
What should you place on a burn that covers more than 10 percent of your patient's body?
A burn sheet
100
When pressure in the space around the capillaries exceeds the pressure needed to perfuse the cells, the result is:
compartment syndrome
200
causes of behavioral disorders are related to a patient's personality style, dynamics of unresolved conflict, or crisis management methods
Psychosocial
200
As a high-speed projectile enters the body, it can create a pressure wave that causes additional damage. This is called
cavitation.
200
You should cover an open chest wound with a/n:
occlusive dressing.
200
Which body system is generally NOT harmed by extensive burns?
Skeletal
200
The sound or feeling of a broken bone end rubbing on another broken bone end is called:
crepitus.
300
To help determine whether your patient's behavioral change is due to a physical problem rather than a psychological problem, you should consider which clues?
patient's pupils (constricted, dilated, or unequal)
300
If you were hit by a rock thrown at a velocity of 1 foot per second, then hit by the same rock thrown at 2 feet per second, the rock that was thrown at 2 feet per second would be:
four times as harmful
300
The skin is the largest organ of the body. It is composed of three layers, which are...(In order)
the dermis, epidermis and the subcutaneous layer.
300
In accordance with the rule of nines, how does the head of an infant compare with the head of an adult?
An infant's head and neck account for twice the total body surface area of an adult's.
300
The body contains three kinds of muscles, each with a specific function. These muscles are:
voluntary, involuntary, and cardiac muscles.
400
What can you do to help calm the patient's anxiety and avoid escalation?
Keep a proper distance.
400
As blunt impact abruptly halts a portion of the body and inertia causes the remaining anatomy to continue its motion, one tissue or organ is pushed into another. What type of injury is this?
A compression injury
400
How much blood loss can femur fractures account for?
1500 mL
400
According to the rule of nines, what would the involved surface area be for an adult victim who has received burns to her right arm and right anterior chest?
13.50%
400
An injury that can occur due to fatigue from overuse or extreme muscle stress
what is a strain?
500
the MOST common psychiatric conditions is characterized by deep feelings of sadness, worthlessness, and discouragement. This condition is known as:
what is depression.
500
In the typical motor vehicle crash, there are actually three impacts. When responding to a motor vehicle crash, they are:
vehicle, body, organs
500
set of steps, in ORDER, is BEST for controlling bleeding?
Direct pressure, pressure dressing, and tourniquet
500
Burns to the face are considered critical because:
of the potential for respiratory compromise.
500
An elderly man trips on his carpet and falls to his hands and knees, fracturing the patella on his left leg and the neck of the humerus on his left arm. The fracture of his humerus would be a/n: