Trauma
Findings that are suggestive to presence of high energy trauma
What are intrusion, dismountEd seats, and steering wheel deformity?
EMT should suspect this if the -Artie t com-Liam’s of melena
What is melena?
phase of healing in which the immune system release histamines, which causes vasodilation and increased capillary permeability
What is inflammation?
Percentage burned with anterior aspect of both arms and anterior chest injured
What is 18%?
This five sections of the spine
What are the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal?
Action that must be taken when dealing with a patient struck by a vehicle
What is se use the c-spine?
injury to this should be suspected after blunt force trauma to the abdomen and pain to the left shoulder
What is the spleen?
Length of time that compromises arterial flow can lead to crush syndrome
What is 4 hours?
Common terminology used to describe injury to p‘s face that results in inability to move eyes
What is a blowout fracture?
Pupillary sympathetic response
What is dilation?
What the EMT means by axial loading in a patient who feel and land on feet but complains of back pain
What is energy transmission to the spine?
Course of action to be taken after controlling bleeding when treating a patient with ABD GSW and shallow respirations
What is assist with ventilation?
First treatment actions for a patient with large contusions to arms, forehead laceration, and deformity to the right leg who is not moving with eyes closed
What is airway?
Occurs when the body cannot compensate for rapid blood loss
What is hypovolemic shock?
Composed of the brain and spinal cord
What is the CNS?
Action that must be taken when the EMT discovers a GSW
What is look for an exit wound?
Type of patient that may bleed spontaneously
What is a hemophiliac?
EMT treatment for an ABD evisceration
What is wet gauze covered with an occlusive dressing?
Should be suspected in a patient with head trauma and complaining of a headache
What is an intracranial bleed?
Type of cerebral injury that involves physical injury to the brain
What a cerebral contusion?
Action that is most critical for multi system trauma victims
What is rapid transport?
The liver and spleen are proportionally larger in this type of pateint
What is pediatric?
Percentage burn that would be labeled severe
What is partial thickness to 20% BSA?
GCS score along with traumatic mechanism that would indicate transport to highest level trauma center available
What is 13?
The diaphragm may rise this high on a supine patient during exhalation
What is nipple line?