The Lexorcist
Types of chest injuries include:
Name the 4 types.
(7X the points)
• Closed chest injury
• Flail chest injury
• Open chest injury
• Sucking chest injury
To treat a patient for a TBI:
1. Treat an obvious head laceration, swelling, or bruising as you would a head, scalp, or face injury.
2. Reassess every _________. Consider all patients with TBI as unstable.
3. If the victim is a law enforcement officer, disarm the officer at the first sign of change in mental status.
(8X the points)
five minutes
The _______ is an organ that forms during pregnancy and attaches to the uterus and the umbilical cord.
(15X points)
placenta
_____________, or a local cold injury, is the freezing or near freezing of a body part.
(6X the points)
Frostbite
___________—an excessive cooling of the body’s core temperature
(7X the points)
Hypothermia
The BEFAST mnemonic can help you recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke and emphasize the importance of getting EMS to the scene immediately.
what does BEFAST stand for?
(5X the points)
• Balance—sudden loss of balance or coordination
• Eyes—sudden loss of vision or double vision
• Face—one side is drooping when asked to smile
• Arm—lack of ability to keep their arms evenly raised
• Speech—slurred or having difficulty speaking
• Time—ensure EMS is on the way, critical to confirm the time of first symptoms
A _____ _____ occurs when a clogged blood vessel blocks the blood flow to the heart and it does not get the oxygen it needs.
heart attack
_______ from some marine life can be very painful and make a person ill. Signs of poisoning from marine life stings are swelling and redness of the skin.
(4X the points)
Stings
Perform a ______________ when you suspect an unresponsive patient has a neck or spinal injury and you need to establish an open airway.
jaw thrust maneuver
A _______ is a burst of uncontrolled electrical activity between cells in the brain.
(3X the points)
seizure
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that mimics morphine but is up to _________ more potent than morphine
(2X the points)
100 times
To treat a patient with heat cramps or heat exhaustion:
1. Remove the patient from the hot environment, and attempt to cool slowly.
2. Loosen or remove clothing.
3. Fan the body or apply a light mist of water.
4. Encourage an alert patient who is not nauseous to drink half a glass of cool water every ___ minutes.
15 minutes
There are several types of diabetes:
which is this one?
—diabetes in which the body does not use insulin properly
(2X the points)
• Type II
A _______ damages part of the brain due to the rupture or blockage of a blood vessel, often caused by high blood pressure, smoking, heart disease, or diabetes.
(3X the points)
stroke
________ is a hormone that converts sugar, starches, and other food into energy needed for daily life.
(3X the points)
Insulin
________ ______ occurs at a junction of the torso to the extremities, such as neck, armpit, or groin areas.
(2X the points)
Junctional bleeding
The medical term for a broken bone is fracture.
There are two types of fractures:
(5X Bonus points only if you can name and describe the fractures)
• open fracture—a fracture where the skin at the injury site is open, and the bone may protrude through the skin. If lacerations appear near the fractured bone, treat the break as an open fracture because you do not know if the bone penetrated the skin.
• closed fracture—a fracture where the skin at the injury site remains intact.
________ is the failure of the heart and blood vessels to maintain enough oxygen-rich blood flowing to the vital organs of the body.
(2X the points)
Shock
An amputation is the loss or removal of a limb or body part such as a finger, toe, hand, foot, arm or leg.
There are two types of amputations: what are they?
(2X the points)
complete and incomplete or partial.
A _________ is a type of airtight dressing applied to a penetrating trauma to the chest cavity that can limit air flow entering a wound and control air flow exiting a wound.
(2X the points)
chest seal
A closed soft-tissue injury is any injury that is bleeding internally or has pooling blood under the skin.
There are two types of closed soft-tissue injuries:
(3X the points)
• bruising—a closed, discolored injury that is somewhat flat, tender to the touch, and has an obvious discoloration (black and blue) at the injury site. Bruising occurs from leakage of blood under the skin from small blood vessels.
• swelling—a closed, discolored injury that is a raised, firm, and painful lump. Swelling occurs from larger leakage of blood under the skin from larger blood vessels.
Burns can be classified based on how deep into the skin the burn damaged the tissue.
Name the 3 types of burns
(3x the points)
• superficial burns (first-degree burn)
• partial-thickness burns (second-degree burn)
• Full-thickness burns (third-degree burn)
Four common types of burns include:
(2X the points)
• thermal burns—caused by exposure to heat from any source
• inhalation burns—caused by exposure to smoke or chemicals through the respiratory system
• chemical burns—caused by exposure to liquid or dry power on the skin
• electrical burns—caused by exposure to electrical current, lightning
Understanding what type of bleeding the patient has will tell you how you can best stop the bleeding and keep the patient alive.
Name the 3 types of bleeding.
(2X points for describing them)
• arterial bleeding—bright red blood spurting or flowing from a wound, indicating a severed or damaged artery
• venous bleeding—dark red blood flowing steadily from a wound, indicating a severed or damaged vein
• capillary bleeding—dark red blood oozing slowly from a wound, indicating damaged capillaries
Types of open soft-tissue injuries include:
• amputation—removal or loss of a limb
• evisceration—a wound where the organs protrude outside the body
Name the 3 other types
• amputation—removal or loss of a limb
• evisceration—a wound where the organs protrude outside the body
• puncture wound—wound caused by a sharp object that penetrates skin
• laceration—a cut in the skin
• abrasion—injury to the outer layer of skin from rubbing or scraping