T/D
What are are the six types of motion?
Flexion, Extension, Adduction, Abduction, Rotation, Circumduction.
What are the signs of an injury to the globe?
Includes lacerations, foreign objects, abrasions.
There may be blood in the anterior chamber of the eye
In the event of a impaled object in the eyeball do you remove such object?
You should not remove the object but instead stabilize it.
What else can injuries to the orbits be associated with?
Cervial Spine Injuries
In event of a eyelid injury should you apply pressure if a eyeball injury is expected?
No
Define Open Pneumothorax
an open chest wound that allows air to enter the pleural space with inspiration.
What are the 6 "P's" in bone or joint injuries:
Pain
Pallor
Paralysis
Paresthesia
Pressure
Pulses
Name 8 types of splinting equipment:
Rigid Splints
Pressure (Air or Pneumatic) Splints
Traction Splints
Formable Splints
Vacuum Splints
Sling and Swathe Splints
Spine Board/Full-Body Vacuum Mattresses
Vest-Type Immobilization Devices
What are the signs and symptoms of hemothroax?
Severe respiratory distress
Signs of shock
Absent breath sounds on one side
Should you move a extruded eyeball back inward?
No
What is a flail segment?
A flail chest results when two or more adjacent ribs are each fractured in two or more places, creating a segment of the rib cage that is not attached to the rest of the rib cage. Such segment interferes with chest expansion and changes in intrathoracic pressure. In class we refered to it as a 2 by 2 rib fractured.
What are the signs of orbital injury:
Tenderness to palpation or bony deformity.Paralysis of the upward gaze.
What is the treatment for chemical burn to the eye?
Hold the eyelids open.Continuously irrigate for 20 minutes; one hour for alkali.Avoid contamination of the unaffected eye.Use only plain water or saline.Flush out or remove contact lenses.
What happens during Tension Pneumothorax?
Air accumulates in the pleural space with no route of escape, increasing pressure in the thoracic cavity.
If an object is seen in an eyeball you should:
Flush it with sterile water or saline.
Define Commotio Cordis
Is sudden cardiac arrest from blunt force to the precordial area.
What is characteristic of a pathologic fracture?
Typically Involves a diseased bone; less force is required to fracture the bone.
Before splinting long bone injuries , one should:
Test pulse and motor and sensory function tests. Align, if necessary
List at least 2 symptoms for injuries to the orbital.
Double vision
Decrease in vision
Loss of sensation above the eyebrow, over the cheek, or in the upper lip
Nasal discharge
Tenderness to palpation
A bony deformity
Paralysis of the upward gaze
What is important to pay attention in the event of a face injury?
Pay particular attention to airway management.
Be prepared to suction.
With significant facial trauma, suspect cervical spine trauma and brain injury.
Define 3 Mechanisms of injury:
Direct Force
The injury occurs at the point of impact.
Indirect Force
The injury impacts one end of a limb, causing injury some distance away.
Twisting Force
Part of the extremity remains stationary while the rest twists.
Define and list the signs and symptoms of Pericardial Tamponade
Definition: Bleeding into the fibrous sac around the heart from blunt or penetrating trauma.Compression of the ventricles results in inadequate ventricular filling and reduced cardiac output.
Signs and Symptoms: Jugular vein distention.Signs of shock.Tachycardia and decreased blood pressure.Narrow pulse pressure and weak pulses.Radial pulse diminishes on inhalation
What is special about occlusive dressing?
An occlusive dressing is an air- and water-tight trauma medical dressing used in first aid. These dressings are generally made with a waxy coating so as to provide a total seal, and as a result do not have the absorbent properties of gauze pads.They are typically used to treat open, or "sucking," chest wounds (open pneumothorax) to alleviate or prevent a tension pneumothorax (a serious complication of a simple pneumothorax).
What type of dressing should you apply to in event of a jugular vein laceration
Occlusive dressing
List two of the events in which you should not use a traction splint.
The injury is within 1 to 2 inches of the knee or ankle.
The knee has been injured.
The hip has been injured.
The pelvis has been injured.
There is partial amputation or avulsion.