Basic Trauma
The energy associated with bodies in motion
What is kinetic energy?
The first phase of wound healing where platelets form a plug.
What is hemostasis?
The burn involving only the epidermis.
What is a superficial (first-degree) burn?
Bleeding into the anterior chamber of the eye.
What is hyphema?
The portion of the brain consisting of the midbrain, pons, and medulla.
What is the brainstem?
This factor contributes more to kinetic energy than mass.
What is velocity (speed)?
The two priorities in treating all open wounds.
What are controlling bleeding and preventing contamination?
The burn type characterized by blisters and severe pain.
What is a partial-thickness (second-degree) burn?
The medical term for naturally unequal pupils.
What is anisocoria?
Flexion posturing associated with brain swelling.
What is decorticate posturing?
The three-step injury pattern commonly seen when pedestrians are struck by vehicles.
What is the Waddel Triad?
The dressing used for open chest and neck wounds.
What is an occlusive dressing?
The leading concern in severe burn patients.
What is hypovolemic shock?
Double vision is known by this medical term.
What is diplopia?
Extension posturing associated with brainstem herniation.
What is decerebrate posturing?
Injuries caused by a sudden stop that result in shearing or tearing of organs.
What are deceleration injuries?
The only situations when an impaled object should be removed in the field.
What are airway obstruction or interference with chest compressions?
Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin this many times more readily than oxygen.
What is 250 times?
The major complication of an open neck wound that requires an occlusive dressing.
What is an air embolism?
This spinal cord syndrome causes greater weakness in the arms than the legs.
What is central cord syndrome?
The most common site of fatal deceleration injury in the chest.
What is the aorta?
The condition caused by prolonged compression that impairs circulation and muscle metabolism.
What is crush syndrome?
The most common cause of death in house fires.
What is smoke/toxic gas inhalation?
The large vein running laterally on each side of the neck.
What is the jugular vein?
The most common mechanism of injury causing central cord syndrome.
What is hyperextension of the cervical spine?