Trauma
The phenomenon of pressure waves emanating from the bullet, causing damage to areas remote to its path is known as:
cavitation
What types of motor vehicle collisions present the greatest potential for multiple impacts?
Lateral, frontal, rear, roll-over, rotational
Rotational and rollover
Stored energy that has yet to transform into movement or force.
Potential Energy
Your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying injuries
Index of Suspicion
pain and distension are (early/late) signs of intra-abdominal bleeding?
early
What is arguably the most critical intervention for the serious trauma pt?
Rapid transport
Coup-contrecoup injury
The palm represents ____% of TBSA in the Rule of Palm?
1%
A single broken femur can lose up to ____ L of blood within the thigh
1L
Blood loss compensation is most directly tied to how ____ the pt bleeds.
rapidly
The phrenic nerves exit the spinal cord between: _____and control what part of the body?
C3,C4,C5
For electricity to cause damage in a body, what must exist between the source and the ground?
complete circuit
A person's ability to shiver is lost when his or her temp falls below _____ temp F
90F
Significant vitals changes will occur if an adult loses more than ____% of his total blood volume?
20%
A pt with hematemesis should be suspected of:
A pt with hemoptysis should be suspected of:
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Lung disorders: Pulmonary diseases, CHF, infections, etc
Hollow organs cause ______ and _______
Solid organs cause _______ _______
Irritation and peritonitis
hemorrhage/bleeding
About 25% of severe injuries to the aorta occur because of (Lateral, frontal, roll-over, rear-end) collisions?
Lateral
The pediatric legs are proportionally smaller/larger than an adult in the Rule of 9's?
legs are proportionally smaller than an adult
An infant with 800mL of total blood volume will show signs of shock after as little as _____mL of blood loss.
100mL blood loss
A sign of traumatic kidney damage after blunt trauma is ______
hematuria
List at least 5 symptoms of Tension Pneumothorax
shortness of breath, unilateral chest pain, altered mental status, tachycardia, hypotension, jugular venous distention (JVD), decreased or absent breath sounds on one side, and tracheal deviation
Three collisions occur in an MVC, what are they?
Car vs object
Pt vs car
Organs against internal body structures
Similar to right shoulder pain associated with cholecystitis, a spleen injury can cause pain in the left shoulder blade because of referred pain, a phenomenon known as ______ sign
Kehr's Sign
The ability of the blood to clot is affected by 3 things:
Blood stasis
Changes in vessel wall
MedicationsIf a tourniquet is not available, what else already stocked on a truck can be used instead?
triangle bandage