By the numbers
What are the two main types of trauma?
Blunt and penetrating
Common injuries from an airbag include... (name 3)
Nasal fracture
Radius fracture
Ulna fracture
Abrasions
Contusions
Laceration
Respiratory distress
Reactive airway disease
The integumentary system is important because it provides (name 3)
Waterproof
Protects your inner organs
Protects from ultraviolet light
Immunology
Thermoregulation
Sensory Organ
Vitamin D Production
Homeostasis
Reservoir
When treating a bleed, what do we do?
The femoral artery will bifurcate into the external and internal...
Iliac arteries
What are the 4 main types of motor vehicle accidents?
Frontal, lateral, rear and rollover
A common rear impact injury, whiplash, can damage what following structures of the body?
Muscles, ligaments, tendons and soft tissue
PAIL, and important acronym in trauma assessment, stands for what?
P- penetration or puncture
A- abrasion, avulsion or amputation
I- incision
L- lacertation
When applying a tourniquet, what is something we should NEVER do?
Tourniquet the neck, cover a tourniquet with a bandage, loosen the tourniquet after applying
The main concern with trauma to the upper right quadrant of the ABDOMEN is damage to the...
Liver
What are the three impacts in an MVC?
Primary= object to car
Secondary= person to car
Tertiary= organs to organ container
What are some important things to consider when dealing with a fall?
How far was the fall, what area of the body was struck and what surface was struck
What is the main difference between an incision and a laceration?
An incision is precise whereas a laceration is uneven
What are 2 reasons to dress with and use bandages?
1. Control bleeding, 2. protect from further damage and 3. protect from infection
The main concern with trauma to the upper left quadrant of the THORAX is damage to the...
Heart
Up to 80% (60-80%) of blood volume at any given time can be found in what type of vessel?
Veins
What kind of fracture pattern of glass indicates a person did NOT go through the window?
What are the 3 layers of a vessel (name from outer to inner)?
Tunica adventitia, tunica media and tunica intima
Why is it important to remove a knife from a stab wound that is pulsing in time with a hearbeat?
DO NOT REMOVE!
The break of this bone is highly likely to result in excessive bleeding.
Pelvis.
If the mass of an object is 100kg and the velocity is 10m/s, what is its kinetic energy?
5000 J
List 2 signs and symptoms of compensated, decompensated and irreversible shock.
Compensated: restlessness, pallor, diaphoresis, tachycardia, tachypnea, high ETCO2, altered LOC, cyanosis, low SPO2
Decompensated: decreasing BP and mentation, oliguria and excessive tachycardia
Irreversible: bradycardia, bradypnea, irreversible hypotension, unresponsiveness and death
Kinetic energy is defined as...
K=1/2mv^2
For a sucking chest wound, what is the number 1 concern?
Cover the wound to prevent any more air from entering (worsening the pneumothorax)
Name the 3 types of capillaries
Continuous, fenestrated and sinusoid