Triage
The initial step in determining the priority of care in a multiple-casualty incident
What is scene size-up?
The most common type of shock in trauma patients
What is hypovolemic shock?
This maneuver is recommended for opening the airway in patients without suspected spine injuries.
What is the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver?
The method used to calculate burn surface area (particularly in adults)
What is the Rule of Nines?
This type of fracture occurs through a portion of the physis (growth plate) that extends through the metaphysis
What is an type 2 Salter Harris fracture?
The triage color indicating a patient needs immediate treatment to survive
What is red (immediate)?
This blood pressure parameter is used to guide fluid resuscitation in shock
What is systolic blood pressure?
This surgical procedure is indicated when oral or nasal intubation is impossible due to trauma.
What is a cricothyroidotomy?
This formula guides fluid resuscitation in patients with large burns
What is the Parkland formula?
This fracture type involves multiple small fragments and often results from high-energy trauma
What is a comminuted fracture?
This triage system helps assess casualties quickly based on respiration, perfusion, and mental status
What is the START triage system (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment)?
Name the class of drugs typically avoided during early resuscitation of trauma patients due to risks of exacerbating shock
What are vasopressors?
This maneuver, involving both hands, is used to improve alignment of the oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal axes for direct laryngoscopy, especially helpful in patients with a difficult airway
What is the ear-to-sternal notch positioning (or "sniffing" position)?
This is the first step in managing a patient with chemical burns
What is copious irrigation?
The type of fracture commonly found in children, where the bone bends but does not break fully
What is a greenstick fracture?
The term for a triage system that prioritizes patients with the most life-threatening conditions
What is critical triage?
This device can help detect blood loss by monitoring peripheral perfusion
What is a pulse oximeter?
This airway adjunct is designed for emergency use when intubation is difficult or impossible, providing an alternative path for ventilation without entering the trachea
What is a laryngeal mask airway (LMA)?
This type of burn injury can cause myoglobin release into the bloodstream, potentially leading to kidney damage if not managed with aggressive hydration
What is an electrical burn?
This complication is indicated when a patient develops intractable pain after a calcanea fracture
What is compartment syndrome?
Patients are classified as this if they are not expected to survive due to the severity of injuries
What is expectant?
This method of fluid administration is the first choice in rapid resuscitation
What is intravenous (IV) access with a large-bore catheter?
This technique involves the placement of a catheter into the trachea through the cricothyroid membrane to provide oxygenation
What is percutaneous transtracheal jet ventilation?
This is a surgical procedure preformed to prevent complications from compartment syndrome that can occur after full thickness burns
What is an escharotomy?
This type of fracture can occur from a hyper-plantar flexed foot in an MVA
What is Lisfranc injury (Tarsometatarsal fracture)?