Fractures and Dislocations
This direction tends to be the most common for elbow dislocations.
What is posterior?
This is the "gold-standard" for treating athletes with heatstroke?
What is cold water immersion?
The NATA recommends waiting this time period after the last lightning strike to resume activity.
What is 30 minutes?
This structure is the outer most layer of the meninges
What is the dura mater?
This a term for blood in the anterior chamber of the eye
What is hyphema?
This type of fracture, often in the younger population, occurs when a ligament or tendon pulls bone from the attachment site.
What is an avulsion fracture?
This is considered the "gold standard" for assessing internal body temperature.
What is rectal thermometry?
Death from lightning is most often the product of this.
What is cardiac arrest?
This structure is the inner most layer of the meninges
What is the pia mater?
This term is used when referring to bruising at the mastoid as the result of a skull fracture.
What is Battle's sign?
This set of guidelines determines if imaging is necessary following a knee injury
What is Ottawa Knee rules?
What is 102 degrees F?
This weather term is utilized to indicate when the risk for hazardous weather is present but, specifics are unclear.
What is watch? (i.e. tornado watch vs warning)
This type of injury causes disruption of the blood vessels between the skull and dura, presenting with a rapid deterioration of the patient.
What is an epidural hematoma?
A head injury that occurs on the side of impact is called this term.
What is a coup injury?
Fractures to the shaft of the humerus tend to damage this nervous structure.
What is the radial nerve?
The NATA recommends that all outside activities be cancelled when the WBGT reaching this level
What is over 92.1 F?
This type of lightning injury occurs when lightning strikes an object near the victim and a portion of the energy jumps from that object to the victim.
What is a side flash?
This is a type of stroke that is the product of decreased blood flow to the brain, often the result of dyslipidemia, DM2, and smoking
What is an ischemic stroke?
This method is the safe way to establish airway access in a patient with a suspected cervical spine injury.
What is a jaw thrust?
This type of fracture is a complete separation of the physis in relation to the metaphysis with no fracture to the bone.
What is a Salter-Harris Type 1?
The NATA notes that loss of this percentage of body-weight can begin to impact performance and thermoregulation.
What is 2%?
This type of lightning is a channel developing from the earth toward the cloud
What is an upward leader?
Often the result of blunt trauma, patients with this injury will complain of "floaters" or a "curtain" over the field of vision
What is retinal detachment?
AKI will often result in urinary phenomenon.
What is hematuria?