FUNCTIONS
DEFICITS
NAME THAT INJURY
BLOOD SUPPLY
EMERGENCY
100
Quadriceps
Hip flexion & knee extension
100
Radial Nerve Injury
numbness in thumb, index, & middle finger
wrist drop (impaired extension)
100
Distal Radius Fracture
100
Quadriceps Muscle
Lateral Femoral Circumflex Artery
100
What nerve can be injured during endotracheal intubation?
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
200
Deltoid
Shoulder Abduction
200
Ulnar Nerve Injury
Numbness in 4th and 5th digits
Claw hand (impaired extension of 4th & 5th digits)
200
Tibia Fracture
200
Deltoid
Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery
200
Patient is brought in to the ER after an MVC and has a prominent seatbelt sign across their abdomen indicating blunt trauma. What injury needs to be ruled out that would require emergent intervention?
Splenic Rupture
300
Calf Muscles
Plantar flexion of ankle and foot
300
Erb's Palsy (C5-C6)
Impaired lateral shoulder rotation, arm flexion, and hand extension
300
Right Superior & Inferior Pubic Rami Fractures
300
Rectus Abdominis
Superior and Inferior Epigastric Arteries
300
Patient recently fractured their tibia. Now the lower extremity is numb, weak, pale and there is extreme pain. What is the most likely cause?
Compartment Syndrome
400
Trapezius
Elevation of scapula and extension of neck
400
Superior Gluteal Nerve Injury
Impaired hip abduction
Positive Trendelenburg (Lateral hip drop on unaffected side)
400
Hamate Fracture
400
Triceps Brachii
Deep Brachial Artery
400
What is the most serious risk associated with a femoral neck fracture?
Avascular Necrosis
500
Biceps Brachii
Shoulder adduction and forearm flexion
500
Common Peroneal (Fibular) Nerve Injury
Weakness of muscles in anterior and lateral leg compartments
Impaired eversion and dorsiflexion of foot (foot drop)
500
Talus Fracture
500
Serratus Anterior
Lateral Thoracic Artery
500
When performing a thoracostomy, the incision should be made where?
Between the 4th and 5th ribs