Head & Face Landmarks
This is the only movable bone of the skull and forms the lower jaw.
What is the mandible?
These major arteries run along either side of the trachea in the neck and are often assessed for a pulse.
What are the carotid arteries?
The most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient.
What is the tongue?
The immediate priority for any patient with significant face or neck trauma.
What is airway management?
The most important step for an EMT managing a chemical burn to the eye.
What is continuous irrigation with water or saline?
The thin, delicate bones that form the bridge of the nose.
What are the nasal bones?
These large veins run parallel to the carotid arteries in the neck and are a concern in penetrating neck trauma.
What are the jugular veins?
Partially digested food in the airway.
What is vomitus, emesis, or gastric contents?
After establishing C-spine precautions for a patient with suspected neck trauma, you must avoid hyperextension or hyperflexion and maintain this alignment.
What is in-line neutral position?
When irrigating a chemical burn, you should irrigate from the ______ of the eye to the ______ to prevent contamination of the other eye.
What is medial to lateral (or inner to outer)?
These two facial bones form the cheekbones and are easily palpable.
What are the zygomatic bones (or zygoma)?
This prominent cartilage, often called the "Adam's apple," is a key landmark for identifying the airway.
What is the thyroid cartilage?
Can occur from facial trauma and can lead to this type of airway obstruction, often characterized by gurgling.
What is hemorrhage (Bleeding)?
If a patient has an avulsed tooth, you should gently rinse it with saline and transport it in this type of solution.
What is milk, saline, or sterile water (or the patient's saliva)?
Looking directly at this celestial body or prolonged exposure to unprotected welding arcs can cause this.
What is a light burn?
This is the posterior portion of the cranium?
What is the occiput?
Inferior to the thyroid cartilage, this ring-shaped cartilage is the only complete cartilaginous ring of the trachea.
What is the cricoid cartilage?
Swelling and bruising in the throat due to blunt trauma, which can compromise the airway.
What is hematoma?
For a patient with a penetrating neck injury, after controlling obvious bleeding, you must apply this type of dressing.
What is an occlusive dressing?
You find a patient with a lacerated eyelid. You should cover the eye with a moist sterile dressing and avoid this action, as it could injure the globe.
What is applying pressure to the eyelid?
You can feel the pulse of this artery, anterior to the ear, in the temporal region.
What is the superficial temporal artery?
The soft depression located between the thyroid and cricoid cartilages, a critical site for emergency airway procedures.
What is the cricothyroid membrane?
Commonly occur as a result of facial trauma and should be removed immediately.
What is teeth fragments?
A patient presents with "raccoon eyes" and Battle's sign after blunt head trauma. While not a direct face/neck injury, these signs indicate a potential underlying injury that impacts your overall management.
What is a basilar skull fracture?
When treating and injured eye, you should cover the uninjured eye as well to prevent further injury from this type of movement.
What is sympathetic movement?