abdominal injuries
This artery supplies oxygenated blood to the liver and can cause massive hemorrhage if injured.
What is the hepatic artery.
(page 1822)
This type of scar extends beyond the borders of the original wound.
what is a keloid scar.
(page 1614)
Burn survivors may lose this ability to perform this important cooling function in scarred areas.
What is sweating.
(page 1639)
A baseball strikes a young athlete directly over the heart, causing immediate cardiac arrest despite no structural damage to the heart. This condition should be expected.
What is commotio cordis.
(page 1809)
Leading cause of death and disability in people ages between 1 and 44.
What is trauma.
(page 1542)
What is the most commonly injured organ in a blunt abdominal trauma?
What is the spleen.
(page 1824)
This injury occurs when skin and soft tissues are torn away from the underlying structures.
What is degloving injury.
(page 1615)
Survivors of severe burns often have little to no melanin in scar tissue leaving them more susceptible to this.
What is sunburn.
(page 1639)
PVCs, bundle branch blocks, ST- segment changes, and ventricular tachycardia may all be seen on ECG following this chest injury.
What is myocardial contusion.
(page 1808)
The chance of death increases by this factor when a patient is ejected from a vehicle.
What is 5 times.
(page 1552)
This condition develops when urine, feces, bile or stomach acid leak into the abdominal cavity following a hollow organ injury.
What is peritonitis.
(page 1826)
Open wounds should be irrigated with this solution to help reduce contamination.
What is normal saline.
(page 1618)
Thermal burns occur when skin is exposed to temperatures greater than this Fahrenheit temperature.
What is 111
(page 1641)
Patients with this condition often present with cyanosis and petechiae of the face, neck, and upper chest.
What is traumatic asphyxia.
(page 1812)
This safety device reduces deaths in direct frontal MVCs by about 30%
What is airbags
(page 1553)
This type of organ is particularly vulnerable to blast injuries.
What is hollow organs.
(page 1827)
This type of dressing can be folded into a thin strip and used as an improvised tourniquet.
What is a triangular bandage.
(page 1619)
Fireworks are from what type of chemical burn?
Phosphorus.
(page 1655)
A patient with this fracture will often hold the affected arm across the front of the body.
What is the clavicle.
(page 1797)
Survival from a fall from this many stories is considered unlikely.
What is 7 stories.
(page 1557)
Patients with abdominal evisceration are instructed not to do this because it increases abdominal pressure and may worsen the injury.
What is bear down.
(page 1832)
This bacterial species commonly found in the mouths of dogs and cats can cause serious infections after bite wounds.
What is Pasteurella Multocida.
(page 1626)
EMS is called for a patient with two fishhook like barbed darts embedded in the skin after a confrontation. What device likely caused these injuries?
What is a TASER
(page 1661)
A patient with a sternal fracture develops an irregular heart beat after a motor vehicle collision. This associated injury should be suspected.
Myocardial contusion.
(page 1807)
Air transport should be considered when transport time to a trauma center by ground exceeds this amount
What is greater than 20-25 minutes.
(page 1573)