This is the largest bone in the human body
Femur
Bright red spurting blood is a sign of this ._____. and if left untreated the patient will soon be in ._____. shock
What is
Arterial bleed
Hypovolemic shock
When performing rapid triage at a mass casualty incident, patients with this color tag need the most immediate attention.
What is red tag?
When is it appropriate to splint an injured patient
What is any time
These 2 areas of the body have 2 bones running parallel to each other
Lower arm
Lower leg
In the event of an MVA where one patient was killed and one survived with minor injuries, the living patient is considered a critical patient for this reason.
What is mechanism of injury?
The vast majority of pain following an ortho injury is a result of this
What is Movement
When splinting a long bone, what is the indicator the you have the appropriately sized splint
What is encompasses the joint above and below the injury
What are we doing when we;
Maintain the airway
Keeping a patient warm
administer high flow oxygen
What is treating for shock
When is it appropriate to triage a scene
What are when number of patients is greater than resources available
This is also called a short spine board
Keds board
These are the 5 separate portions of the spine in order
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacrum
Coccyx
This is the name of the recommended IO site, its "funny" we usually get this wrong.
What is the humoral head
If this area of the body becomes injured, it can hold 4-6 liters of blood, with no sign of bleeding
What is the pelvic area
This is the handy saying to remember triage parameters.
What is 30 & 2 Can Do
To relieve pain in this form of injury, we actually want to pull on the injured extremity
What is Mid shaft femur fractures
This is the large hole at the base of the skull
What is the Foramen Magnum
This type of fracture, usually seen in children, is most often occurs to the radius and ulna
What is a Greenstick Fracture
You arrive on scene to find a patient in cardiac arrest. Per the family, the patient has a DNR in place, but they are unable to locate it. How do you proceed?
What is WORK THE CODE!!!
Multiple injury locations with deformities, or suspected pelvis injury we use this splint
What is Vac Mattress