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BLEEDING AND SHOCK
SOFT TISSUE TRAUMA
CHEST AND ABDOMINAL TRAUMA
Musculoskeletal
Trauma
Head, Neck and
Spinal Trauma
100
Which vessel(s) has the thickest muscular walls that allow constriction and dilation?
What is an Artery?
100
What is the outermost layer of the skin?
What is Epidermis.
100
What is the correct term for a wound in which a vacuum has been created within the chest, drawing air into the thorax with each breath
What is sucking chest wound
100
The part of the skeleton that is made up from the skull and spinal column?
What is axial skeleton.
100
Messages from the body to the brain are carried by this kind of nerve.
What is sensory nerve?
200
In which vessel(s) does the vital exchange take place and also has the thinnest walls through which oxygen, nutrients, and wastes can pass?
What are Capillaries
200
Which of layer of the skin is the most importand in insulating the body against heat loss
What is subcutaneous layer.
200
What is a late sign of a tension pneumothorax?
What is trachea deviation to the uninjured side.
200
What structures connect bones to bones, making joints more stable?
What are ligaments.
200

The maxilla forms this structure

What is upper jaw?

300
What is another way of describing the condition of shock?
What is Hypoperfusion
300
An injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but blood vessels and cells in the dermis are injured?
What is contusion.
300

What are 2 types of injuries requiring the use of an occlusive dressing?

What is open wound to the neck, and penetrating chest wound?

300
Where are phalanges found?
What are hands and feet.
300

What does alpha 1 do?

What is vasoconstriction?

400
In the average adult, sudden blood loss of how many cc's is considered serious?
What is 1000cc's
400
Type of wound that has a small opening into the skin, but may be very deep, and is often caused by instruments such as nails, ice picks or pencils?
What is puncture.
400
What is the BEST way to describe an evisceration?
What is an open wound of the abdomen from which organs protrude.
400
A serious condition caused by the bleeding and swelling of a fracture or crush injury that becomes so strong that the body can no longer perfuse the tissues against the pressures.
What is compartment syndrome?
400
Ribs are attached to this section of the spine.
What is thoracic?
500
Which is a following characteristic of venous bleeding?
What is perfuse bleeding but is generally easily controlled.
500
A wound in which the epidermis is scraped away with minimal bleeding, as commonly occurs when a child falls on his/her knees.
What is abrasion
500
What is the best way to properly apply an occlusive dressing to an open chest wound?
What is tape the dressing securely on 3 sides.
500
A traction splint maybe used on what this type of musculoskeletal injury.
What is femur fracture?
500
Number of vertebrae in the spinal column?
What is 33?