Chest & Abdominal Trauma
What life threat is suspected when you find diminished or absent breath sounds on one side after trauma?
What is a pneumothorax?
What does DCAP-BTLS-IC stand for when assessing extremity injuries?
What are Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures/Penetrations, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling, Crepitus and instability?
Clear fluid leaking from the ears or nose after trauma indicates what?
What is a possible basilar skull fracture?
What is the primary treatment for heat exhaustion?
What is removing the patient from heat and providing oral hydration?
What is the highest priority during multisystem trauma management?
What is rapid identification and treatment of life threats?
A wound that sucks air into the chest during inspiration is called what?
What is an open chest wound (sucking chest wound)?
What type of fracture breaks the skin surface?
What is an open fracture?
What is the first action when you suspect a spinal cord injury?
What is manual stabilization of the head/neck?
Frostbite affects which type of tissue first?
What is superficial skin/tissue?
A trauma patient with multiple injuries should generally be transported to what type of facility?
What is a trauma center
What is the correct treatment for an open chest wound?
What is applying an occlusive dressing.
What is the first step in splinting a long-bone fracture?
What is manually stabilizing the injury?
Unequal pupils and a decreasing LOC after trauma indicate what type of brain injury?
What is increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?
A patient who is cold, rigid, and has no obvious signs of life should be treated as what?
What is a hypothermic patient (not dead until warm and dead)?
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What type of shock is most commonly associated with multisystem trauma and blood loss?
What is hypovolemic shock?
A patient with JVD, tracheal deviation, and hypotension may have what life-threatening condition?
What is a tension pneumothorax?
What do you do if you encounter severe resistance or pain while realigning an angulated fracture?
What is stop and splint in the position found?
What are the three components of Cushing’s Triad?
What are bradycardia, irregular respirations, and widened pulse pressure (hypertension)?
What is the EMT’s priority for a patient struck by lightning?
What is managing airway and breathing
What is the maximum scene time recommended for critical trauma patients?
What is 10 minutes
Pain radiating to the shoulder (Kehr sign) after abdominal trauma suggests injury to which organ?
What is the spleen?
A patient with a crushed lower leg reports severe, “out of proportion” pain, pain on passive stretch, and the limb feels firm and swollen. Distal pulses are present. What life-threatening musculoskeletal condition should the EMT suspect?
What is compartment syndrome?
After a high-energy mechanism, a trauma patient presents with warm, dry skin, hypotension, and bradycardia. There is no external bleeding and lung sounds are clear. Which spinal-related condition should the EMT suspect as the cause of this perfusion problem?
What is neurogenic shock?
A severely hypothermic patient is found pulseless. How should an EMT approach defibrillation with an AED, and how many times can the device safely attempt shocks while the patient is hypothermic?
What is that defibrillation may be attempted, but repeated shocks may be ineffective until the patient’s core temperature is raised above ~30°C (86°F); you can give one shock and then focus on warming before additional attempts?
A patient is involved in a high-speed MVC and presents with multiple long-bone fractures, abdominal tenderness, and hypotension. You have stabilized the airway and controlled obvious bleeding. What is the EMT’s next priority in managing this multisystem trauma patient?
What is rapid transport to a trauma center while continuing to manage airway, breathing, circulation, and monitoring for shock