Trauma Mama
When a patient has sustained a traumatic injury, there is a high chance that this will be present?
What is Blood. (This is why BSI is so important, any blood or body fluids are considered potentially infectious till proven otherwise.
The body contains this many bones?
What is 206.
In a trauma incident, the EMR or EMT must always consider this?
What is MOI. (mechanism of injury)
A disruption that tears the supporting ligaments of the joint?
What is Dislocation.
You must always check this before and after splinting?
What is pulse, motor, sensory and cap refill.
If the patient is expereincing life-threatening bleeding, the ABC sequencer is adjusted to?
XABC, where x (for eXsanguination.)
The radius bone is located on this side of the arm?
What is lateral. (Remember Anatomical Position)
A car strikes a pedestrian on the leg. The pedestrian sustains a broken leg because he had this type of force?
What is Direct Force.
This type of fracture presents with a possible broken bone but lacks this?
No tear in the skin. (Closed Fracture)
For suspected joint injuries, you should always splint in what position?
In the position found. ( Remember the 5 Ps of Joint Dislocation, Pain, Pallor, Paresis, Pulses, Paralysis.
When performing the patient assessment on a trauma patient, you must do the Primary and it is more beneficial to follow up on this assessment next?
The secondary physical exam (look for DCAPBTLS, then get the SAMPLE.)
This area of the spinal column has only 4 bones?
What is Coccyx (Tailbone).
A football player is tackled while training. As the leg twists, the knee sustains a severe injury. This type of force is called?
What is Twisting Force.
Vacuum splints become rigid when you remove the air, but air splints become rigid when you?
Blow air into them.
Signs of a fracture hip usually involve this type of rotation?
What is external rotation. (also shortening of the hip.)
One should take the vitals of an unstable patient every?
What is 5 minutes. (Continue to constantly reassess you patient, they can deteriorate rapidly, especially if there is an internal bleed with profound shock.
The 11th and 12th set of ribs are known as what?
Floating Ribs. (They are not attached to the sternum).
A woman falls on her shoulder and causes a fractured clavicle. This type of force is called by?
What is indirect force.
This splint is used exclusively for this type of fracture with no other injuries.
Isolated Femur Fracture.
You should always stabilize a fracture where?
What is above and below the fracture site.
This system supports the body, protect vital structures, assists in body movement and manufactures red blood cells?
What is the Musculoskeletal System.
These bones protect the lower abdominal and reproductive organs?
What are the bones of the pelvis. (Ischium, known as the sit bones, Ilium the hip bones or Iliac Crest, which is the top of the pelvis, and the symphysis pubis, known as the pubic bones.
Trauma that causes an injury when the body is struck by a blunt object or collides with a surface, resulting in damage without penetration of the skin.
What is Blunt Force Trauma.
This is a name for a spinal curvature that can occur in geriatric patients due to osteoporosis?
What is Kyphosis, (page 336 Section 5 Trauma, AAAOS Emergency Medic al Responder 8th Edition by David Shottke.)
A dislocation of the hip is very painful, and you will find the joint locked with the thigh and the knee flexed and rotated this way?
What is inward.