NREMT Jeopardy: Trauma (from Limmer Ed)

Shock & Trauma

100

This type of shock results from lack of vascular tone.

Distributive shock

200

This type of traumatic shock presents with JVD.

Obstructive shock

300

This type of tourniquet is used for the axilla and groin. 

Junctional tourniquet

400

The transition from compensated shock to decompensated shock occurs when this happens?

BP drops

500

The trauma triad of death includes acidosis, coagulopathies, and this preventable factor.

Hypothermia

Chest & Abdomen

100

JVD, hypotension, and absent lung sounds point to this critical chest injury.

Tension pneumothorax 

200

This type of abdominal pain is diffuse and difficult to pinpoint. 

Visceral

300

Beck's triad consists of hypotension, muffled heart sounds, and this finding?

JVD

400

Exposure of abdominal organs as a result of trauma is known as...

Evisceration 

500

This condition results from compression of the chest cavity. It causes edema and discoloration of the face and neck. 

Traumatic asphyxia

Musculoskeletal

100

The traction splint is used on this bone- and this bone ONLY.

Femur

200

This distal pulse point is found on the dorsal surface of the foot. 

Dorsal pedal pulse

Dorsal pedis

Dorsalis pedis

300

This type of fracture is incomplete and seen in children

Greenstick fracture

400

This pre-splinting action, when performed on a long bone fracture, may reduce pain and limit bleeding. 

Aligning the extremity to anatomic position

500

Your patient has fractured their olecranon process. What would you be splinting? 

Elbow

Head & Spine

100

This dermatome innervates the chest at the nipple level.

T4

200

Cushing's Triad includes hypertension, bradycardia, and this additional sign?

Irregular respirations

300

This class of medication, often prescribed for A-fib complicates head injuries.

Blood thinning medications

400

These 6 vertebrae innervate much of the body's sympathetic response.

T1-T6

500

Blows to the temporal area of the skull may damage the middle meningeal artery and cause this type of bleed.

Epidural

Trauma Trivia

100

The pulse pressure should be at least this percentage of the systolic blood pressure?

25%

200

Impaled objects are usually left in place... unless they are in this location?

Cheek

300

Loss of 1750 mL of blood or about 35% of blood volume results in this stage of blood loss?

3

400

Heart rate divided by the systolic blood pressure is the formula for what shock-related measure? 

Shock index

500

A patient has cirrhosis of the liver and begins to vomit large quantities of blood. What is the most likely cause?

Ruptured esophageal varices