Bleeding Emergencies
This type of vessel is under low pressure and is less likely to cause complete exsanguination.
What is a vein?
Action that must be taken when dealing with a patient that was struck by a vehicle.
What is secure C-Spine?
A jagged, open wound...may or may not require sutures.
What is a laceration?
This indicates a Basal Skull Fracture.
What are Battle Signs and Raccoon Eyes?
An accumulation of blood between the skull and the dura matter.
What is an Epidural Hematoma?
Significant blood loss typically leads to this kind of shock.
What is Hypovolemic Shock?
The forces or energy transmission applied to the body to cause injury.
What is Mechanism of Injury (MOI)
An injury in which soft tissue is torn completely loose or hanging by a flap.
What is an Avulsion?
The upper jaw bone is formed by this bone.
What is the Maxilla?
This condition/sign is a persistent erection after a patient has sustained spinal trauma.
What is Priapism?
Dilation and constriction of blood vessels are controlled by this system.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
Injury to more that one body system is considered this.
What is Multisystem Trauma?
The displacement of an organ, or organs outside of the body.
What is Evisceration?
Naturally occurring uneven pupil size.
What is aniscoria?
An indicator of an expanding intracranial hematoma or rapidly progressing brain swelling.
What is Rapid Deterioration of Neurologic signs?
This action is the circulation of blood within an organ or tissue to allow it to meet the cells' current needs for oxygen, nutrients, and waste removal.
What is Perfusion?
An impact on the body by objects that cause injury without penetrating soft tissues or internal organs and cavities.
What is Blunt Force Injuries?
Burns that affect all skin layers and may affect the subcutaneous layers, muscle, bone, and internal organs.
Daily Double!!!!
What is a Full Thickness Burn (3rd Degree)?
A fracture of the orbit or of the bones that support the floor of the orbit.
What is a Blow Out Fracture?
Bruising behind that ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture.
What are Battle Signs?
These are the most common causes of nontraumatic internal bleeding.
What is bleeding ulcers, bleeding from the colon, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, and aneurysms?
Example of this type of blast injury includes burns from hot gases or fires started by the blast.
What are Quaternary Blast Injuries?
Swelling in a confined space that produces dangerous pressure; may cut off blood flow or damage sensitive tissue.
What is Compartment Syndrome?
A characteristic crackling sensation felt on palpation of the skin, caused by the presence of air in soft tissues.
What is Subcutaneous Emphesema?
A patient dove headfirst into a shallow pool and now complains of neck pain and tingling in the legs.
What is an Axial loading injury?