Pressure Injury Prevention
What is the name of the assessment used to identify patients at risk of pressure injuries?
Braden Scale
What is the number one cause of preventable death in the trauma patient?
Hemorrhage
This scale is commonly used to assess a patient's level of consciousness
Glasgow Coma Scale
Examples of this mechanism of traumatic injury include gunshot wounds & stab wounds
What are hands cleansed with upon leaving a c.diff contact room?
Soap and water
This is repositionable and placed on at risk patients to allow for daily inspection of the skin
Sacral Border
What is the most common type of shock in a trauma patient?
Hypovolemic
Name two components of a pupillary assessment
Size, Shape, Reactivity, Accommodation
What is the first step in managing shock in a trauma patient?
Recognizing it's presence
What is the minimum amount of time that hands should be washed with soap and water?
20 seconds of friction
The Citadel bed provides continuous
Alternating pressure therapy and microclimate management (airflow)
What is the initial step/intervention in stopping a bleed?
Direct pressure
This type of bleeding occurs between the dura mater and the brain
Subdural Hematoma
Upon suspected or actual spinal cord injury, what device is placed
Cervical Collar
What should our arms look like prior to entering any patient room?
Bare below the elbow
What consult needs to be placed upon identification of a pressure related injury?
Wound Care Consult
This life saving device can stop severe bleeding to the extremities
Tourniquet
Injury to this area of the brain may cause personality changes. Common manifestations include impulsiveness, impaired judgement, language difficulty.
Frontal
Hypothermia, Acidosis, Coagulopathy, Hypocalcemia are the four components of what?
The Trauma Diamond of Death
Prior to entering a patient's room on contact precautions, what PPE needs to be worn?
Gown and gloves
This is used to float the occiput
Z flow positioner
Which electrolyte does the preservative in blood products have an effect on?
Calcium
What secondary complication can occur after a traumatic brain injury
Secondary brain injury, increased intracranial pressure
What does the ABCDE of initial assessment and management of trauma stand for?
Airway with C-Spine Restriction
Breathing and Ventilation
Circulation with Hemorrhage Control
Disability
Exposure/Environmental Control
What swabs need to be collected if a patient presents from an outside facility such as an ALF?
Candida Auris