General Trauma
What is 'cavitation' as described in relation to penetrating trauma?
Pressure waves from a bullet causing distant damage
In the context of MVAs, what are the three distinct collisions that occur?
Car to object, patient to vehicle, internal organs to patient.
What is a Coup-Contrecoup brain injury?
A brain injury that occurs when force is applied to the head and energy transmission through the brain tissues causes injury on the opposite side of original impact
A 40M has several pieces of metal imbedded into his torso from a propane tank exploding. What mechanism from the blast caused the impaled objects?
Secondary blast injuries: Damage to the body results from being struck by flying debris which have been set in motion by the explosion
A 22-year-old male was found down after a suspected fall. When you arrive, you observe his eyes are closed. You apply a jaw thrust, and he opens his eyes and groans incomprehensible sounds. When you attempt to move his arm to his side he pulls away from it and groans. What is his GCS?