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Block 3 - Trauma (PHTLS)What factor has the greatest influence on the kinetic energy in a Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC)? -
ANS The speed of the vehicle
What is your first concern when arriving at the scene of a call? - ANS Body Substance Isolation
(BSI) and Scene Safety
What is the best indicator of adequate breathing? - ANS Minute Volume
What are the vitals signs associated with Class I shock? - ANS Blood Loss: <750 mL (15%)
Systolic Blood Pressure - No Change
Heart Rate - No Change/Slightly Elevated
Respiratory Rate - No Change
What are the vital signs associated with Class II (Compensated) shock? - ANS Blood Loss:
750-1500 mL (15%-30%)
Systolic Blood Pressure - No Change
Heart Rate - >100
Respiratory Rate - 20-30
What are the vital signs associated with Class III (Decompensated) shock? - ANS Blood Loss:
1500-2000 mL (30% to 40%)
Systolic Blood Pressure - Decreased
Heart Rate - >120
Respiratory Rate - 30-40
What are the vital signs associated with Class IV (irreversible) shock? - ANS Blood Loss:
>2000 mL (40%)
Systolic Blood Pressure - Dropped
Heart Rate - >140
Respiratory Rate - >35
In a trauma patient with bad vitals and no visible signs of trauma, what is the cause of their bad
vitals? - ANS Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage
What is the most common cause of spinal cord injury in pediatric patients? - ANS Falls from
Height
What is the most common traumatic cause of death for pediatric patients? - ANS Motor Vehicle
Collisions (MVCs)
, What is the most common cause of traumatic death for adult patients? - ANS Motor Vehicle
Collisions (MVCs)
What is the most common cause of traumatic death for geriatric patients? - ANS Falls
What is the most reliable assessment of neurological function in a patient with suspected head
trauma? - ANS Glasgow Coma Scale
What is the scale for Eyes in the Glasgow Coma Scale? - ANS 4 - Open Spontaneously
3 - Open to Verbal Stimuli
2 - Open to Painful Stimuli
1 - No Reaction
What is the scale for Verbal in the Glasgow Coma Scale? - ANS 5 - Oriented
4 - Confused
3 - Inappropriate
2 - Incomprehensible/Moans
1 - No Reaction
What is the scale for Motor in the Glasgow Coma Scale? - ANS 6 - Follows Commands
5 - Localizes Pain
4 - Withdraws to Pain
3 - Decorticate Posturing
2 - Decerebrate Posturing
1 - No Reaction
What is the Rule of Nines? - ANS System to assess Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) of Burn
Patients.
What is the Parkland Burn Formula? What is it used for? - ANS Used to calculator fluid
resuscitation for a burn patient over the first 24 hours, half in the first 8, and half in the second
16. Formula = 4 x Weight (kg) x Total Body Surface Area (TBSA)
What is the normal range of vital signs for pediatric patients? - ANS
What type of injuries are associated with a Lateral Impact? - ANS Injuries to the Clavicle, Arms,
Ribs, Pelvis, Femur, Cervical spine, Chest, and Head
What type of injuries are associated with a Up and Over Impact? - ANS Injuries to the Head,
Face, Airway, Chest, Tracheal Fracture, Diaphragmatic Rupture, Abdomen, and Pelvis
What types of injuries are associated with a Down and Under Impact? - ANS Injuries to the
Pelvis, Femur, Knees, Lower Extremities
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