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N450 Trauma (Exam 4.10) (1)
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N450 Trauma (Exam 4.10)mechanism, type, predict, forces, assessment - ANS-the ______ of injury can help
explain the ______ of injury, ______ the eventual outcome, and identify common injury
combinations, reveals pertinent information about the ______ involved in the injury and
the ______ and diagnostic workup needed
significant, internal - ANS-high impact injuries or mechanisms with ______ force may
involve _______ organs
injury patterns - ANS-falls, motor vehicle accidents, lacerations, burns, etc. each have a
set of commonly associated injuries and ______ ______ and the mechanism of injury is
related to the subsequent tissue response
head to toe, focused - ANS-patients with a significant mechanism of injury require a
______ rapid trauma assessment, whereas less severe mechanisms allow for a
_______ assessment
blunt, acceleration, crushing, tissues, displaced - ANS-______ injury is caused by a
combination of forces, including ______, deceleration, shearing, ______, and
compressive resistance, injury occurs when ______ are ______ during impact
direct, energy, internally - ANS-______ contact between the body surface and the
injuring agent causes the greatest injury in a blunt trauma, although indirect injuries do
occur as ______ is dissipated ______
acceleration-deceleration - ANS-_______ injuries are the most common causes of blunt
trauma
blunt, multiple, life-threatening - ANS-______ traumas often involve ______ injuries with
less obvious diagnoses, making them more ______ than penetrating injuries
MVC, falls - ANS-blunt injuries include ______, _______, assault, contact sports
penetrating, severity, tissues - ANS-_______ trauma is an injury produced when a
foreign object(s) penetrates the tissue, ______ of the injury is related to the structures
or _______ damaged
, energy, time, high-velocity - ANS-the amount of tissue damaged is a factor of the
amount of ______ transferred to the tissue and the ______ it takes for transfer to occur,
______ impact involves more energy and cavitation, thus producing a more significant
injury than low-velocity impact
gunshot, stab - ANS-penetrating injuries include ______ wounds, ______ wound,
impalement
airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure - ANS-ABCDE acronym
airway, exchange, patency, dyspnea, agonal, cyanosis - ANS-first step in trauma
assessment is ______, take steps to re-estblish or protect, should assess air ______
and airway _______, symptoms of a compromised airway include ______, an inability to
speak, ______ breaths, ______, obvious trauma to the face or neck, or apnea
jaw-thrust, intubation, oxygen, spine stabilization - ANS-airway interventions include the
______ maneuver, suctioning and/or removal of foreign body, placement of a
nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal airway, endotracheal ______, or tracheotomy,
patients should be ventilated with 100% ______ using a bag-valve mask, cervical
______ _______
breathing, color, sounds, wall - ANS-second step in trauma assessment is _______,
assess for adequate ventilation, assessments includes respirations (rate, depth, and
effort, skin _______, breath _______, chest ______ movement and integrity, and
position of the trachea
dyspnea, wounds, tachycardia - ANS-symptoms of decreased ventilation, including
______, asymmetric chest wall movement, decreased or absent breath sounds, visible
_______ to the chest wall, cyanosis, _______, and hypotension
oxygen, 100 - ANS-all critically ill or injured patients should have high-flow supplemental
______ at ______% via a non-rebreather mask.
decompression, intubation - ANS-breathing interventions include supplemental oxygen,
include bag-valve mask, needle ______, _______, and treatment of the underlying
cause.
cardiac, perfusion, volume, pulse, temperature, mental - ANS-healthcare team should
assess for adequate ______ function, ______, and blood ______, done by checking a
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