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How many deaths per year worldwide because of trauma - Answer 5.8 million How many deaths per year in US because of trauma - Answer 278,000 What is the most common cause of *serious* traumatic injuries in the US? - Answer Motorized vehicles How many MVC deaths in the US per year -...

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  • August 21, 2024
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TCAR Test Exam Questions With Solved
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How many deaths per year worldwide because of trauma - Answer 5.8 million



How many deaths per year in US because of trauma - Answer 278,000



What is the most common cause of *serious* traumatic injuries in the US? - Answer Motorized vehicles



How many MVC deaths in the US per year - Answer 42,000



What is the most *frequent* mechanism of injury - Answer Falls



How many falls annually in US - Answer 7 million



How many fatal falls in US per year - Answer 43,000



What is the leading cause of fatal injuries in the US - Answer Firearms



How many firearm deaths in US per year - Answer 45,000



How many burn and fire injuries annually - Answer 290,000



How many deaths per year from fire/burn - Answer 3,500



What is the physiological criteria for a trauma patient? - Answer Systolic blood pressure less than 90,
Respiratory rate less than 10 or greater than 29, GCS 14

, What is the anatomical criteria for a trauma patient? - Answer * Penetrating injuries to the
head/neck/torso/proximal extremities

* Open/Depressed skull fracture

*Unstable chest wall

*Paralysis

*Amputation above the wrist/ankle

*Crushed/degloved/mangled extremities

*2 or more obvious femur or humerus fractures

*Pelvic fractures



MOI Criteria for a Trauma patient - Answer * Falls greater than 20 feet or 6 meters

* Auto vs. Pedestrian or bicycle and pt was thrown or hit by a vehicle traveling greater than 20 mph

*MVC greater than 20 mph

*High risk MVC (passenger space intrusion of greater than 12 inches, ejection from a moving vehicle,
death of someone in the same passenger compartment, tele data consistent with high risk for injury



What is considered a Level 1 Trauma center - Answer * Full range of specialists/equipment 24 hours a
day

* Aggressive program of research

* Trauma residency

* Leader in trauma education/injury prevention

* Referral resource for nearby regions



What is considered Level II Trauma center - Answer * Comprehensive trauma care

* 24-hour availability of all essential personnel and specialties including neurosurgery



What is considered Level III Trauma center - Answer *Resources for emergency resuscitation, surgery,
and ICU

* General surgeon promptly available

* Neurosurgery not mandatory

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