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Denning [Date] [Course title]
, when caring for a trauma patient, a principle is what is necessary for patient improvement or survival. A
preference is how the principle is achieved and depends upon four factors. The factor used to establish
the preference in treating the patient include all except: - Answer: research information
Approximately 20% of all child abuse is the result of intentional burning. The majority of the children
intentionally burned are of what age? - Answer: 1 to 2 years of age
In addition to glucose, what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy
production? - Answer: oxygen
you response to a patient who has sustained a stab wound to the left upper thorax. she is barley
responsive, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following is the most appropriate for transport? -
Answer: scoop stretcher
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider which of the following as
part of their pre-arrival assessment? - Answer: weather conditions
The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management of a trauma patient is which of the
following? - Answer: trauma jaw thrust
When verifying ET Tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "Gold standard" of monitoring is
considered to be? - Answer: waveform capnography
A patent presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent sounds on one side of
his chest and respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the patient has a tension
pneumothorax? - Answer: distended neck veins
Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct pressure alone does not work. The
proper way to use the most hemostatic agents is which of the following? - Answer: placing the agent
property into the wound and holding direct pressure
of the following, which is preventable cause of secondary brain injury addressable during the transport
phase? - Answer: systemic hypoxia
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