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During a soccer game, an 18-year-old woman injured her knee. Her knee is in a flexed position and is obviously deformed. What should you do? - Answer manually stabilize the leg above and below the knee A hiker fell 25 feet from a ledge. There is obvious deformity to his thoracic spine and he has a large laceration on his forehead. His BP is 60/40 mmHg, pulse is 50 beats/min, and respirations are 26 breaths/min. His face and chest are pale and cool, but his abdomen and lower extremities are pi...

Patient involved in a car crash. Has a lacerated tongue , is responsive to painful stimuli, has a low BP, High HR, shock symptoms, respirations are fast and shallow. What do you do first? - ANSWER Clear the airway and suction Patient has a head injury from a brick. He is moaning, has unequal pupils, high BP, low HR. What condition is the patient presenting? - ANSWER Cerebra Herniation Note: Cushing's Triad You are splint a deformed humerus. You notice no distal pulse. What do you do next...

53 yo F hit by car. Unresponsive w/ deformity to the left femur and pelvic instability. Diminished lung sounds on L side. You should? - ANSWER Immobilize long backboard 28 yo M, blunt trauma to R anterior chest. Pale, cool, diaphoretic and responsive to verbal. R 38 and shallow with paradoxical movement. What should you do? - ANSWER 02 with positive pressure ventilations What is the most likely cause of periorbital echymosis? - ANSWER Basilar skull fracture 30 yo M shot in mid thigh. Bl...

If you see a cracked windshield in a MVC... what will the pt represent with? - Answer Bruised or lacerated head or face. Brain injury, *cervical spine injury (always until proven otherwise), tracheal injury. If you see a deformed steering column in a MVC... what will the pt represent with? - Answer Bruised neck, bruised chest. Sternal or rib fracture, flail chest, myocardial contusion, *pericardial tamponade, pneumo/hemothorax, aortic tear. If you see a deformed dashboard in a MVC... what ...

Treatment for a patient with full-thickness burns - Answer High-flow oxygen; dry, sterile dressings; thermal management (keep patient warm); provide rapid transport What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient? - Answer Apply a proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately. Then turn to patient's airway and breathing status (CAB) How do you care for a partially amputated extremity? - Answer Control bleeding with bulky compression (pressure) dressings and splint ex...

A 56 yr old male complains of tearing chest pain that radiates to his back. He was the restrained driver involved in a car-crash at high-way speeds. What should your secondary assessment include? - ANSWER Bilateral upper extermity blood pressures A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic and pulse less. What should you do. - ANSWER Align with gentle traction until restiance is met. A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was minor bleeding from...

A man has a knife impaled at the fourth intercostal space, left sternal border. He is pulseless and not breathing. You should: - Answer Remove the knife from the chest An adult was pinned between two vehicles. He is conscious but confused and unable to follow commands. He has bruising on both sides of his anterior chest. He has a weak carotid pulse, no peripheral pulses, clear breath sounds in all fields, and distended neck veins. You should suspect: - Answer Pericardial tamponade A patien...

hollow organs - Answer -stomach, small intestine, colon, bladder, gallbladder solid organs - Answer Liver, Spleen, Pancreas, Kidneys Level 1 Trauma Center - Answer Regional Trauma Center, All types of specialty surgical care 24/7, (Surgical suites, Surgeons, Blood, CT, X-Ray ... all in house), Tertiary - all levels of care. Often contains a pediatrics and ICU burn unit. Level 2 Trauma Center - Answer Can manage most trauma with surgical capabilities 24 hours a day 7 days a week. capable...

Treatment for a patient with full-thickness burns - ANSWER High-flow oxygen; dry, sterile dressings; thermal management (keep patient warm); provide rapid transport What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient? - ANSWER Apply a proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately. Then turn to patient's airway and breathing status (CAB) How do you care for a partially amputated extremity? - ANSWER Control bleeding with bulky compression (pressure) dressings and splint ex...

A 56 yr old male complains of tearing chest pain that radiates to his back. He was the restrained driver involved in a car-crash at high-way speeds. What should your secondary assessment include? - ANSWER Bilateral upper extermity blood pressures A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic and pulse less. What should you do. - ANSWER Align with gentle traction until restiance is met. A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was minor bleeding from...