Vertebral column injuries - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

THORACIC CAVITY abdominal correct answers - second largest cavity - enclosed by the ribs, the vertebral column, and the sternum; separated from the ____________ cavity (the body's largest hollow space) by the diaphragm THORACIC CAVITY correct answers contains vital organs such as the heart, great vessels (lymph nodes, arteries, veins) and lungs considered a critical region because injuries to the thoracic organs and structures can become life threatening correct answers Implication of t...

cortical, cancellous correct answers There are two types of bone tissue, ________ (compact bone) and ________ (spongy bone). osteons, haversian canal correct answers Cortical bone is found on the surface of the bone, and contains the _________ and ________ ________. Cancellous correct answers _________ bone is found on the end of bones in the inner layer and is less dense with no geometric structure. It is within the spaces that red and yellow marrow fill. 7, 12, 5 correct answers Cervi...

1. An alert 18 year old female is found trapped in her car after a single motor vehicle crash. The air bag deployed and she denies any head or neck pain, but she complains of hip and left leg pain. When she is finally extricated from the car, her vital signs begin to collapse. What shock is she transitioning from? A. neurogenic shock to hypovolemic shock. B. decompensated shock to compensated shock. C. compensated shock to decompensated shock. D. decompensated shock to hypovolemic shock. ...

TCRN Exam 320 Questions with Verified Answers Most common mechanism of injury - CORRECT ANSWER Falls Forms of energy - CORRECT ANSWER -mechanical -gravitational -thermal -chemical Types of trauma - CORRECT ANSWER -blunt -penetrating -burn -other Blunt trauma - CORRECT ANSWER accounts most injuries sustained frontal impact -aortic & cardiac injury, rib fxs, liver & spleen -dash board posterior hip fx/dislocation, femur, knee injury lateral impact -head/facial, c spine,...

Gross Anatomy 1 Exam 1 | Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions) Which of the following upper extremity structures is the most distal? a. Wrist b. Shoulder c. Elbow d. Fingers Your "Back" is __________ to your "Front" a. Superior b. Posterior c. Medial d. Anterior Skin is part of the _______ System? Integumentary The Cervical Vertebrae are _______ to the Lumbar Vertebrae. Select all that apply a. Medial b. Caudal c. Rostral d. Contralateral e. Lateral f. Bilateral g. Superior h. Inferio...

CSTR STUDY GUIDE 2019 graded A+ AIS Components for ISS Scaling-Body Region The adult skeletal system Skull base fractures Skull Vault fractures Brain Hematomas uncal herniation, transtentorial Meninges Intracranial Injuries-Focal injuries Intracranial Injuries-Nonfocal Head Injuries Facial Bones Facial Mechanisms of Injury Facial Diagnostics and Procedures Neck Injury Indicators Neck Trauma procedures Vertebral Column Dislocation Spinal Injury Diagnostics and Procedures Cervical...

2024 ATLS Module 7 - Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma Latest Questions With Complete Grade A Answers 1. what do you have to consider in up to 10% of pts with a cervical spine fx? Answer: asecond, noncontiguous vertebral column fx *therefore radiographic screening of entire spine is warranted in pts with c spine fx 2. when can you safely defer evaluation of spinal injury? Answer: if pts spine is protect-ed, evaluation of spine and exclusion of spinal injury can be safely deferred... esp inpre...

ERDX Exam 399 Questions with Verified Answers What is a collection of excess fluid between the visceral pericardium and the parietal pericardium? - CORRECT ANSWER Pericardial Tamponade What are the classic signs and symptoms of a pericardial tamponade? - CORRECT ANSWER Beck's Triad What are the 3 findings in Beck's Triad? - CORRECT ANSWER Muffled heart tones Systemic Hypotension Distended Neck Veins (may not be present with hypovolemia) What are the cardiovascular effects of Peri...

CSTR STUDY GUIDE 2023 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONCSTR STUDY GUIDE 2023 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONCSTR STUDY GUIDE 2023 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION AIS Components for ISS Scaling-Body Region - ANSWER-1. Head/Neck 2. Face 3. Chest 4. Abdominal/Pelvic Contents 5. Extremities/Pelvic Girdle Severe 6. External- Skin and Burns The adult skeletal system - ANSWER-206 bones Skull base fractures - ANSWER-orbital roof, ethmoid, basilar process of occipital bone, petrous and squamous process of temporal ...