Atcn 2020 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Objective signs of adequate breathing - Answer Symmetrical rise and fall of the chest and adequate wall excursion (asymmetry suggests splinting of the rib cage) Listen for movement of air on both sides of the chest. (Decreased lung sounds could alert to thorax injury) Use of pulse oximeter to measure a patients oxygen saturation and perfusion Note, however that this device does not measure adequacy of ventilation. Use of capnography in spontaneously breathing and intubated patients to asse...

ATCN Chapter 4 Thoracic Trauma Questions & Answers A+ __________________ is the most serious consequence of thoracic trauma. - ANS-Hypoxia Posterior dislocation of the ______________________________ leads to airway obstruction - ANSPosterior dislocation of the clavicals head leads to airway obstruction. The majority of tracheobronchial tree injuries occur where? - ANS-Occur within 1 inch of the carina. Incomplete expansion of the lung and continued large air leak after placement of a ches...

ATCN 2020 Chapter 3 Shock Exam 2024

ATCN 2020 Musculoskeletal Trauma Questions & Answers(A+GRADED 100%VERIFIED)

ATCN Chapter 8 Musculoskeletal Trauma Page 150 Q&A 1. _________________________________________, an uncommon but highly lethal complication of long-bone fractures, can lead to pulmonary failure and impaired cerebral function. - AnswerFat embolism 2. Hemorrhage control is best achieved with: - Answer-Direct pressure 3. ______________________________________________________ of fractures can significantly decrease bleeding by reducing motion and enhancing tamponade effect of the muscle a...

ATCN 2020 Chapter 3 Shock Exam 2024

The primary goal of treatment for patients with suspected TBI's is to prevent ___________________________________________. - Secondary Brain injury The most important ways to limit secondary brain damage and thereby improve a patients outcome are to - Ensure adequate oxygenation and maintain blood pressure at the level that is sufficient to perfuse the brain. Skull Anterior Fossa - Houses ?????? Middle Fossa - Houses ????? Posterior Fossa - houses ????? - Anterior Fossa - Houses the fro...

ATCN 2020 Chapter 3 Shock Questions and Answers 2024

__________________ is the most serious consequence of thoracic trauma. - Hypoxia Posterior dislocation of the ______________________________ leads to airway obstruction - Posterior dislocation of the clavicals head leads to airway obstruction. The majority of tracheobronchial tree injuries occur where? - Occur within 1 inch of the carina. Incomplete expansion of the lung and continued large air leak after placement of a chest tube suggests a tracheobronchial injury and placement of more tha...