Penetrating trauma - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATLS Test 1 Exam A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most ap...

WEST COAST EMT - BLOCK 4 EXAM 2024/2025 A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet from a tree and landed on his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What injury mechanism is MOST likely responsible for his back pain? Select one: A. Lateral impact to the spine B. Secondary fall after the initial impact C. Direct trauma to the spinal column D. Energy transmission to the spine - Precise Answer D. Energy transmission to the spine A 15-year-old female was struck by a sma...

ATLS Pretest 10th Edition (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: A 7-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his parents several minutes after he fell through a window. He is bleeding profusely from a 6-cm wound of his medial right thigh. Immediate management of the wound should consist of: Select one: a. application of a tourniquet b. direct pressure on the wound c. packing the wound with gauze d. direct pressure on the femoral artery at the groin e...

International Trauma Life Support for Emergency Care Providers 9th Edition Table of Contents SECTION 1 Essential Information CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Traumatic Disease 1 Chapter Overview 2 Situational Awareness 2 Case Presentation 3 Scene Size-up 4 Standard Precautions 4 Scene Safety 4 Total Number of Patients 6 Essential Equipment and Additional Resources 6 Mechanism of Injury 7 Blunt Trauma 7 Penetrating Trauma 13 Priorities of Trauma Care 16 Trauma Triage Decisions 17 Preventio...

ATLS Post Test 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ATLS Posttest 2022 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher level trauma center is: unavailability of a surgeon or operating room staff. multiple system injuries, including severe head injury. resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor. resource limitations as determined by the hospital administration. widened mediastinum on chest x-r...

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EMD Test Questions and Answers 100% Pass All actual response assignments and emergency modes are: A. dictated by the IAEMD council of standards. B. listed on the MPDS response grid. C. predetermined by local medical control and EMS administration. D. Determined by individual EMD's based on the specific needs of each case. C. Predetermined by local medical control and EMS administraton. Medical professionals and communications experts from around the world contribute to the ongoing developm...

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ATLS EXAM (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED) True or false? Although the mechanism of injury may be similar to those for the younger population, data shows increased mortality with similar severity of injury in older adults. ANS: True In the elderly population, what is decreased physiological reserve? ANS: aging is characterized by impaired adaptive and homeostatic mechanisms that caused an increased susceptibility to the stress of injury. Insults tolerated by the younge...

You are transporting a 43-year-old male who experienced partial- and full-thickness burns to his head, face, anterior torso, and both upper extremities. When calling your radio report to the hospital, it is MOST important that you: Correct Answer-Relay the anatomic locations of his burns. When calling your radio report on a patient with burns, simply stating the percentage of body surface area (BSA) burned tells the receiving facility very little; it only gives them a number. That's no diff...