ATLS chapter 1 Questions and Answers
Prehospital phase involves - ANSWER airway maintenence, bleeding control, patient immobilizatin, transport
Glascow coma scale - ANSWER 4 eyes, 5 speech, 6 motor
Glascow coma scale - ANSWER 3= dead 15 = alive good 8= intubate
GCS 1-4 eye - ANSWER 4- eyes open
3- open to speech
2- open to pain
1- no respone
GCS verbal 1-5 - ANSWER 5- oreintated
4- confusion
3- innappropriate words
2- incomp sounds
1- no response
GCS Motor 1-6 - ANSWER 6- obeys commands
5- moves to pain
4- flex to pain
3- decoricate hands in to pain
2- decerebrate hands out to pain
1- no responses
Primary survey - ANSWER ABCDE
GCS of 8 or less= - ANSWER intubation
trauma is most common death of - ANSWER elderly
major areas of internal hemorrhage are - ANSWER 1. chest 2. abdomen 3. retroperitoneum 4. pelvis 5. long bones
prevention of 2ndary brain injury by - ANSWER maintain oxygenation and perfusion
what labs should be drawn to predict level of shock - ANSWER ABG's and lactate
What iv solutions can you microwave - ANSWER isotonic solutions,
What iv products can't you microwave - ANSWER blood products
bradycardia and Premature beats = what in trauma - ANSWER hypoxia and hypoperfusion
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