PARA 1252A JIBC EXAM 2024-2025 |ACTUAL COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED (VERIFIED ) ANSWER
ALREADY GRADED A+.
Trauma - ANSWER -- A physical injury or wound caused by external
force or violence.
- leading killer for persons under 45
- number four killer in Canada
Two Major Categories of Trauma - ANSWER -- Penetrating
- Blunt
Penetrating Trauma - ANSWER -- Injury caused by an object breaking
the skin and entering the body
- The object enters the body and exchanges energy with human
tissue
Blunt Trauma - ANSWER --Injury caused by the collision of an object
with the body during which the object does not enter the body -
Occurs when the energy and forces of collision with an object - not
the object itself- enter the body and damage the tissue
Percentage of life threatening trauma injuries - ANSWER -<10%
trauma center - ANSWER -A hospital that has the capability to care for
acutely injured patients; trauma centres must meet strict criteria to
use the designation
,Three levels of Trauma Centers - ANSWER -- Tertiary Trauma Center
- District Trauma Center
- Primary Trauma Center
Tertiary Trauma Center - ANSWER -- Commits resources to address
all types of specialty trauma 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Highest level of Trauma Center
District Trauma Center - ANSWER -- commits the resources to
address the most common trauma emergencies with surgical
capability available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; will stabilize and
transport specialty cases to the tertiary trauma centre
Primary Trauma Centre - ANSWER -- Commits to special emergency
department training and has some surgical capability but will usually
stabilize and transfer seriously injured trauma patients to a higher
level trauma centre as needed.
Trauma Triage Criteria - ANSWER -Guidelines to aid prehospital
personnel in determining which trauma patients require urgent
transportation to a trauma centre
Mechanism of Injury - ANSWER -The processes and forces that cause
trauma
, Index of Suspicion - ANSWER -The anticipation of injury to a body
region, organ or structure based on analysis of the mechanism of
injury
Principal killers of trauma - ANSWER -- Shock
- Head injury
Golden Hour - ANSWER -The 60 minute period after a severe injury; it
is the maximum acceptable time between the injury and initiation of
surgery for the seriously injured trauma patient.
MOI indicating need of immediate transport - ANSWER -- Falls greater
than 6 meters (3x the victims height) - Pedestrian or bicyclist vs auto
collision
- vehicle traveling >10km
- thrown or run over by vehicle
- Motorcycle collision >30km/h
- Ejection from vehicle
- Severe vehicle impact
- speed at impact >60km/h
- Intrusion of >30cm into passenger compartment
- Vehicle deformity of >50cm
- Rollover with signs of serious impact
- Death of another occupant in vehicle
- Extrication time >20 minutes
MOI Indications for immediate transport (infants and children) -
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