Fisdap trauma emt stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A man has a knife impaled at the fourth intercostal space, left sternal border. He is pulseless and not breathing. You should: - Answer Remove the knife from the chest An adult was pinned between two vehicles. He is conscious but confused and unable to follow commands. He has bruising on both sides of his anterior chest. He has a weak carotid pulse, no peripheral pulses, clear breath sounds in all fields, and distended neck veins. You should suspect: - Answer Pericardial tamponade A patien...

When to apply tourniquet - Answer When direct pressure and all other bleeding control methods have failed, apply tourniquet. Tourniquet Placement - Answer Place tourniquet approximately 2 inches above the wound. Used on extremity injuries only. Jaw Thrust Manuever - Answer Opening the airway of patient with suspected spinal injury, use Jaw Thrust Maneuver. Used in trauma to neck, head, or spinal injury. Crepitus - Answer A grinding sensation caused by fractured bone ends or joints r...

hollow organs - Answer -stomach, small intestine, colon, bladder, gallbladder solid organs - Answer Liver, Spleen, Pancreas, Kidneys Level 1 Trauma Center - Answer Regional Trauma Center, All types of specialty surgical care 24/7, (Surgical suites, Surgeons, Blood, CT, X-Ray ... all in house), Tertiary - all levels of care. Often contains a pediatrics and ICU burn unit. Level 2 Trauma Center - Answer Can manage most trauma with surgical capabilities 24 hours a day 7 days a week. capable...

Treatment for a patient with full-thickness burns - ANSWER High-flow oxygen; dry, sterile dressings; thermal management (keep patient warm); provide rapid transport What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient? - ANSWER Apply a proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately. Then turn to patient's airway and breathing status (CAB) How do you care for a partially amputated extremity? - ANSWER Control bleeding with bulky compression (pressure) dressings and splint ex...

Treatment for a patient with full-thickness burns - Answer High-flow oxygen; dry, sterile dressings; thermal management (keep patient warm); provide rapid transport What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient? - Answer Apply a proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately. Then turn to patient's airway and breathing status (CAB) How do you care for a partially amputated extremity? - Answer Control bleeding with bulky compression (pressure) dressings and splint ex...

Treatment for a patient with full-thickness burns - ANSWER High-flow oxygen; dry, sterile dressings; thermal management (keep patient warm); provide rapid transport What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient? - ANSWER Apply a proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately. Then turn to patient's airway and breathing status (CAB) How do you care for a partially amputated extremity? - ANSWER Control bleeding with bulky compression (pressure) dressings and splint ex...

A 53 year old female is hit by a car. Unresponsive w/ deformity to the left femur and pelvic instability. Diminished lung sounds on L side. You should? - Answer Immobilize long backboard A 28 y/o male, blunt trauma to R anterior chest. Pale cool, diaphoretic, and responsive to verbal. R 38 and shallow with paradoxical movement What should you do? - Answer O2 with positive pressure ventilations What is the most likely cause of periorbital ecchymosis? - Answer Basilar skull fracture A 30y...