Penetrating brain injury - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

**2 types of acquired brain injury - ️️Traumatic and non-traumatic *2 mechanisms of TBI - ️️traumatic impact (involving impact to the head) and traumatic inertial (non-contact brain injury) *2 sub-categories of impact injury - ️️open injury (penetrating, skull fracture meninges breach), closed (non-penetrating) *Closed brain injury: can cause 2 things, examples - ️️-can cause brain lacerations/contusions, or intracerebral hemorrhage causing focal injuries, diffuse axonal...

TNCC 10th Edition Questions And Answers 2024 Complete Questions And Certified Answers What are the greatest risks for transport? - Answer - Loss of airway patency, displaced obstructive tubes lines or catheters, dislodge splinting devices, need to replace or reinforce dressings, deterioration in patient status change in vital signs or level of consciousness, injury to the patient and/or team members According to newtons law which of these two force is greater: size or force? - Answer - ...

What is the key to a high performing trauma team? effective communication rationale: skilled communication, cooperation, and coordination are the cornerstones of high-performance teams and high-quality trauma care When obtaining a history for an injured patient, understanding the kinematic concepts associated with the mechanism of injury and energy transfer can initially assist the trauma provider in: evaluating and anticipating the types of injuries that may be present rationale:...

4N051 SSgt WAPS - Full SKT Questions And Answers Anterograde (Posttraumatic) Amnesia - ANS-Inability to remember events after an injury. Basilar Skull Fractures - ANS-Usually occur following diffuse impact to the head (such as falls, motor vehicle crashes); generally result from extension of a linear fracture to the base of the skull and can be difficult to diagnose with a radiograph (x-ray). Battle's Sign - ANS-Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fr...

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CBIS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 **2 types of acquired brain injury - ANS-Traumatic and non-traumatic *2 mechanisms of TBI - ANS-traumatic impact (involving impact to the head) and traumatic inertial (noncontact brain injury) *2 sub-categories of impact injury - ANS-open injury (penetrating, skull fracture meninges breach), closed (non-penetrating) *Closed brain injury: can cause 2 things, examples - ANS--can cause brain lacerations/contusions, or intracerebral hemorrhage causing focal i...

EMT Trauma Fisdap Questions and Answers 2023 Treatment for a patient with full-thickness burns 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? 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? Control bleeding with bulky compression (pre...

AHN 572 Neuro 1 Test Questions and Answers 100% Solved Coup ️️Bruising at direct impact Countercoup ️️Cranial Contents shift, temporal or posterior region Mechanism of Injury : Acceleraiton-Deceleration ️️Coup-countercoup, where rapid acceleration of head hits directly, then crainial contents stop and shift then decelerate (diffuse injury) blunt trauma ️️Direct impact Penetrating Trauma ️️Penetrates into the brain tissue High velocity trauma example ️️Gun shot...

CBIS Exam Prep Questions and Answers lost productivity ANSWER one measure of the cost to society due to injury or disease; includes the loss of wages a person would have earned if they had not become unemployable due to disability, loss of taxes contributing to economy, costs to the government of supporting the individual, etc.; lost productivity costs DO NOT include cost of treatment and support post-injury or illness acquired brain injury (ABI) ANSWER An injury to the brain that is not h...

• -decreased LOC(lethargy to coma) -restlessness, irritability, confusion -headache -projectile N&V -change in speech pattern/slurred speech -dilated nonreactive pupils or constructed nonreactive pupils -ataxia -seizure -abnormal posturing -Cushing's triad: severe HTN, widened pulse pressure, bradycardia • Key sx of increased ICP • Symptoms of increased ICP -severe HTN, widened pulse pressure, bradycardia • What is Cushing's triad • Most at risk during 1st 72 hours afte...