Gcs 8 or less - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

SNHD Pediatric protocols Exam Questions and Answers (2024/2025) (with 100% Errorless Answers). General Pediatric Assessment 1 correct answers Scene safety/scene size up Nature of calll/mechanism of injury PPE/BSI - bring all equipment to patinet's side includign broselow tape -> START triage or continue General pediatric assessment 2 correct answers Level of consciousness -unresponsive-> check pulse -none or <60-> *cardiac arrest Airway -signs of compromise or not protecting-...

TNCC 9th Edition final exam test 100 questions with correct and verified answers. Graded A+ 1. You are caring for a patient who was thrown from a bike and was not wearing a helmet. While performing the head-to-toe assessment, you note clear drainage from the right ear. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step? A. Clean the ear with a cotton-tipped applicator. B. Pack the ear with gauze. C. Notify the physician D. Document and continue the exam. - Correct answer C. Not...

NR-603-Traumatic Brain Injury Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Rated A+ Traumatic Brain Injury is defined as - an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain pathology CAUSED BY AN EXTERNAL SOURCE The Glascow Coma Scale is defined as - the measurement tool most frequently used to measure the level of consciousness immediately following an injury The three categories that makes up the GCS - eye opening motor response verbal response Which GCS score ind...

Exam Practice 2023(TNCC 8th edition) The major cause of preventable death after injury - CORRECT ANSWER-Uncontrolled hemorrhage The best measure of the adequacy of cellular perfusion and helps to predict the outcome of resuscitation - CORRECT ANSWER-Base deficit Examples of primary blast injuries - CORRECT ANSWER-Blast lung, ruptured tympanic membrane, TBI, abdominal hemorrhage Examples of secondary blast injuries - CORRECT ANSWER-Wounds from debris and bomb fragments Examples of te...

* Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 - Severe TBI; normal or abnormal structural imaging. LOC over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia over 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 9-12 - Moderate TBI; LOC over 30 minutes but less than 24 hours; alteration of consciousness over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia more than 1 day but less than 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15 - Mild TBI; normal imaging; LOC 0-30 minutes, alteration of consciousness up to 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia up to 1 day * 3 parts of ne...

* Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 Severe TBI; normal or abnormal structural imaging. LOC over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia over 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 9-12 Moderate TBI; LOC over 30 minutes but less than 24 hours; alteration of consciousness over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia more than 1 day but less than 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15 Mild TBI; normal imaging; LOC 0-30 minutes, alteration of consciousness up to 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia up to 1 day * 3 parts of neuro...

West Coast EMT Block Exam 3 A 30-year-old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure, which stopped before you arrived at the scene. The patient is conscious, is ANSWER ing your questions appropriately, and refuses EMS transport. Which of the following would be the MOST compelling reason to disagree with his refusal of transport? Select one: A. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 15 B. His wife states that this was his "usual" seizure C. He has experienced seizures sin...

A 30-year-old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure, which stopped before you arrived at the scene. The patient is conscious, is answering your questions appropriately, and refuses EMS transport. Which of the following would be the MOST compelling reason to disagree with his refusal of transport? Select one: A. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 15 B. His wife states that this was his "usual" seizure C. He has experienced seizures since he was 20 D. He is currently not ...

1. According to the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), an adult trauma patient should be transported to the highest level of trauma center if he or she: A) was involved in a motor vehicle crash in which another patient in the same vehicle was killed. B) has a systolic blood pressure of less than 110 mm Hg or a heart rate greater than 110 beats/min. C) has a bleeding disorder or takes anticoagulant medications and has any blunt or penetrating injury. D) has a GCS sco...

EMT Exam 5 Chap 24-32 (JBL) Questions and Answers 100% Pass If one or more occupants in the same vehicle are killed in a crash, the EMT should: A) suspect that all living occupants experienced the same serious trauma. B) transport the survivors only if they have injuries or complain of pain. C) allow the survivors to refuse transport if they have no obvious injuries. D) rapidly assess only the survivors who have experienced obvious trauma. A 2. The cervical spine is MOST protected fro...