Trauma fisdap 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...

Signs and symptoms of a GI bleed - ANSWER Black/Tarry stool Bright red blood in stool Cramps Tired Pale Shortness of breath Signs and symptoms of a splenic injury - ANSWER Upper left quadrant pain Confusion Signs and symptoms of an infection - ANSWER Redness and swelling of a body part fever increased pulse and respiratory rates diarrhea vomiting nausea Anatomy and physiology of hemorrhagic shock - ANSWER Reduced tissue perfusion resulting in inadequate delivery of oxygen a...

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...

Signs and symptoms of a GI bleed - ANSWER Black/Tarry stool Bright red blood in stool Cramps Tired Pale Shortness of breath Signs and symptoms of a splenic injury - ANSWER Upper left quadrant pain Confusion Signs and symptoms of an infection - ANSWER Redness and swelling of a body part fever increased pulse and respiratory rates diarrhea vomiting nausea Anatomy and physiology of hemorrhagic shock - ANSWER Reduced tissue perfusion resulting in inadequate delivery of oxygen a...

Signs and symptoms of a GI bleed - Answer Black/Tarry stool Bright red blood in stool Cramps Tired Pale Shortness of breath Signs and symptoms of a splenic injury - Answer Upper left quadrant pain Confusion Signs and symptoms of an infection - Answer Redness and swelling of a body part fever increased pulse and respiratory rates diarrhea vomiting nausea Anatomy and physiology of hemorrhagic shock - Answer Reduced tissue perfusion resulting in inadequate delivery of oxygen a...

You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which of the following information is NOT an important factor in care of the patient? a)Height of the ladder b)Distance the patient fell from c)Surface the patient landed on d)What part of the body hit first - ANSWER a)Height of the ladder You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients, all of which have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment and the last is complaining of neck and back pain. How ...

You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which of the following information is NOT an important factor in care of the patient? a)Height of the ladder b)Distance the patient fell from c)Surface the patient landed on d)What part of the body hit first - Answer a)Height of the ladder You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients, all of which have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment and the last is complaining of neck and back pain. How ...

You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which of the following information is NOT an important factor in care of the patient? a)Height of the ladder b)Distance the patient fell from c)Surface the patient landed on d)What part of the body hit first - ANSWER a)Height of the ladder You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients, all of which have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment and the last is complaining of neck and back pain. How ...

During a soccer game, an 18-year-old woman injured her knee. Her knee is in a flexed position and is obviously deformed. What should you do? - ANSWER manually stabilize the leg above and below the knee A hiker fell 25 feet from a ledge. There is obvious deformity to his thoracic spine and he has a large laceration on his forehead. His BP is 60/40 mmHg, pulse is 50 beats/min, and respirations are 26 breaths/min. His face and chest are pale and cool, but his abdomen and lower extremities are pi...

During a soccer game, an 18-year-old woman injured her knee. Her knee is in a flexed position and is obviously deformed. What should you do? - Answer manually stabilize the leg above and below the knee A hiker fell 25 feet from a ledge. There is obvious deformity to his thoracic spine and he has a large laceration on his forehead. His BP is 60/40 mmHg, pulse is 50 beats/min, and respirations are 26 breaths/min. His face and chest are pale and cool, but his abdomen and lower extremities are pi...