Exam 4: Trauma and Trauma Systems

Which of the following statements is NOT true of occupant ejection in motor vehicle collisions?

You have responded to a soccer field on which two 13-year-olds have collided during a game. Which of the following findings in either patient requires ambulance transport for further evaluation in the emergency department?

Which of the following is a principle that should be used when considering application of a tourniquet to control bleeding?

Which of the following accounts for the most severe thermal burns of the airway?

You are called to a commercial creamery, where an employee got his arm trapped in the ice cream mixing machinery. You note that the skin has been pulled off his hand and arm from the mid forearm down. The patient's muscles, tendons, and bones are exposed. This type of injury is a(n):

An individual is struck in the left ventricle with a low-velocity projectile. As compared to high-velocity penetrating trauma, you should have a higher index of suspicion for:

Blood present in the stool of a patient is known as:

Trauma triage criteria application, field skill performance, response times, patient assessment, patient care and transport are all monitored through which of the following?

Your patient is the 24-year-old male victim of a drive-by shooting. He is sitting on the ground on your arrival, with his legs stretched in front of him. You note that his sweatpants are bloody below the right knee. He is alert, though complaining of right leg pain, and has adequate ventilation, as well as a radial pulse of 88. To decide if this patient should be transported quickly to a trauma center, you should consider if he meets which of the following?

Which of the following most accurately characterizes simple pneumothorax?

When caring for an amputated part, which of the following principles apply? 1) Place the unwrapped part in a dry plastic bag, and seal it. 2) Place the part in a plastic bag with the part wrapped in gauze moistened with lactated Ringer's solution or normal saline, and seal it. 3) Always transport the part with the patient. 4) Keep the part moist, and place it in a container of cold water. 5) Keep the part dry, and place it in an ice-filled container.

Which of the following stages of burn injury is best described as including a pain response, an outpouring of catecholamines, tachycardia, tachypnea, mild hypertension, and anxiety?

In which type of vehicle impact are patients afforded the most protection?

Which law of gases states that the amount of gas dissolved in a given volume of fluid is proportional to the pressure of the gas above it?

Your patient is a 30-year-old machinist who had his right hand caught in a press. Upon extrication, there is no evidence of significant trauma. You should:

During which phase of a burn injury does extravasation of proteins, water, and electrolytes occur, resulting in edema and potential hypovolemia?

Which of the following is defined as the volume of blood ejected from the heart with each beat?

Which of the following is NOT considered penetrating trauma?

The seriousness of burns in the pediatric population is put into perspective by realizing that burns are the ________ leading cause of death in children under age 12 years.

Your patient is a 30-year-old woman with a stab wound to the neck. She is sitting up and appears very anxious and short of breath. Minimal external bleeding is noted, but there is bubbling from the wound. Which of the following should you suspect, based on the mechanism of injury and assessment findings?