Exam 4: Trauma and Trauma Systems

Which of the following patients does NOT require specialty-center capabilities beyond that offered by a trauma center?

Which of the following mechanisms in a motor vehicle collision would MOST likely result in a tear of the liver at the ligamentum teres?

Pediatric patients are ________ likely to become hypovolemic from head injuries than adult patients.

Which of the following is NOT part of the axial skeleton?

In which stage of shock are the body's cells are so badly injured and die in such quantities that organs no longer are able to function normally?

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the permanent cavity created by penetrating trauma?

Which of the following has the greatest potential for reducing injury-related morbidity and mortality?

Which of the following statements about trauma is FALSE?

According to Jackson's theory of thermal wounds, which of the following zones has suffered the greatest damage?

Your patient is a 45-year-old man with extensive blunt trauma to the face. He has decorticate posturing in response to pain; weak, irregular respiratory effort at 6 per minute; and a heart rate of 50 with a good radial pulse. The patient appears to have nasal and mandibular fractures, and an oropharyngeal airway is insufficient to keep the tongue from the posterior pharynx. Which of the following has the most potential to negatively impact the patient?

A burn patient who has signs and symptoms of inhalation injury with associated respiratory compromise should be classified as:

Your patient is a 20-year-old woman complaining of ankle pain after stepping off a curb. She states that she is concerned because she had a grade III sprain a year and a half ago that required extensive treatment and rehabilitation. Which of the following most accurately describes the patient's previous injury?

During which part of your assessment would you note the need for additional resources?

Your patient is a 35-year-old man who has his leg trapped under a section of concrete from an industrial accident. While awaiting removal of the concrete, which type of IV fluid is indicated for administration to this patient?

Which level of trauma facility can provide neurosurgery, microsurgery, and care for multisystem trauma?

You assess a trauma patient who has an airway that cannot be maintained or secured. How should this patient be classified?

Red blood cells make up approximately ________ percent of whole blood volume.

You are called to the scene of a diver who has a pressure disorder after a rapid ascent. Regardless of the type of pressure disorder, you should assess the patient for which condition?

Which of the following affects the severity of injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision?

Bariatric trauma patients have a mortality of up to ________ times greater than normal weight patients.