Exam 4: Trauma and Trauma Systems

To eliminate the risk of altitude illness, climbers should climb below ________, where high-altitude illness starts to manifest.

During the early care for a patient with a basilar skull fracture in the prehospital setting, which of the following would be an unexpected finding?

In addition to handling all types of specialty trauma, which level of trauma center provides continuing medical and public education programs?

Your patient was the unrestrained driver of a motor vehicle without airbags. The vehicle struck a large utility pole at about 45 miles per hour. Your patient has a contusion over his chest and upper abdomen consistent with the shape of the steering wheel. You should suspect which of the following types of injury in this patient?

In responding to a trauma patient at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, which of the following is an early sign or signs of shock you might encounter during the primary assessment?

Which of the following is TRUE of the epidemiology of abdominal trauma?

What is the mechanism of TXA?

Which of the following has the greatest likelihood of resulting in an open pneumothorax?

Which type of motor vehicle collision is most common in rural areas?

How much blood loss can occur in a third-trimester pregnant female before she will show signs or symptoms of hypovolemia?

The path a projectile follows during a flight is called its:

The layer of skin that contains adipose tissue is the ________ layer.

Managing a laceration with arterial bleeding most often requires:

Which of the following statements about low-velocity penetrating trauma is TRUE?

Your patient is a 50-year-old motorcyclist who received a lateral impact from an automobile as he went through an intersection. He has an open right tibia/fibula fracture. He also has a fracture of his left forearm and some abrasions. He was wearing a helmet and suffered no loss of consciousness. He currently has a strong radial pulse of 100, his skin is warm and moist, and he has adequate respirations at 20 per minute. Assuming no significant findings during a rapid trauma exam and intact distal neurovascular status, which of the following is the best way to manage this patient's lower extremity trauma?

Which of the following may occur from watching arc welding without proper protection?

The ________ is a double peritoneal fold containing blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, nerves, and fatty tissue.

When assessing the eyes of a patient with head trauma, you can tell the function of all the following cranial nerves, EXCEPT:

Paralysis of the muscles of respiration may occur when there is body contact with electrical currents as low as ________ mA.

Which of the following is the correct description of a wound that is below the fifth rib, directly in line with the armpit?