Deck 5: Head Facial Neck and Spine Trauma

Question 1

The most common site of facial fracture is?

A)Check bones
B)Basal bones
C)Zygomatic
D)None of the above

Answer 1

Basal bones

Question 2

Sunken eyes, reduced vision and loss of sensations around eyes involves which bone trauma?

A)Mandible
B)Arytenoid
C)Injury to trachea
D)Zygomatic arch.

Answer 2

Zygomatic arch.

Question 3

Injury to face damage all of these bones except ?

A)Mandible
B)zygomatic bone
C)temporal bone
D)Both A and B

Answer 3

temporal bone

Question 4

A 10 year old child having history blunt trauma to his eye blunt eye trauma cause increased pressure this pressure cause herniation of orbital contents to sinus the most common sinus to which herniation occur is ?

A)Frontal sinus
B)Maxillary sinus
C)Sphenoid sinus
D)Ethmoid sinus

Question 5

A 5 year old child was brought to the hospital having history of blunt orbital trauma and his orbit was fractured blunt orbital fractures cause increased pressure to the globe of the eye this pressure cause the weakest area of the orbit to give away resulting in herniation which one of the following is the weakest area of the orbit through which herniation occurs ?

A)Orbital floor
B)Orbital roof
C)Lateral wall
D)All of these

Question 6

A 10 year old child was brought to the emergency department having history of blunt trauma to his orbit which one of the following is/are symptoms of orbital fractures?

A)enophthalmos
B)impaired ocular mobility
C)diplopia
D)All of these

Question 7

What causes eardrum to perforate?

A)If the ear is struck directly With a skull fracture
B)After a sudden explosion
C)If an object (such as a bobby pin, Q-tip, or stick) is pushed too far into the ear canal
D)All of the above

Question 8

A teacher slaps a student at his right ear a small perforation develops on right side which one of the following is true regarding the management of perforated tympanic membrane?

A)Leaving the patient as such for some period of time without any treatment
B)Doing tympanoplasty directly
C)Close the perforation so that water does not enter through.
D)Both A and B

Question 9

Which one of the following is true regarding the Pathophysiology of eardrum rupture in barotraumas?

A)eardrum rupture is due to Sudden changes in pressure
B)eardrum rupture is due to Sudden changes in temperature
C)Both A and B
D)None of them

Question 10

Which of the following is the most common fracture of the skull?

A)Linear fracture
B)Depressed fracture
C)Basilar
D)Diastatic
E)All of the above

Question 11

A soldier received a gunshot at his neck. All aerodigestive and vascular structures were impaired. The injury will most likely be located within which structure?

A)Anterior triangle of neck
B)Posterior triangle of the neck
C)Occipital
D)None of the above

Question 12

A 20 year old patient having recovered from automobile accident was brought to the emergency department on exploration the patient was having multiple injuries on his head and neck which of the following are the symptoms of neck injuries ?

A)Dysphagia
B)Hoarseness
C)Hypotension
D)All of these

Question 13

A 30 old male was brought to the emergency department with history of neck trauma the patient was hypotensive and was unable to swallow , hoarseness of voice was also present which one of the following is/are necessary in management of patient having neck trauma ?

A)Airway maintenance
B)Breathing control
C)Circulation
D)All of them

Question 14

Common cause of laryngotracheal injuries is?

A)Road traffic injuries
B)cut throat injuries
C)suffocation
D)None of them

Question 15

A 20 year old patient was brought to the emergency department having penetrating trauma to his neck his major symptoms were hoarseness of voice , hemoptysis, odynophagia and stridor according to these signs and symptoms which organ is most probably injured ?

A)Injury to esophagus
B)Injury to heart
C)injury to stomach
D)injury to larynx and trachea

Question 16

All of the following are paired cartilages of the larynx except?

A)Arytenoids
B)corniculate
C)cuneiform
D)epiglottic

Question 17

A 35 year old patient who had spinal cord trauma 6 months ago and was treated for that now the patient had come for follow up and he had developed complications of spinal cord injuries which one of the following are complications of spinal cord injuries ?

A)muscle atrophy
B)pressure sores
C)Respiratory system problem
D)all of these

Question 18

A 30 year old patient has got spinal cord injuries which one of the following are necessary in pre hospital management of spinal cord injuries?

A)Complete immobilization of the patient to onto a spine board
B)Establishment of patent airway
C)Assessment of tidal volume and rate of respiration
D)All of these

Question 19

A 24 year old male having history of trauma to his face and the tooth bearing portion of the mandible was fractured and the fracture extended into the mouth via periodontal membrane and the overlying skin what type of fracture is this ?

A)Simple fracture of the mandible
B)Compound fracture of the mandible
C)Pathological fracture of the mandible
D)None of these