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| What is caused when face hits the winshield versus head hit the winshield on up an over impact? |
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Face= Hyper extension
Head= axial loading |
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| Three results of a release of acidic or toxic blood after the release of the crush? ***it was an all of the above except on the test*** |
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cardiac dysrhymias
seriously damage the kidneys
severe and difficult to control hemorrhage |
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| difference between rifles and assault rifles? |
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| multiple would and casualties can be expected |
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| What type of gun can shoot both, a SINGLE PROJECTILE and NUMEROUS SPHERES? |
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| what cavity is not void but filled with disrupted tissues som air, fluid and debris? |
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| What is the area called, "injury of penetration that is slow to heal"? |
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| in ballistics, the bullet's velocity and speed of energy exchange, this stage of the destruction process is known as? |
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| what is the path a projectory follows called? |
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| during an initial assessment, when do you care for a serious hemmorrhage ? |
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| Immediately after you correct airway and breathing problems |
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| Three reason why it may be difficult to stop hemorrhage when it comes to crush injuries. |
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Actual source of bleeding is hard to find
several large vessels may be damaged
and the general conditon of the limb does not support effective direct pressure |
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| in the prehospital setting, when is two times we use wet dressings? |
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| eviscerations or burns(involving small % of bsa) |
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| for a patient with severe mechanism of injury, what do you focus your immediate care on in a rapid trauma assessment? |
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Airway
breathing
controlling severe blood loss |
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| What is the most dangerous form or radiation? |
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| What are bands of connective tissue that attach muscle to bone? |
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| the flexible nature of the pediatric bone is resposible for this type of fracture? |
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| where should the placement of placement of long padded splints be, for a tib/fib fracture? |
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| A serious complication to a child is a fracture within a few inches of a joint. What can this fracture cause damage to? |
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| What is the largest element of the nervous system and occupies most of the cranial cavity? |
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| If a patient is uncouncious from a fall. What motor sensory system may be effected? |
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| ascending reticular activating system |
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| What is responsible for "fine tuning" motor control, balance and muscle tone? |
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| subdural hematoma is venous or arterial bleed? |
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| epidural hematoma is venous or arterial? |
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| What type of device should be used for stable patient with c-spine percautions, in conjunction with backboard? |
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| Vest-type immobilization device |
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| What ribs are the most commonly fractured? |
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| pericardial tamponade is usually caused by what? |
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| what is a paradoxical movement of a rib cage dudring respiration? |
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| What is the minimum size of a whole in the thoracic cavity to cause an Open Pneumothorax? |
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| How can you gauge the size of someone's trachea? |
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intralatteral is?
Contralatteral is? |
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intra-same
Contra-opposite side |
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| is it okay to remove the occlusive dressing if previous personnel put it on before you got there and the patient's condition is worsening? |
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| Rib fracture treatment, what should you consider? |
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| analgesics to improve chest excursion |
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| Where do you insert a needle T? anatomically and major landmark |
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mid-clavicular, second intercostal space..........
Landmark: angle of louis |
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| What is a major contraindication to using the PASG? |
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| Determining the patients level of orientation provides what? |
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| a baseline reading of the patients mental status against which imporvements/deterioration can be made. |
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| What is not part of the digestive system? |
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| What organ carries the most blood? |
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