TRAUMA

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This is an injury to human tissues and organs resulting from the transfer of energy from the environment
Trauma
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The term trauma has been associated with the word______
Accident
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This means thatthe injury occurred w/o INTENT, a result of random chance
Accident
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What are the components of trauma that results from an abnormal exchange of energy between a ____ and a ________ in a predisposing environment.
Host, Mechanism
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This known as the person or groups at risk of injury
Host
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This is known as the source of the energy transmitted to the host(person)
Mechanism
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What are the common mechanims of injury by energy sources
mechanical, gravitational, thernal, electrical, physical, and chemical
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What are the different types of traumaThis type of
Minor trauma, Major or multiple trauma, blunt trauma, Penetrating trauma, Inhalation trauma, Blast trauma
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What type of trauma causes injury to a single part or system of the body
Minor Trauma
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This type of trauma involves serious single-system injury or multiple system injuries
Major or multiple trauma
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Multiple Trauma is most often the result of a_______
Motor Vehicle Crash or MVA
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This type of trauma there is no communication between the damaged tissues and the outside environmentWhat type of
Blunt Trauma
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What are the different forces that causes blunt traumaWhat type of forves is this
Deceleration, Acceleration, Shearing, Compression, Crushing
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What type of forces is this that a decrease in the speed of a moving object
Deceleration
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What type of forces is this that there is an increase in the speed of a moving objectThis type of
Accelrlerarion
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What type of forces is this that the forces occurring across a plane, with structures slipping across each other
Shearing
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What type of forces is this that there is an acute tissue pressure resulting in increased density
Compression
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What type of forces is this that there is a high force that results in tissue destruction
Crushing
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What parts of the bosdy that blunt forces often cause multiple injuries
Head, Spinal cord, thorax, bones, abdomen
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This type of trauma that occurs when a foreign objects enters the body, causing damage to body structures
Penetrating Trauma
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This is an act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture: NATUHOG
Impalement
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This type of trauma that you inhale gases, smokes or steams, etc.
Inhalation Injury/Trauma
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This type of trauma is the result of tempersture and velocity of air movement and the force of projectiles from the explosion
Blast Injury/Trauma
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T or F: Blast injuries are more severe in water than in air since blast waves travel farther and faster in wateris considered
True
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What are the factors that the classification of trauma based on
mechanism of injury, vehicle speed, height of falls, location of penetrating injury
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This classification is considered a life-threatening injuries and are likely to require medical specialists or immediate surgical intervention
Class 1
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This classification is considered as potentially life threatening
Class 2
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This classification is considered as least severe
Class 3
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What is highest priority in the trauma pastient with head and neck effects
Maintenance of the airway and cervical spine
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When we say head and neck effects what condition comes up to your mind?
Airway obstruction
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In doing assessment on head and neck effects of traumatic injury, what will you do as a nurse
Determine the airway patency and breathing effectiveness
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If the pt is unresponsive, what technique will you do to manually open the airway
Jaw thrust maneuver
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What is the good indication that the airway is clear
Pt is responsive and can vocalize
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Jaw thrust maneuver is recommended in pts with what condition
actual and potential C-spine injury
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T or F: All trauma pts should receive high flow oxygen until stabilized
True
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What are the head and neck effects of traumatic injury
Closed head injury, Maxillofacial trauma, direct airway trauma, C-spine injury and Burn
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