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EMS Trauma Patient Assessment - Ch.10 - Emergency Care 10th ed.

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Significant mechanisms of injury   Vehicle ejection, Death in same passenger compartment, Falls: > 15ft or 3x pt's ht, vehicle rollover, High-speed vehicle collision, Vehicle-pedestrian collision, Motorcycle crash, Unresponsive/altered mental status, head, chest, or abd penetrations  
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(Additional) Significant mechanisms of injury for a child   Falls from more than 10 ft, Bicycle collision, Vehicle in medium speed collision  
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Crepitation   the grating sound or feeling of broken bones rubbing together  
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JVD can result from (2):   1.Pneumothorax 2.Cardiac Tamponade (compression of the heart due to fluid accumulation within the pericardium)  
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Paradoxical motion   movement of a part of the chest in the opposite direction to the rest of the chest during respiration; "flail chest"  
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subcutaneous emphysema   Condition detected when palpating the rib cage for deformities. Condition can be indicated if you hear a crackling or crunching sensation under the skin (which is from air that has escaped from its normal passageways)  
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A patient who has breath sounds that are absent or very hard to hear on one side may have ______________   a collapsed lung or other serious respiratory injury  
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Battle's sign   a bruise behind the ear of a patient; an important sign of skull injury to tell hospital staff about  
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Golden hour   time of injury to time patient arrives at hospital  
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For trauma patients, it is ideal to spend _____ on scene   ≤ 10 min  
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