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Trauma Test

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3 phases of trauma.   Preincident, incident, postincident  
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Kinematics   process of predicting injury patterns  
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Blunt Trauma   Injuries caused by compression and change of speed. (usually deceleration)  
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Down and under injuries   Knee dislocation, patella fx, femur fx, acetabulum fx, vascual injury/hemorrhage  
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Up and over injuries   rib fx, ruptured diaphragm, hemopneumothorax, pulmonary contusion, aortic rupture  
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Where aorta usually is sheared during deceleration.   ligamentum arteriosum  
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Adult pedestrian vs. car injuries   femur fx, pelvic fx, thorax fx, spinal fx; intraabdominal or intrathoracic injury  
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Child pedestrian vs. car injuries   abdominopelvic and thoracic trauma, facial trauma, head and neck injury  
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Primary blast injury   sudden change in environmental pressure  
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Secondary blas injury   flying debris  
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tertiary blast injury   victims propelled through the air  
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Falls are a result of..   deceleration and compression  
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Penetrating trauma   Tissue disruption. 2 forces-crushing & stretching  
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Permanent cavities are produced when?   When the force of the projectile exceeds tensile strength of the tissue.  
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Hemostasis   cessation of bleeding  
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Cardiac Output=   Heart Rate x Stroke Volume  
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What acid/base imbalance occurs in the body during shock?   Metabolic Acidosis due to anaerobic metabolism forming lactic acid in the body.  
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As acidosis increases, red blood cells cluster together halting perfusion in vital organ capillaries   Rouleaux formation  
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Shock is assumed to be _________ until proven otherwise.   Hypovolemic  
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3 stages of shock    
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