EMS Module 5: Trauma Review

Hemorrhagic Hypovolemic Shock

Patient was in a high speed head on collision and hit the steering wheel without the deployment of the air-bag. What type of problems would be present with this pattern?

What is the first step to control external bleeding?

Pedestrian was hit by a pick-up truck. What are all the injuries labeled as?

Patient was stabbed in the chest under the right nipple. What type of injuries are present?

Commonly known as a bruise

What can trauma to the pelvis cause?

Patient has trauma to the head with multiple scalp injuries. What is going to be present?

What type of head injury results in death?

The Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT)

Types of heat lose besides: radiation, convection, conduction, evaporation

What does a patient multi-system trauma involve?

Patient presents with a low grade fever, confused, UTI, a rapid pulse, and poor skin trigger. What is this patient suffering from?

A victim of a vehicle crash was hit in the back. Thoracic, lower legs, and pelvis were injured. What is likely to happen?

What happens when external bleeding is poorly controlled?

What is the main reason that someone with a pneumothorax can’t breath?

Patient was just injured in a fight and now has his knees pulled to his chest. What kind of question should you ask him?

Why is an injury to an extremity joint so serious?

The patient was hit in the face by a baseball and his eye began to swell. What was injured?

An elderly patient was released from the ER after hitting her head. Days later she went unconscious. What type of head trauma is she suffering from?

A 1 year old was in a head-on collision. What type of injury should be suspected?

If a patient is in cold water, how are they loosing body heat?

Pedestrian is in a pool of blood around the lower leg. What is the first thing you should do?

5 year old child was hit by a car. What are the suspected injuries?

A women thrown from a horse now has LLQ pain. What is she suffering from?

Patient was beaten with a baseball bat with bruising stating to form. Now the pt. can’t breath. What is causing this?

Football player has leg pain.

There is a large pool of blood on the floor of the car. How should you care for the patient?

A car was found in a ditch with a patient that has bruising around their eyes and behind the ears. What is going on?

A football player was hit by multiple players and was found under a large stack and unconscious.

A 2 year old in injured and is placed onto a backboard. Where should the padding go?

There was a vehicle crash where the first responder placed a traction splint and the patient then loses feeling the leg. What did the 1st responder forget to do?

Young women is frightened by seeing blood and her nervous system shuts down. What is happening.

Victim was involved in a head on MVA with injuries to the lower back and pelvis. What could have caused this?

Patient had a stab wound to the upper thigh with a lot of bleeding. The paramedic was unable to find a peripheral vein for an IV. Why?

Patient has an open wound to the chest. An occlusive dressing is applied. What is the purpose of an occlusive dressing?

How should you position a patient with a lower abdomen laceration and evisceration (intestines coming out)?

Triathlon: Patient has distal leg injury with a large contusion and now has no pulse. How would you label this patient?

Patient has electrical burns at a construction sight, is lethargic, has and AMS, based on limited info, what can you determine?

Patient was struck to the face by a ball and nose began to bleed heavily. What is the 1st step to treating a nose bleed?

Child was thrown in a vehicle in a head on crash. How should you transport the child?

Patient is suffering from abdominal bleeding and a fractured pelvis

4 yr. old was in a crash in cold weather with minimal clothing. What is most likely going to occur?

Crash scene with 1 year old victim. What should be assessed?

Patient is suffering from itchy hands and feet, is throwing up, pale, and diaphoretic. What type of shock is present?

Man jumped from a two story building. What type of injuries are present besides feet?

Why was a patient in the ER vomiting after experiencing a bloody nose?

What makes a tension pneumothorax different from a pneumothorax?

Man cut his arm using a chain saw, bone and muscle are showing, and the blood in bleeding through the pressure dressing. What is the next step?

Skin is very red and blistered

Patient was in a snowmobile accident and the neck was injured. How would you manage this injury

Patient was shot and now has no feeling in his legs. Where was he shot?

Why should you turn a pregnant women on her side?

Patient feel in water and is unable to rewarm herself. What should you check?

8 yr. old girl is crying and holding her arm after falling off the swings. What can be concluded from this?

Blood pressure on patient was good then went bad.

Gun shot to the chest, check back of patient, no bullet…

Patient got their hand stuck in press, once released arm began to bleed profusely. What is the next step?

Patient fell from a 2nd story window, lots of chest pain and began to go into shock

Patient hit a tree without a seat belt or airbag and abrasions to the chest and abdomen, what could happen?

Patient fell down a flight of stairs. What is the first thing you should look for?

Patient dropped a chemical on the leg and it starts to burn. What is the first step in treatment?

Child was found unconscious, the woke up and starting talking. What is the underlying cause?

Patient was found on the side walk, stating “neck hurt”, open neck wound, no head trauma

Patient in her 3rd trimester and was hit in the thorax and now has pain in the abdomen. What is happening?

Patients skin is hot and dry

Football player hit by another player, chest was not moving symmetrically

Traction split was placed and PMS is present, then when reassessed it was not.

Patient was sweaty, slightly pale, vomiting and confused