TCAR POST // TCAR POST TEST EXAM 50 QUESTIONS AND COR RECT {VERIFIED} ANSWERS
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1. Helmets and automobile airbags work because they il
prevent blows to the head.
il il
reduce acceleration injuries.i
ncreasedecelerationspeed.
add deceleration distance. - ANSWER-reduce acceleration injuries.
2. Which of the following statements best describes knife wounds? Theirvelocity is
il il il
, thetemporary cavity, and damage .
low; depends on the size of the knife; is usually extensive
low; is insignificant; is limited to structures directly in object's path
il
high; will be small; affects structures at some distance from the wound tract
il il
high; may be massive; results in widespread tissue destruction - ANSWER-
low; is insignificant; is limitedto structures directly in object's pathil
4. Injury to which body structure is commonly a DELAYED finding in the blast trauma patient?H
il
eart
Bladder
Bowel
Spleen - ANSWER-Bowel
5. Shock occurs when
the sodium-potassium pump fails.
ATP levels are less than lactic acid levels. cellula
r oxygen demand is greater than supply.
aerobic metabolism exceeds anaerobic metabolism. - ANSWER-
cellular oxygen demand is greater than supply. il
, TCAR POST // TCAR POST TEST EXAM 50 QUESTIONS AND COR RECT {VERIFIED} ANSWERS
NEWEST//ALREADY GRADED A+
6.
shock is the most common type of shock immediately after traumatic injury.Distribu
il il
tive Septic Cardiogenic Hypovolemic - ANSWER-Hypovolemic
7. Which findings suggest a trauma patient is experiencing cardiogenic shock?
Bradycardia, cyanosis, and elevated mean arterial pressure
High shock index, mottling, and hypotension Tachy
cardia, flushing, and widened pulse pressure
Pallor, course breath sounds, and hypertension - ANSWER-High shock index, mottling, and hypotension
8. Amultisystem trauma patient has become progressively tachycardic and hypotensive one week afterh
ospital admission. Pulse pressure is wide. The most likely explanation for this finding is
dehydration.
fat embolism syndrome.
surgical site bleeding. se
psis. - ANSWER-sepsis.
9. Normalizing a trauma patient's body temperature helps control bleeding because hypothermiap
roduces shivering and makes platelets hyperactive.
il
causes platelet dysfunction and clotting system failure. stim
ulates the clotting cascade and reduces blood pressure.
il il
increases tissue oxygen consumption and cold diuresis. - ANSWER-
causes platelet dysfunction andclotting system failure.
10. What are the 3 components of the "trauma triad of death"?C
oagulopathy, hypothermia, and acidosis
Hypothermia, alkalosis, and coagulopathy
Alkalosis, hyperthermia, and tissue injury
Tissue injury, hyperthermia, and acidosis - ANSWER-Coagulopathy, hypothermia, and acidosis
NEWEST//ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Helmets and automobile airbags work because they il
prevent blows to the head.
il il
reduce acceleration injuries.i
ncreasedecelerationspeed.
add deceleration distance. - ANSWER-reduce acceleration injuries.
2. Which of the following statements best describes knife wounds? Theirvelocity is
il il il
, thetemporary cavity, and damage .
low; depends on the size of the knife; is usually extensive
low; is insignificant; is limited to structures directly in object's path
il
high; will be small; affects structures at some distance from the wound tract
il il
high; may be massive; results in widespread tissue destruction - ANSWER-
low; is insignificant; is limitedto structures directly in object's pathil
4. Injury to which body structure is commonly a DELAYED finding in the blast trauma patient?H
il
eart
Bladder
Bowel
Spleen - ANSWER-Bowel
5. Shock occurs when
the sodium-potassium pump fails.
ATP levels are less than lactic acid levels. cellula
r oxygen demand is greater than supply.
aerobic metabolism exceeds anaerobic metabolism. - ANSWER-
cellular oxygen demand is greater than supply. il
, TCAR POST // TCAR POST TEST EXAM 50 QUESTIONS AND COR RECT {VERIFIED} ANSWERS
NEWEST//ALREADY GRADED A+
6.
shock is the most common type of shock immediately after traumatic injury.Distribu
il il
tive Septic Cardiogenic Hypovolemic - ANSWER-Hypovolemic
7. Which findings suggest a trauma patient is experiencing cardiogenic shock?
Bradycardia, cyanosis, and elevated mean arterial pressure
High shock index, mottling, and hypotension Tachy
cardia, flushing, and widened pulse pressure
Pallor, course breath sounds, and hypertension - ANSWER-High shock index, mottling, and hypotension
8. Amultisystem trauma patient has become progressively tachycardic and hypotensive one week afterh
ospital admission. Pulse pressure is wide. The most likely explanation for this finding is
dehydration.
fat embolism syndrome.
surgical site bleeding. se
psis. - ANSWER-sepsis.
9. Normalizing a trauma patient's body temperature helps control bleeding because hypothermiap
roduces shivering and makes platelets hyperactive.
il
causes platelet dysfunction and clotting system failure. stim
ulates the clotting cascade and reduces blood pressure.
il il
increases tissue oxygen consumption and cold diuresis. - ANSWER-
causes platelet dysfunction andclotting system failure.
10. What are the 3 components of the "trauma triad of death"?C
oagulopathy, hypothermia, and acidosis
Hypothermia, alkalosis, and coagulopathy
Alkalosis, hyperthermia, and tissue injury
Tissue injury, hyperthermia, and acidosis - ANSWER-Coagulopathy, hypothermia, and acidosis
