ITLS 9th Edition Exam Questions With Correct Answers

4 component of perfusion - Answer adequate volume, air, intact/functioning vascular system and working pump hypovolemic shock - Answer inadequate fluid volume in the vascular system high space hypovolemic shock - Answer caused by a spinal injury or drug overdose Mechanical shock - Answer preventing the filling of the heart or obstructing blood flow cardiogenic shock - Answer Shock caused by inadequate function of the heart, or pump failure. neurogenic shock - Answer blood flow stopped from a cervical/thoracic spinal injury septic shock - Answer blood flow to organs become impaired from infection pulmonary contusion - Answer hemorrhage into lung parenchyma and is secondary to blunt trauma Cardiac Contusion - Answer a bruise to the heart wall caused by severe blunt trauma to the chest where the heart is violently compressed between the sternum and the spinal column cardiac tamponade - Answer Compression of the heart as the result of buildup of blood or other fluid in the pericardial sac, leading to decreased cardiac output. tension pneumothorax - Answer a type of pneumothorax in which air that enters the chest cavity is prevented from escaping simple pneumothorax - Answer a non-expanding collection of air around the lung. hemothorax - Answer a collection of blood in the pleural cavity flail chest - Answer fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allows for free movement of the fractured segment Intracerebral Pressure - Answer icp increases, blood pressure increases, pulse decreases (hyperventilating cause bp to increase) what stops your assessment - Answer cardiac arrest, airway obstruction, unsafe scene common causes of traumatic death - Answer road injury, suicide, intentional injury, falls mechanism of injury - Answer Generalized- Localized-