CSTR TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Name the bones of the skull - Answer-Parietal x 2, Frontal, Sphenoid, ethmoid, Occipital, temporal x 2 What injury would cause Racoon eyes? - Answer-Basal skull fx, Frontal fx What are signs of a basal skull fx? - Answer-Frontal - racoon eyes, Middle Fossa - CSF leak, Posterior - battle signs What are diffuse intracranial Injuries? - Answer-Concussion, shear injury, DAI, Anoxic brain injury What are focal intracranial Injuries - Answer-Contusion, Epidural, Subdural, Intraparenchymal - Focal meaning in one place. What symptoms should you look for in head injuries? - Answer-Confusion, combative, altered cons, obtunded, posturing Define decoritate - Answer-Posturing arms folded into chest Define decerebrate - Answer-Posturing with limbs extended Where can definition of trauma patient be found? - Answer-The Orange Book or American College of Surgeons: "Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient" ACS inclusion criteria begins with injury codes and these three criteria? - Answer-1. Hospital admission; 2. Patient transfer via emergency medical services transport from one hospital to another hospital; or, 3. Death resulting from the traumatic injury What is the trauma registry log? - Answer-The Registry Log contains a listing of each change, or update to the Registry software. It is to include the specific changes, software upgrades, and any changes that are made to the user defined fields, additions and deletions, along with the date of each event. What is data presentation format? - Answer-The way that the viewer wishes to view the result of t