©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:09 AM
West Coast Emt Block 4 Study Guide
with Complete Solutions
newtons 1st law - ✔️✔️object in motion will stay in motion, object at rest stay at rest
newtons 3rd law - ✔️✔️For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
what is blunt trama and 3 types of vehicle trama - ✔️✔️blunt trama is injury without
breaking the skin
1. vehicle against another vehicle
2.vehicle against another object
3. victims organs against the victim
vehicle collision contact points - ✔️✔️steering wheel- chest and abdomen
windshield- head or cerival spine
dashboard- hip fracture or dislocation
proper seatbelt position - ✔️✔️Below the anterior superior iliac sides of the pelvis and
against the hip joints
1
,©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:09 AM
what does a seatbelt mark mean - ✔️✔️automatic trama
falls (Calcaneus pain) - ✔️✔️if complaining of Calcaneus pain, assume energy was
transfered through the legs to the lumbar spine
how high is a significant fall - ✔️✔️20 ft or 3x patient's height
why are falls worse for geriatrics - ✔️✔️-Geriatrics are more prone to osteoporosis(weak
bones)
-Many geriatrics also take blood thinners
-Ground level falls are more serious for geriatrics
gunshot wounds - ✔️✔️exit wound is bigger, ricochets/bounces inside patient
what to do when long projectile in patient that interferes with care - ✔️✔️assume you
have tools, cut as short as you can without injuring the patient
cavitation - ✔️✔️Result of rapid change in tissue and fluid pressure with movement of
projectile/as the object enters the body, it creates a pressure wave which forces tissue
out of the way, creating a cavity can be much larger than the object itself
temporary and permanent -temporary is displacement and permanent is after-the-fact
displacement
2
, ©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:09 AM
blast injuries what organs are the most susceptible - ✔️✔️middle ear, lungs,
gastrointestinal track
blast injuries zone - ✔️✔️primary blast injuries from blast itself
secondary blast injury- injury from missiles from blast forces
tertiary blas injury- injury due to impact with another object
quaternary blast injury- collateral injury like burns,toxins etc
trama order of acronyms - ✔️✔️same as bsi, except after primary assessment, vitals,
then attempt SAMPLE
for skills test what at beginning of secondary assessment - ✔️✔️DCAP BTLS
Deformities
contusion
abrasion
punctures
burns
tenderness
3
West Coast Emt Block 4 Study Guide
with Complete Solutions
newtons 1st law - ✔️✔️object in motion will stay in motion, object at rest stay at rest
newtons 3rd law - ✔️✔️For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
what is blunt trama and 3 types of vehicle trama - ✔️✔️blunt trama is injury without
breaking the skin
1. vehicle against another vehicle
2.vehicle against another object
3. victims organs against the victim
vehicle collision contact points - ✔️✔️steering wheel- chest and abdomen
windshield- head or cerival spine
dashboard- hip fracture or dislocation
proper seatbelt position - ✔️✔️Below the anterior superior iliac sides of the pelvis and
against the hip joints
1
,©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:09 AM
what does a seatbelt mark mean - ✔️✔️automatic trama
falls (Calcaneus pain) - ✔️✔️if complaining of Calcaneus pain, assume energy was
transfered through the legs to the lumbar spine
how high is a significant fall - ✔️✔️20 ft or 3x patient's height
why are falls worse for geriatrics - ✔️✔️-Geriatrics are more prone to osteoporosis(weak
bones)
-Many geriatrics also take blood thinners
-Ground level falls are more serious for geriatrics
gunshot wounds - ✔️✔️exit wound is bigger, ricochets/bounces inside patient
what to do when long projectile in patient that interferes with care - ✔️✔️assume you
have tools, cut as short as you can without injuring the patient
cavitation - ✔️✔️Result of rapid change in tissue and fluid pressure with movement of
projectile/as the object enters the body, it creates a pressure wave which forces tissue
out of the way, creating a cavity can be much larger than the object itself
temporary and permanent -temporary is displacement and permanent is after-the-fact
displacement
2
, ©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:09 AM
blast injuries what organs are the most susceptible - ✔️✔️middle ear, lungs,
gastrointestinal track
blast injuries zone - ✔️✔️primary blast injuries from blast itself
secondary blast injury- injury from missiles from blast forces
tertiary blas injury- injury due to impact with another object
quaternary blast injury- collateral injury like burns,toxins etc
trama order of acronyms - ✔️✔️same as bsi, except after primary assessment, vitals,
then attempt SAMPLE
for skills test what at beginning of secondary assessment - ✔️✔️DCAP BTLS
Deformities
contusion
abrasion
punctures
burns
tenderness
3
