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Triage Intervention for Patients with Fever and Rash - correct answer
Immediately initiate isolation precautions
Facial Trauma with Teardrop-Shaped Pupil - correct answer Suspected
retrobulbar hematoma
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury at L1 - correct answer Indicated by voluntary anal
sphincter tone
Complete Spinal Cord Injury Suspicion - correct answer Urinary incontinence as
a finding
Early Hypovolemic Shock Blood Pressure - correct answer Rising systolic blood
pressure
Log-roll Maneuver - correct answer Recommended for patients with unstable
pelvic fractures
Uncontrolled Bleeding Priority Intervention - correct answer Apply direct
pressure to the wound
Severe Head Trauma Management - correct answer Decrease the rate of
manual ventilation
Symptoms in Older Adult on Anticoagulant Therapy - correct answer Most likely
due to epidural hematoma
Priority Nursing Intervention for Calf Pain - correct answer Elevating the leg
above the level of the heart
Diaphragm Injury from Penetrating Wound - correct answer Decreased breath
sounds on the left side
Patient with Rib and Femur Fractures - correct answer Sudden anxiety and
confusion as a concerning sign
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Petechiae - correct answer Tiny red or purple spots on the skin
American College of Surgeons screening guidelines - correct answer Criteria
used to determine the need for cervical spine imaging
Blast trauma - correct answer Injuries caused by explosions, categorized into
primary, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary
Nasopharyngeal airway - correct answer Device inserted through the nose to
maintain an open airway
Pelvic binder - correct answer Device used to stabilize pelvic fractures and
reduce bleeding
Balanced resuscitation - correct answer Administering various blood products to
stabilize a patient
Disaster triage principles - correct answer Guidelines for prioritizing care in
mass casualty incidents
Needle decompression - correct answer Emergency procedure to relieve
tension pneumothorax
Tranexamic acid - correct answer Medication used to prevent excessive
bleeding
Spinal shock - correct answer Temporary loss of spinal reflex activity below the
level of injury
Mean arterial pressure (MAP) - correct answer Average pressure in a patient's
arteries during one cardiac cycle
Reflex tachycardia - correct answer Increased heart rate in response to low
blood pressure
Backboard - correct answer Device used to immobilize a patient's spine during
transport
Priority Intervention for Active Bleeding - correct answer Control the bleeding
Best Position for Intubation Visualization - correct answer Ramped
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Priority Nursing Intervention for Decreased GCS - correct answer Notify the
provider of the change
Cause of Functional Grief - correct answer Inability to live at home
Nursing Intervention for Cold Exposure Injury - correct answer Gently rewarm
over 15 to 30 minutes
Condition Exhibited by Nurse After Trauma Care - correct answer Compassion
fatigue
Rationale for Obtaining Serum Lactate Level in Trauma Patient - correct answer
Gauges end-organ perfusion and tissue hypoxia
Consideration for Older Adult Trauma Patient - correct answer Medical history
including current medications
Priority Intervention for Diminished Breath Sounds Post-gunshot - correct
answer Prepare for a definitive airway
Organ Concerned with Upper Right Quadrant Tenderness - correct answer Liver
Position for Ventilation in Obese Patient with Lumbar Fracture - correct answer
Fowler's
Priority Nursing Intervention for Child with Bruises and Burns - correct answer
Report your suspicion of maltreatment in accordance with local regulations
Appropriate Intervention for Patient with Metal Rod in Thigh - correct answer
Leave the rod in place and stabilize
Focused assessment sonography for trauma - correct answer Detects as little as
30 mL of fluid in the abdominal cavity
Atlanto-occipital dislocation - correct answer Priority intervention is maintaining
spinal motion restriction
Snoring respirations - correct answer Priority intervention is opening the airway
with head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver
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Femur fracture patient with blood oozing - correct answer Condition consistent
with findings is disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
Prolonged exposure trauma patient - correct answer Most appropriate
intervention is to initiate warming measures
Increased intracranial pressure late sign - correct answer Late sign is narrowing
pulse pressure
Prehospital transfer to trauma center - correct answer 2-year-old landing on
grass from a second-story balcony warrants transfer
Anterior spinal cord injury at C6 - correct answer Most concerning finding is
inability to move the legs
Family-centered nursing care - correct answer Involves allowing family to
participate in the care of the patient
Physiologic change in pregnant trauma patient - correct answer Consideration
should be given to decreased minute ventilation
Chest pain trauma patient with crepitus - correct answer Indicates clear and
equal breath sounds
Crepitus - correct answer Crackling sensation in the chest
Sinus tachycardia - correct answer Heart rate above 100 bpm with normal
rhythm
Premature ventricular contractions - correct answer Extra, abnormal heartbeats
Trauma triad of death - correct answer Concept involving acidosis, hypothermia,
and coagulopathy
Glasgow Coma Score - correct answer Neurological scale assessing
consciousness
Total body surface area - correct answer Percentage of body affected by burns
Neurogenic shock - correct answer Shock from spinal cord injury causing
hypotension