T of F Scalp wounds are extremely vascular - Answers True
What kind of skull fractures increase the risk of intracranial hematoma? - Answers Closed depressed
skull fracture
What is the casualty more exposed to if they have an open depressed skull fracture? - Answers Bacteria
Your casualty has CSF drainage from the ears, raccoon eyes and/or battle signs what is your suspected
diagnosis? - Answers Basilar skull fracture
Your casualty states their "teeth are not fitting together correctly" What do you suspect? - Answers
Mandible fracture
T or F The casualty's face may appear asymmetrical or flattened when they have mid- face fracture -
Answers True
What is a major sign/symptom mid-face fracture? - Answers They wont be able to close their mouth
What are the MOI for C-spine? - Answers Motor vehicle accidents, Falls greater that 15ft, IED blast
involving an MRAP
When do you not give an NPA? - Answers if there is visual trauma to the head or face
What medication do you not give to a casualty with a TBI? - Answers Morphine
What is the pupil dilation that indicates an abnormality showing a TBI? - Answers 1mm pupil dilation in
eyes is abnormality that shows TBI.
Signs and symptoms of a TBI - Answers Headache, Nausea, vomiting
A casualty has an eye injury what else might the medic be worried about? - Answers TBI and facial
trauma
You recognize your casualty has an eye injury, what is the first step to treating them? - Answers Flush
the eye for 20 min
APEL - Answers Authorized protective eyewear list
Why is moxifloxicin the best antibiotic for eye injuries? - Answers Moxifoxicin does not affected eye
movement
What is the most successful thing to do for an eye injury? - Answers Prevention, wear eyepro
What is the treatment process for an eye injury? - Answers 1. Irrigate, 2. Apply fox shield, 3. immobilize
, What are the 3 events that mandate prompt command and medical concussion, evaluation, and a 24hr
rest period? - Answers 1. Vehicle associated with blast event, 2. direct blow to the head, 3. Anyone
within 50 meters of a blast
What % of the body needs to be burned to administer fluids? - Answers 20%
What is the leading cause of death related to fires? - Answers Inhalation burns
How are scattered burns measured? - Answers With the casualties hands
The casualties have circumferential burns what signs/symptoms you are looking for? - Answers Swelling
edema and airway compromise
What is the goal of burn wound care? - Answers Prevent shock, infection and minimize disfiguration
What kind of dressing to you apply to a burn? - Answers Dry sterile dressing
What is special about white phosphorus? - Answers A chemical substance that burns when exposed to
oxygen
What are the major solid organs? - Answers Liver, spleen, kidney, inferior vena cava, descending aorta
What are the major hallow organs? - Answers Small + large intestine, gallbladder, urinary bladder,
stomach
What % of knife wounds need are considered urgent surgical? - Answers 15%
What % of GSW are considered urgent surgical? - Answers 85%
When checking for ABD injuries what indicators would raise suspicion ? - Answers Obvious signs of
trauma, signs of hypovolemic shock without obvious cause, Degree of shock greater than expected
What is the most reliable indicator of an ABD injury? - Answers Presence of hypovolemic shock from an
unexplained cause
You are LIGHTLY palpating the ABD, looking for penetrating trauma you feel rigidity and the casualty
complains of pain what is the the Precedence of their injury? - Answers URGENT SURGICAL
How do you position a casualty with ABD pain during transport? - Answers Position casualty with their
knees up to release the pressure in their ABD and give antibiotics
Evisceration requires what kind of environment? How would you dress this injury? - Answers requires a
moist environment and should be wrapped with clean/sterile moist dressing. Moisten dressing with
regular saline.
What are the three categories of musculoskeletal injuries? - Answers 1. Isolated non- life threatening, 2.
non-life threatening, 3. definite musculoskeletal life threatening injury