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penetrating trauma - ANSWER injury caused by an object that passes
through the skin or other body tissues
Bullet related trauma - ANSWER
Thermal Trauma - ANSWER An injury that results in the burning or
freezing of tissues
blast trauma - ANSWER Occurs when energy in the form of light heat
and sound is released rapidly
Rollover collisions with ejection - ANSWER Ejection from the vehicle
significantly increases the probability of fatal injury
kenetic energy KE - ANSWER Speed increases energy by the square of
the velocity and can influence the extent of injury.
Velocity and KE are positively correlated with destruction - ANSWER
KE increases velocity, although velocity is relative it is the projectile KE
that causes damage by transferring energy to the tissue
Cavitation - ANSWER The formation of cavities in an organ or tissue
, Explosion in an enclosed space - ANSWER Increase in pressure relative
to the explosion that occurs in open environment, the increases
pressure compounds the blast effects and potentially increases internal
and external injury severity
Primary Survey A - ANSWER Across the room assessment for
uncontrolled bleeding, Airway and alertness with simultaneous cervical
stabilization
Primary Survey B - ANSWER Breathing and ventilation
Primary Survey C - ANSWER circulation and control of bleeding
Primary survey D - ANSWER Disability (neurological status)
Primary Survey E - ANSWER Exposure and environmental control
Primary survey F - ANSWER Full set of vitals and family presence
Primary Survey g - ANSWER Get monitoring devices and give comfort
Secondary survey H - ANSWER History & head to toe assessment
Secondary survey I - ANSWER Inspect posterior surfaces