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1. Helmets and automobile airbags work because they 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j




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-CRT. ANSWER reduceacceleration injuries.
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2. Which of the following statements best describes knife wounds? Their velocity is
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low; isinsignificant; islimitedto structures directly in object's path
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,high; will be small; affects structures at some distance from the wound tract high; may
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-CRT.ANSWER-low; is insignificant; is limited to structures directly in object's path
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4. Injury to which body structure is commonly a DELAYED finding in the blast trauma patient? Heart
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- CRT.ANSWER-Bowel


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-CRT. ANSWER -cellular oxygen demand is greater than supply.
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, 6. shock is the most common type of shock immediately after traumatic injury.
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3j Distributive Septic CardiogenicHypovolemic 3j 3j 3j




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7. Which findings suggest a trauma patient is experiencing cardiogenic shock?
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High shock index, mottling, and hypotension
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3j Pallor,coursebreathsounds,andhypertension
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8. A multisystem trauma patient has become progressively tachycardic and hypotensive one week after
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3j sepsis.

- CRT. ANSWER -sepsis. 3j 3j




9. Normalizing a trauma patient's body temperature helps control bleeding because hypothermia 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j




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causes platelet dysfunction and clotting system failure. stimulates the
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clottingcascadeandreducesbloodpressure.
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- CRT. ANSWER -causes platelet dysfunction and clotting system failure.
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