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1. Which of the following is the recommended Method for trestemt frostbite?
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A. Vasodilators

B. Anticigulants

C. Warm (40 degrees) water
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D. Padding and elevation
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E. Application of heat from a hairdryer:
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g Answer> C. Warm (40 degrees) water
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2. Which of the following physical findings suggest a cause of hypotension o
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ther than spinal cord injury?
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A. Prispism

B. Bradycardia

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,D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes g g g g




E. Ability to flex forearms but not extend them:
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g Answer> D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes. Spinal shock refers to loss of musc
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le toe (flaccidty) and loss of reflexes.
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3. The primary indication for transferring A patient to a higher level trauma c
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enter is g




A. Unavailibility of surgeon or operating staff g g g g g




B. Multiple system injuries, including severe head injury
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C. Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
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D. Resource limitations as determined by the hospital administration
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E. Widened mediastinum on chest x-ray following blunt trauma:
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g Answer> C. Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor (MÅ SJ
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4. A young man sustains a rifle wound to the mid-
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abdomen. He is brought promptly to the ED by prehospital personnel. His skin i
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s cool and diaphoretic, and his systolic blood pressure is 58mmHg. Warmed cr
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ystalloid fluids are initiated without improvement in his vital signs. The next, m
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ost appropriate, step is to perform
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A. a laparotomy g


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,B. An abdominal CT-scan
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D. Abdominal ultrasonography g




E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage
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Answer>: A. Laparotomy because of hemodynamic ab- normality
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5. A 42-year-
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old man is trapped from the waist down beneath his overturned tractor for sev
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eral hours before medical assistance arrives. He is awake and alert until just be
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fore arriving in the ED. He is now unconscious and responds only to painful sti
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muli by moaning. His pupils are 3mm in diameter and symmetrically reactive t
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o light. Prehospital personnel indicate that they have
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, not seen the patient move either of his lower extremities. On examination in the
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ED, no movement of his lower extremities are detected, even in response to pai
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nful stimuli. The most likely cause for this finding is
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A. An epidural hematoma g g




B. A pelvic fracture g g




C. Central cord syndrome g g




D. Intracerebral hemorrhage g




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o boy is struck by an automobile and brought to the ED. He is lethargic, but wit
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hdraws purposefully from painful stimuli. His blood pressure is 90mmHg systol
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ic, heart rate 140 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 36 breaths per min
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ute. The preferred route of venous access in this patient is
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A. Percutaneous femoral vein cannulation g g g




B. Cutdown on the saphenous vein at the ankle g g g g g g g




C. Intraosseous catheter placement in the proximal tibia g g g g g g




D. Percutaneous peripheral veins in the upper extremities g g g g g g




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