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Observations made and actions taken at a trauma
What is a Scene Size-Up? scene before actually approaching the patient. It is
the initial step in the ITLS Primary Survey
What does "OPIM" stand Other Potentially Infectious Material
for?
-PPE (Personal Protection Equipment)
-Patient transport device (stretcher, long spine board,
and so on) with effective strapping and head motion-
restriction device
What equipment should
-Rigid cervical extrication collar of an appropriate
you always take with you
size
for trauma patients?
-Oxygen and airway equipment, which should include
suction equipment and a BVM (Bag-Valve Mask)
-Trauma box (bandage material, hemostatic agent,
tourniquet, blood pressure cuff, stethoscope)
, -Cervical-spine fracture
-Flail chest
What are some of the
-Myocardial contusion
potential injury patterns
-Pneumothorax
for a mechanism of Injury
-Aortic disruption
of frontal impact? (Name
-Spleen or liver laceration
8)
-Posterior hip dislocation
-Knee dislocation
-Contralateral neck sprain
-Cervical-spine fracture
What are some of the
-Lateral flail chest
potential injury patterns
-Pneumothorax
for a mechanism of lateral
-Aortic disruption
impact (T-bone)? (Name
-Diaphragmatic rupture
8)
-Laceration of liver, kidney or spleen
-Pelvic fracture
What are potential injury Exposure to all mechanisms (and mortality increased)
patterns for a mechanism
of ejection?
What are some of the -Head injury
potential injury patterns -Aortic disruption
for a mechanism of Injury -Abdominal visceral injuries
of pedestrian vs. car? -Fracture pelvis and lower extremities
(Name 4)
The medical provider's estimate of a disease or injury
being present in a patient. A high index of suspicion
What is "index of
means there is a high probability the injury is present.
suspicion"?
A low index of suspicion means there is a low risk of
the injury.
List the two basic Blunt and penetrating
mechanisms of motion
injury
, Identify the three 1. Machine collision
collisions associated with 2. Body collision
a motor-vehicle collision 3. Organ collision resulting in rupture, shearing, or
(MVC) bruising
1. Frontal-impact (head-on collision)
2. Lateral-impact (T-bone collision)
Name the five common
3. Rear-impact collision
forms of MVCs
4. Rollover collision
5. Rotational collision
Machine collision = Deformed front end
Body collision = Spider-web pattern of windshield
Organ collision = Coup/contracoup brain, soft-tissue
injury (scalp, face, neck), hyperextension/flexion of
Using the three collisions the cervical spine
associated with a MVC,
relate at least three Machine collision = Deformed front end
frontal-impact collisions to Body collision = Steering wheel ring fracture,
potential patient injuries to deformity and column displacement
deformity of the vehicle, Organ collision = Traumatic tattooing of patient's skin
interior structures and
body structures. Machine collision = Deformity of vehicle
Body collision = Dashboard fracture and deformity
Organ collision = Facial trauma, coup/contracoup
brain, hyperextension/flexion of the cervical spine,
pelvis, hip and knee trauma
Answers (Verified Answers) (Latest Update 2025)
UPDATE!!
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Terms in this set (260)
Observations made and actions taken at a trauma
What is a Scene Size-Up? scene before actually approaching the patient. It is
the initial step in the ITLS Primary Survey
What does "OPIM" stand Other Potentially Infectious Material
for?
-PPE (Personal Protection Equipment)
-Patient transport device (stretcher, long spine board,
and so on) with effective strapping and head motion-
restriction device
What equipment should
-Rigid cervical extrication collar of an appropriate
you always take with you
size
for trauma patients?
-Oxygen and airway equipment, which should include
suction equipment and a BVM (Bag-Valve Mask)
-Trauma box (bandage material, hemostatic agent,
tourniquet, blood pressure cuff, stethoscope)
, -Cervical-spine fracture
-Flail chest
What are some of the
-Myocardial contusion
potential injury patterns
-Pneumothorax
for a mechanism of Injury
-Aortic disruption
of frontal impact? (Name
-Spleen or liver laceration
8)
-Posterior hip dislocation
-Knee dislocation
-Contralateral neck sprain
-Cervical-spine fracture
What are some of the
-Lateral flail chest
potential injury patterns
-Pneumothorax
for a mechanism of lateral
-Aortic disruption
impact (T-bone)? (Name
-Diaphragmatic rupture
8)
-Laceration of liver, kidney or spleen
-Pelvic fracture
What are potential injury Exposure to all mechanisms (and mortality increased)
patterns for a mechanism
of ejection?
What are some of the -Head injury
potential injury patterns -Aortic disruption
for a mechanism of Injury -Abdominal visceral injuries
of pedestrian vs. car? -Fracture pelvis and lower extremities
(Name 4)
The medical provider's estimate of a disease or injury
being present in a patient. A high index of suspicion
What is "index of
means there is a high probability the injury is present.
suspicion"?
A low index of suspicion means there is a low risk of
the injury.
List the two basic Blunt and penetrating
mechanisms of motion
injury
, Identify the three 1. Machine collision
collisions associated with 2. Body collision
a motor-vehicle collision 3. Organ collision resulting in rupture, shearing, or
(MVC) bruising
1. Frontal-impact (head-on collision)
2. Lateral-impact (T-bone collision)
Name the five common
3. Rear-impact collision
forms of MVCs
4. Rollover collision
5. Rotational collision
Machine collision = Deformed front end
Body collision = Spider-web pattern of windshield
Organ collision = Coup/contracoup brain, soft-tissue
injury (scalp, face, neck), hyperextension/flexion of
Using the three collisions the cervical spine
associated with a MVC,
relate at least three Machine collision = Deformed front end
frontal-impact collisions to Body collision = Steering wheel ring fracture,
potential patient injuries to deformity and column displacement
deformity of the vehicle, Organ collision = Traumatic tattooing of patient's skin
interior structures and
body structures. Machine collision = Deformity of vehicle
Body collision = Dashboard fracture and deformity
Organ collision = Facial trauma, coup/contracoup
brain, hyperextension/flexion of the cervical spine,
pelvis, hip and knee trauma
