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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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gAnswer> C. Warm (40 degrees) water
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2. Which of the following physical findings suggest a cause of hypotension other than s
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pinal cord injury?
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A. Prispism

B. Bradycardia

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D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes
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E. Ability to flex forearms but not extend them
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Answer>: D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes. Spinal shock refers to loss of muscle toe (fla
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ccidty) and loss of reflexes.
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3. The primary indication for transferring A patient to a higher level trauma center is
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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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Answer> C. Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor (MÅ SJEKKES)
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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 is cool and
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diaphoretic, and his systolic blood pressure is 58mmHg. Warmed crystalloid fluids are i
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nitiated without improvement in his vital signs. The next, most appropriate, step is to pe
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A. a laparotomy
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old man is trapped from the waist down beneath his overturned tractor for several hour
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s before medical assistance arrives. He is awake and alert until just before arriving in the
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ED. He is now unconscious and responds only to painful stimuli by moaning. His pupils a
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re 3mm in diameter and symmetrically reactive to light. Prehospital personnel indicate t
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hat they have
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not seen the patient move either of his lower extremities. On examination in the ED, no m
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ovement of his lower extremities are detected, even in response to painful stimuli. The mos
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t likely cause for this finding is:
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urposefully from painful stimuli. His blood pressure is 90mmHg systolic, heart rate 140 b
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eats per minute and his respiratory rate is 36 breaths per minute.The preferred route of
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venous access in this patient is:
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A. Percutaneous femoral vein cannulation g g g




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E. Central venous access via the subclavian or internal jugular vein:
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7. A young man sustains a gunshot wound to the abdomen and is brought promptly to th
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e ED by prehospital personnel. His skin is cool and diaphoretic, and he is confused. His pu
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lse is thready and his femoral pulse is only weakly palpable. The definitive treatment in
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