EMT Trauma Fisdap

Treatment for a patient with full-thickness burns correct answers High-flow oxygen; dry, sterile dressings; thermal management (keep patient warm); provide rapid transport What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient? correct answers Apply a proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately. Then turn to patient's airway and breathing status (CAB) How do you care for a partially amputated extremity? correct answers Control bleeding with bulky compression (pressure) dressings and splint extremity to prevent further injury Injury to the cervical spine from a hanging occurs through correct answers distraction, or stretching, of the vertebrae and spinal cord What is a subluxation correct answers a partial or incomplete dislocation; this is an injury, not an injury mechanism Injuries related to Hyperextension mechanisms correct answers Patients who strike their head on the windshield during a mvc Axial Loading MOI correct answers The spinal column is compressed vertically; injuries after diving head first into shallow water and lumbar spine injuries after a fall from a significant height and landing feet first What does cold, pale skin and an absent distal pulse indicate in a limb? correct answers Indicates that blood flow distal to the injury is compromised How do you make one attempt to restore distal circulation? correct answers By applying gentle manual traction in line with the long axis of the limb What can you do to a limb after distal circulation is restored? correct answers Splint the limb in whatever position allows the strongest distal pulse, elevate limb above level of the heart to help minimize swelling, and an icepack may also help reduce pain and swelling What is a flail chest? correct answers Occurs when several ribs are fractured in more than one place; the result is a free-floating section of ribs (flail segment) that collapses during inhalation and bulges out during exhalation (paradoxical chest movement) What happens as the flail segment (flail chest) collapses? correct answers The lung is compressed and ventilation is impaired. Treatment should include PPV and prompt transport.