Emergency Trauma Surgery- Fuller Chapter 36 Questions with Correct Answers

A program established by the American College of Surgeons for protocols and training in trauma medicine Correct Answer ATLS Trauma that results in deep tissue injury without rupture of the skin Correct Answer blunt injury Tearing of the atria or ventricles as a result of trauma Correct Answer cardiac rupture Pressure on the heart, causing restriction and damage to the conduction system Correct Answer cardiac tamponade Condition in which the body's normal blood clotting mechanism ceases to function, characteristic in severe multi-trauma Correct Answer coagulopathy Increased blood pressure in any compartment of the body such as the cranium, abdominal cavity, or a limb caused by trauma Correct Answer compartment syndrome Another term for bruising Correct Answer contusion Surgery whose objective is to stop hemorrhage and prevent sepsis without attempting reconstruction or anatomical continuity Correct Answer damage control surgery Evidence based diagnosis of a medical problem using normal investigative procedures such as imaging studies Correct Answer definitive diagnosis A planned surgical procedure, usually with specific objectives for reconstruction or restoring function of anatomical structures Correct Answer definitive procedure Hemorrhage with the potential to deplete the patient's total blood volume Correct Answer exsanguinating Rib fracture in at least three adjacent ribs at both points of attachment - requires immediate surgery Correct Answer flail chest A protocol of ATLS in which ultrasound is used in a focused area to diagnose severe trauma Correct Answer focused assessment with ultrasound for trauma (FAST) A type of shock characterized by vascular failure due to severe bleeding Correct Answer hemorrhagic shock