TPATC/CFRN STUDY GUIDE
Trauma - Answers :Leading cause of death for all age groups under 44.
Trauma in kids - Answers :Leading cause of death in children.
How many trauma time frames are there? - Answers :3...first peak, second peak and
third peak.
First Peak Trauma time frame - Answers :Represents 50% of total patient mortality and
includes those who die instantaneously or in the first few minutes after injury.
Brain stem injury, high spinal cord and lacerations of the heart, aorta or other large
blood vessels.
Second Peak Trauma time frame - Answers :Represents 30% of fatalities and occurs
within mins to a few hours after injury. Usually TBI and other multiple injuries associated
with significant blood loss.
Third peak trauma time frame. - Answers :Occurs days to weeks after the acute injury
and usually is the result of sepsis and multiple organ failure.
lapse rate - Answers :the change in temperature averages 3.5 degrees F every 1000
feet.
Boyle's Law - Answers :A principle that describes the relationship between the pressure
and volume of a gas at constant temperature
Boyle's Law consideration - Answers :-leave OG/NG open to vent the stomach
-ETT cuff pressure changes
Charles' Law - Answers :the law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant
pressure, the volume of the gas increases as the temperature of the gas increases and
the volume of the gas decreases as the temperature of the gas decreases
Gay-Lussac's Law - Answers :the pressure in an oxygen tank will increase as the
environment temperature increases
Combined Gas Law - Answers :the relationship between the pressure, volume, and
temperature of a fixed amount of gas
Combined Gas Law - Answers :the effects of pressure are greater than the effects of
temperature
Dalton's Law - Answers :total pressure of a mixture of gas is equal to the sum of the
partial pressure of each gas in the mixture
Trauma - Answers :Leading cause of death for all age groups under 44.
Trauma in kids - Answers :Leading cause of death in children.
How many trauma time frames are there? - Answers :3...first peak, second peak and
third peak.
First Peak Trauma time frame - Answers :Represents 50% of total patient mortality and
includes those who die instantaneously or in the first few minutes after injury.
Brain stem injury, high spinal cord and lacerations of the heart, aorta or other large
blood vessels.
Second Peak Trauma time frame - Answers :Represents 30% of fatalities and occurs
within mins to a few hours after injury. Usually TBI and other multiple injuries associated
with significant blood loss.
Third peak trauma time frame. - Answers :Occurs days to weeks after the acute injury
and usually is the result of sepsis and multiple organ failure.
lapse rate - Answers :the change in temperature averages 3.5 degrees F every 1000
feet.
Boyle's Law - Answers :A principle that describes the relationship between the pressure
and volume of a gas at constant temperature
Boyle's Law consideration - Answers :-leave OG/NG open to vent the stomach
-ETT cuff pressure changes
Charles' Law - Answers :the law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant
pressure, the volume of the gas increases as the temperature of the gas increases and
the volume of the gas decreases as the temperature of the gas decreases
Gay-Lussac's Law - Answers :the pressure in an oxygen tank will increase as the
environment temperature increases
Combined Gas Law - Answers :the relationship between the pressure, volume, and
temperature of a fixed amount of gas
Combined Gas Law - Answers :the effects of pressure are greater than the effects of
temperature
Dalton's Law - Answers :total pressure of a mixture of gas is equal to the sum of the
partial pressure of each gas in the mixture
