Volume 4 Ch 7: Chest Trauma Post-Test
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Rapid trauma assessment - ANSWER Questioning a patient about
respirophasic pain, or pain with breathing effort, would happen during
what part of assessment?
Vascular compression - ANSWER What is the primary underlying
pathophysiology behind deaths associated with traumatic asphyxia?
Strong, bounding pulse - ANSWER Which of the following is not
an effect produced by pericardial tamponade?
mediastinum - ANSWER The central space within the thoracic
cavity that houses the heart is the:
Flail chest - ANSWER What condition occurs when three or more
adjacent ribs fracture in two or more places?
Assist ventilation with a BVM at the patient's current rate, initiate two
large-bore IVs TKO, and expedite transport. - ANSWER You are
treating the victim of an auto accident who struck the steering wheel
when the air bag failed to deploy. You notice severe bruising of the
anterior chest but don't detect any rib fractures or displacement. When
you arrived the patient was conscious and well oriented with respirations
of 22 and a palpable radial pulse of 96. His SpO2
is 95; you immediately apply high-flow oxygen. After extrication and
immobilization, you notice that the patient's breathing is more shallow but
his rate remains about the same. His radial pulse is 114, his blood
pressure is 96/70, and his SpO2
has dropped to 92 percent. In addition he appears to be developing some
abdominal distention and is beginning to complain of dyspnea. You
auscultate his lungs and find that they are diminished to absent in the
lower lobes. What would your next actions include?
Cyanosis - ANSWER During primary assessment, which of the
following signs indicates hypoxia?
High-flow oxygen and application of a one-way valve dressing -
ANSWER A 34-year-old male patient received a small-caliber gunshot
wound to the right anterior chest at the third intercostal on the
2025 Update|Most Tested Questions And
Verified Solutions (Already Graded A+)|
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Rapid trauma assessment - ANSWER Questioning a patient about
respirophasic pain, or pain with breathing effort, would happen during
what part of assessment?
Vascular compression - ANSWER What is the primary underlying
pathophysiology behind deaths associated with traumatic asphyxia?
Strong, bounding pulse - ANSWER Which of the following is not
an effect produced by pericardial tamponade?
mediastinum - ANSWER The central space within the thoracic
cavity that houses the heart is the:
Flail chest - ANSWER What condition occurs when three or more
adjacent ribs fracture in two or more places?
Assist ventilation with a BVM at the patient's current rate, initiate two
large-bore IVs TKO, and expedite transport. - ANSWER You are
treating the victim of an auto accident who struck the steering wheel
when the air bag failed to deploy. You notice severe bruising of the
anterior chest but don't detect any rib fractures or displacement. When
you arrived the patient was conscious and well oriented with respirations
of 22 and a palpable radial pulse of 96. His SpO2
is 95; you immediately apply high-flow oxygen. After extrication and
immobilization, you notice that the patient's breathing is more shallow but
his rate remains about the same. His radial pulse is 114, his blood
pressure is 96/70, and his SpO2
has dropped to 92 percent. In addition he appears to be developing some
abdominal distention and is beginning to complain of dyspnea. You
auscultate his lungs and find that they are diminished to absent in the
lower lobes. What would your next actions include?
Cyanosis - ANSWER During primary assessment, which of the
following signs indicates hypoxia?
High-flow oxygen and application of a one-way valve dressing -
ANSWER A 34-year-old male patient received a small-caliber gunshot
wound to the right anterior chest at the third intercostal on the
