EMT FISDAP TRAUMA EXAM 3
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
TESTED SOLUTIONS
⩥ Ecchymosis. Answer: a discoloration of the skin resulting from
bleeding underneath, typically caused by bruising.
⩥ AMS
drug of alcohol intoxication
inability to communicate
spinal pain or tenderness
complaints of numbness or motor function
deformity of spine
distracting injuries. Answer: indications for spinal immobilization
⩥ life threatening extremity hemorrhage that can't be controlled by
direct pressure or pressure dressings. Answer: indications for tourniquet
use
⩥ Cushing's reflex. Answer: A response to elevations of ICP. results in
cushing's triad which is bradycardia, irregular respirations, and widening
pulse pressure (high bp)
, ⩥ an opening in the chest, about the size of a coin.
hissing or sucking sounds when the person inhales and exhales.
heavy bleeding from the wound.
bright red or pinkish, foaming blood around the wound.
coughing up blood.. Answer: signs and symptoms of sucking chest
wounds
⩥ diminished or absent breath sounds
severe dyspnea
narrowing pulse pressure
tachycardia and restlessness
shock. Answer: signs and symptoms of tension pneumothorax
⩥ patient will collapse and be unresponsive following a blow to the
chest.
no pulse and no breathing
Sometimes there will be jerking movements in the arms and legs
immediate cardiac arrest. Answer: signs and symptoms of commitio
cordis
⩥ a referred pain in the left shoulder may indicate?. Answer: splenic
injury may be present with this pain
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
TESTED SOLUTIONS
⩥ Ecchymosis. Answer: a discoloration of the skin resulting from
bleeding underneath, typically caused by bruising.
⩥ AMS
drug of alcohol intoxication
inability to communicate
spinal pain or tenderness
complaints of numbness or motor function
deformity of spine
distracting injuries. Answer: indications for spinal immobilization
⩥ life threatening extremity hemorrhage that can't be controlled by
direct pressure or pressure dressings. Answer: indications for tourniquet
use
⩥ Cushing's reflex. Answer: A response to elevations of ICP. results in
cushing's triad which is bradycardia, irregular respirations, and widening
pulse pressure (high bp)
, ⩥ an opening in the chest, about the size of a coin.
hissing or sucking sounds when the person inhales and exhales.
heavy bleeding from the wound.
bright red or pinkish, foaming blood around the wound.
coughing up blood.. Answer: signs and symptoms of sucking chest
wounds
⩥ diminished or absent breath sounds
severe dyspnea
narrowing pulse pressure
tachycardia and restlessness
shock. Answer: signs and symptoms of tension pneumothorax
⩥ patient will collapse and be unresponsive following a blow to the
chest.
no pulse and no breathing
Sometimes there will be jerking movements in the arms and legs
immediate cardiac arrest. Answer: signs and symptoms of commitio
cordis
⩥ a referred pain in the left shoulder may indicate?. Answer: splenic
injury may be present with this pain
