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1. Helmets08and08automobile08airbags08work08be
cause08the08yprevent08blows08to08the08head.
reducefacceleration08injurie
s.08increase08deceleration
08speed
.
add08deceleration08distance.08-fANSWER-reduce08acceleration08injuries.
2. Which08of08the08followingfstatements08best08describes08knife08wounds?08Their08velocity08is
,08thetemporary08cavity ,08and08damage .
low;08depends08on08the08size08of08the08knife;08is08usually08extensive
low;08is08insignificant;08is08limited08to08structures08directly08in08object's08path
high;08will08be08small;08affects08structures08at08some08distance08from08the08wound08tract
high;08may08be08massive;08results08in08widespread08tissue08destruction
08-08ANSWER-
08low;08is08insignificant;08is08limitedto08structuresfdirectly08in08object's
08path
4. Injury08tofwhich08body08structure08isfcommonly08a08DELAYED08finding08in08the08bla
st08trauma08patient?08Heart
Bladder
08Bow
el
Spleen08-08ANSWER-Bowel
5. Shock08occursfwhen
the08sodium-potassium08pumpffails.
ATP08levels08are08less08than08lactic08acid08l
evels.08cellu08lar08oxygen08demand08isfgrea
ter08than08supply.
, aerobic08metabolism08exceeds08anaerobic08metabolism.08-
08ANSWER-
08cellular08oxygen08demand08is08greater08thansupply.
, 6.
shock08is08the08most08common08type08of08shock08immediately08after08traum
atic08injury.Distr08ibutive08Septic08Cardiogenic08Hypovolemic08-08ANSWER-
Hypovolemic
7. Which08findings08suggest08a08trauma08patient08isfexperiencing08cardiogenic08shock
?Bradycardia,08cyanosis,08and08elevated08mean08arterial08pr
essuref0 8 High08shock08index,08mottling,08and08hypotension
08Tac
hycardia,08flushing,08and08widened08pulse08pressure
Pallor,08course08breath08sounds,08and08hypertension08-08ANSWER-
High08shock08index,08mottling,08and08hypotension
8. A08multisystem08trauma08patient08hasfbecome08progressively08tachycardicfand08hypotensive0
8one08week08afte08rhospital08admission.08Pulse08pressure08is08wide.08Thefmost08likely08expla
nation08for08thisffindingfis
dehydration.
fat08embolism08syndro
me.08surgical08site08bl
eeding.08se08psis.08-
08ANSWER-sepsis.
9. Normalizing08a08trauma08patient's08body08temperaturefhelps08control08bleeding08beca
use08hypothermi08aproduces08shivering08and08makes08platelets08hyperactive.
causes08platelet08dysfunction08and08clotting08system08failure.08
stimulates08the08clotting08cascade08and08reduces08blood08pre
ssure.
increases08tissuefoxygen08consumption08and08cold08diuresis.08-
08ANSWER-
08causes08plateletfdysfunction08andclotting08system08failure.
10. What08arefthe08308components08of08the08"trauma08tri