1. When is the "1st peak" in the
seconds - minutes after injury
Trimodal Death Distribution?
2. When is the "2nd peak" in the
minutes - hours after injury
Trimodal Death Distribution?
3. When is the "3rd peak" in the
days - weeks after injury
Trimodal Death Distribution?
4. What is the ABCDE Approach?
5. is common in the polytrauma Thoracic injury
patient and can pose life-threatening
problems if not promptly identified
during the prima- ry survey.
6.
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Patient care during the Prehospital Phase 1 - Airway maintenance
should include which 5 interventions &
considerations? 2 - Breathing support
3 - Control of bleeding & shock
4 - Immobilization of patient
5 - Immediate transport to approp.
facility
7. 5 Critical Aspects of Hospital
Preparation are: 1. Resuscitation area available for
trauma pa- tients.
2. Properly functioning airway
equipment (ie. laryngoscopes,
endotracheal tubes)
3. Warmed IV crystalloid & monitors
4. Protocol for additional medical
assistance
5. Transfers to trauma centers nearby
8. What 3 steps, and their 5-2-2
contents, make up the Initial
Assessment to pro- vide a rapid
and accurate systematic ap-
proach?
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9 4 important keys to communicate with the
. receiving team for a trauma patient
are:
10. What are the 3 parts to the "10-
second Initial Assessment"?
11. What are the 4 parts to the 1st
Priority of Airway Management?
12. Monitor what 3 things for
Circulation with Hemorrhage
control?
13. A) What exam is at the end of Disability in A) "Rapid Neurologic Eval"
the Primary Survey? .
. B)
B) What 4 parts is it made up of?
14. A) A decrease in LOC may caution in patients wit
indicate a change in . inhalation injury.
.
B) What do you do?
15. A) Pulse oximetry measures the
.
.
B) It can be confounded by ,
so this should be used with