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TRAUMA UNIT EXAM (REWRITE) Questions and Answers
with 100% Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
A 25 year old male was thrown from his motorcycle and hit a
guard rail head first. You notice copious amounts of blood in the
mouth with teeth missing. He has an open maxilla fracture. You
attempt to suction the airway but his jaw is clenched. How
should you manage the airway?
Cricothyrotomy
3 multiple choice options
A 27 year old female was assaulted. She has a 10 cm cut across
her lower abdomen and you see the lower intestines protrude
each time she exhales. What should you do?
Apply a moist dressing then an occlusive dressing
3 multiple choice options
A 34 year old male has a severe closed head injury. Vital signs
are BP 210/112, P 48, and R 8. You should suspect
Cushing's triad.
3 multiple choice options
A 26 year old female has difficulty breathing after a car crash.
Lung sounds are distant on her left side and she has
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asymmetrical chest rise.
What should you do?
Apply a non-rebreather mask at 15 lpm
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following should raise your index of suspicion for
internal bleeding?
Cullen's sign
3 multiple choice options
A 60 year old male fell onto a coffee table yesterday and he
woke up this morning complaining of diffuse, dull abdominal
pain. You note periumbilical bruising. What is this called?
Cullen's sign
3 multiple choice options
After splinting a deformed humerus you are unable to palpate a
distal pulse. What should you do?
Loosen the splint and reassess for circulation.
3 multiple choice options
A 45 year old man was hit in the chest. He complains of chest
pain with inspiration. Breath sounds are clear and equal
bilateral. Vital signs are
BP 130/80, P 76, R 12, Sp02 94%. What should you suspect?
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Rib fractures
3 multiple choice options
Initial treatments of an arterial bleed in the left forearm are
unsuccessful. What should you do?
Apply a tourniquet
3 multiple choice options
A 32 year old male spilled a dry chemical on his hands and
arms. After 5 minutes of exposure he now has open sores
developing. What should you do?
Brush the powder off the wound
3 multiple choice options
what happens within the thoracic cavity when there is a
negative pressure environment
Ambient air is drawn into the lungs and venous blood flows
back into the heart.
3 multiple choice options
A 33 year old male is unconscious after a car crash. He was the
restrained driver of a head on car crash at highway speeds. His
left arm is cyanotic with absent pulses. What should you
suspect?
Aortic dissection
TRAUMA UNIT EXAM (REWRITE) Questions and Answers
with 100% Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
A 25 year old male was thrown from his motorcycle and hit a
guard rail head first. You notice copious amounts of blood in the
mouth with teeth missing. He has an open maxilla fracture. You
attempt to suction the airway but his jaw is clenched. How
should you manage the airway?
Cricothyrotomy
3 multiple choice options
A 27 year old female was assaulted. She has a 10 cm cut across
her lower abdomen and you see the lower intestines protrude
each time she exhales. What should you do?
Apply a moist dressing then an occlusive dressing
3 multiple choice options
A 34 year old male has a severe closed head injury. Vital signs
are BP 210/112, P 48, and R 8. You should suspect
Cushing's triad.
3 multiple choice options
A 26 year old female has difficulty breathing after a car crash.
Lung sounds are distant on her left side and she has
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asymmetrical chest rise.
What should you do?
Apply a non-rebreather mask at 15 lpm
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following should raise your index of suspicion for
internal bleeding?
Cullen's sign
3 multiple choice options
A 60 year old male fell onto a coffee table yesterday and he
woke up this morning complaining of diffuse, dull abdominal
pain. You note periumbilical bruising. What is this called?
Cullen's sign
3 multiple choice options
After splinting a deformed humerus you are unable to palpate a
distal pulse. What should you do?
Loosen the splint and reassess for circulation.
3 multiple choice options
A 45 year old man was hit in the chest. He complains of chest
pain with inspiration. Breath sounds are clear and equal
bilateral. Vital signs are
BP 130/80, P 76, R 12, Sp02 94%. What should you suspect?
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Rib fractures
3 multiple choice options
Initial treatments of an arterial bleed in the left forearm are
unsuccessful. What should you do?
Apply a tourniquet
3 multiple choice options
A 32 year old male spilled a dry chemical on his hands and
arms. After 5 minutes of exposure he now has open sores
developing. What should you do?
Brush the powder off the wound
3 multiple choice options
what happens within the thoracic cavity when there is a
negative pressure environment
Ambient air is drawn into the lungs and venous blood flows
back into the heart.
3 multiple choice options
A 33 year old male is unconscious after a car crash. He was the
restrained driver of a head on car crash at highway speeds. His
left arm is cyanotic with absent pulses. What should you
suspect?
Aortic dissection
