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EXSS 288 Exam 4 Questions with Correct Answers (1) What is the difference between acute and chronic injury? - Answer-Acute: due to excessive force in a single time frame. Sudden onset of short duration Chronic: repeated micro-trauma over extended period. Gradual onset of prolonged duration What is the difference between an open wound vs a closed wound? - Answer-Open: exposed/breaks surface of the skin Closed: unexposed/doesn't disruption skin surface What is the difference betw...

EXSS 288 Exam 4 Questions with All Correct Answers shoulder injury background - Answer--most common complaint 2nd to knee -most common in adults - subacromial impingement syndrome, rotator cuff problems -athletic- 8-13% of all athletic injuries, primarily overhead athletes bones of the shoulder - Answer-humerus, scapula, clavicle, sternum shoulder joints - Answer-sternoclavicular (SC), acromioclavicular (AC), glenohumeral joint, *[scapulothoracic articulation-not a true "joint"] st...

EXSS 288 Exam 3 with Complete Solutions Hyperthermia - Answer-Increase in body temperature Can be inside or outside of normal range Interaction of temperature (body and environment), weather, humidity, hydration Can lead to heat stress Heat stress - Answer-Body tries to maintain physiological temperature that is safe for function. Poor management which leads to heat illness Main Factors affecting body temperature - Answer-1. Metabolic heat production: normal metabolic function generate...

EXSS 288 Exam 3 with A Grade Solutions 5 Key Factors of Mass Casulties - Answer-early command decisions, requesting additional resources early, knowing the distance to exit, initial search, and triage/treatment Incident Command System - Answer-important in MCI events to effectively manage many resources Triage Officer - Answer-supervises the initial triage, tagging and moving of patients to designated treatment areas Treatment Officer - Answer-sets up a treatment area and supervises...

EXSS 288 EXAM 2 with All Correct Answers 2 components of injury assessment - Answer-#1: primary survey #2: secondary survey primary survey - Answer-performed initially to establish presence of life-threatening condition secondary survey - Answer-assessment of vital signs assessment of vital signs - Answer-pulse respiration blood pressure temperature skin color pupils state of consciousness movement abnormal nerve response pulse - Answer-direct extension of heart function adult...

EXSS 288 Exam 2 Questions with Complete Solutions What is an intrinsic and extrinsic injury? - Answer-Intrinsic = infection, extrinsic=orthopedic What is the difference between an acute injury and a chronic injury? - Answer- Acute=macrotrauma, excessive force at a single bout, sudden onset Chronic=microtrauma, repeated over extended period of time, gradual onset What is a primary and secondary injury? - Answer-Primary=direct immediate consequence, Secondary=accommodation to primary inju...

EXSS 288 Exam 1 Questions with Complete Solutions what does the survival and recovery of critically injured or ill victims depend on? - Answer-1. early recognition and response 2. early activation of EMS system 3. care provided until advanced medical personnel take over 4. prehospital care 5. hospital care 6. rehabilitaion what are the types of EMTs? - Answer-EMT-Basic EMT-Intermediate Paramedic what is sports medicine? - Answer-broad field of medical practices related to physical ac...

cerebrospinal fluid - -Contained between the arachnoid and pia mater membranes -Mechanical and immune protection, Forms cushion around brain and spinal chord coup - injury occurs directly where impact is contrecoup - injury occurs on opposite side of impact cerebral concussion (mTBI) - Definition: "clinical syndrome characterized by immediate and transient posttraumatic impairment of neural functions" May experience these signs and symptoms without focal lesion on neuroimaging

How is rescue breathing done on an adult - 1 breath every 5 seconds How is rescue breathing done on a child - 1 breath every 3 seconds T/F: Act of omission is acting inappropriately - False What are common blood-borne pathogens - HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Reasons for abandonment - scene becomes unsafe, too tired to continue, victim shows obvious signs of life and is completely conscious

Exss 288 Exam 1 UNC Questions and Answers Already Passed How is rescue breathing done on an adult 1 breath every 5 seconds How is rescue breathing done on a child 1 breath every 3 seconds T/F: Act of omission is acting inappropriately False What are common blood-borne pathogens HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Reasons for abandonment scene becomes unsafe, too tired to continue, victim shows obvious signs of life and is completely conscious True or False. If you suspected a hea...