4N051 SSgt WAPS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

4N051 SSgt WAPS EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Anterograde (Posttraumatic) Amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Inability
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to remember events after an injury.
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Basilar Skull Fractures - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Usually occur following
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diffuse impact to the head (such as falls, motor vehicle crashes);
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generally result from extension of a linear fracture to the base of the
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skull and can be difficult to diagnose with a radiograph (x-ray).
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Battle's Sign - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bruising behind an ear over the
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mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture.
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Cerebral Edema - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Swelling of the brain.
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Closed Head Injury - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Injury in which the brain
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ahs been injured but the skin has not been broken and there is no
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obvious bleeding. |

,Concussion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A temporary loss or alteration of
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part of all of the brain's abilities to function without actual physical
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damage to the brain. | | |




Connecting Nerves - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nerves in the spinal cord
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that connect the motor and sensory nerves.
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Coup-Contrecoup Injury - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Dual impacting of the | | | | | | | |



brain into the skull; coup injury occurs at the point of impact;
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Contrecoup injury occurs on the opposite side of impact, as the brain
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rebounds.


Distraction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the action of pulling the spine along
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its length.
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Epidural Hematoma - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An accumulation of blood
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between the skull and the dura mater.
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Eyes-Forward Position - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A head position in which
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the patient's eyes are looking straight ahead and the head and torso are
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in line.
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,Four-Person Log Roll - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The recommended
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procedure for moving a patient with a suspected spinal injury from the
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ground to a long backboard.
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Intervertebral Disk - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The cushion that lies
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between two vertebrae. | |




Intracerebral Hematoma - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bleeding within the
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brain tissue (parenchyma) itself; also referred to as an intraparenchymal
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|hematoma.


ICP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Intracranial Pressure.
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Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The pressure within
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the cranial vault.
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Involuntary Activities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Actions of the body that
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are not under a person's conscious control.
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Linear Skull Fractures - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Account for 80% of skull
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fractures; also referred to as nondisplaced skull fractures; commonly
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occur in the temporal-parietal region of the skull; not associated with
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deformities to the skull. | | |

, Meninges - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Three distinct layers of tissue that
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surround and protect the brain and the spinal cord within the skull and
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the spinal canal.
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Open Head Injury - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Injury to the head often
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caused by a penetrating object in which there may be bleeding and
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exposed brain tissue. | |




Primary (Direct) Injury - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An injury to the brain
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and its associated structures that is a direct result of impact to the head.
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Raccoon Eyes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bruising under the eyes that may
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indicate a skull fracture.
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Retrograde Amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The inability to remember
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events leading up to a head injury.
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Secondary (Indirect) Injury - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The "after effects"
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of the primary injury; includes abnormal processes such as cerebral
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edema, increased intracranial pressure, cerebral ischemia and hypoxia,
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and infection; onset is often delayed following the primary brain injury.
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bleeding into the
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subarachnoid space, where the cerebrospinal fluid circulates.
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