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What's the first sign of hypovolemic shock?
Change in mental status, such as anxiety, restlessness, or combativeness.
In nontrauma patients, weakness, faintness, or dizziness on standing is another
early sign.
What's the cause of psychogenic (fainting) shock?
Temporary, generalized vascular dilation
Anxiety, bad news, sight of injury/blood, posport of medical treatment, severe
pain, illness, tiredness
What are the four main goals of the primary assessment?
(1) Look for evidence of severe or exsaguinating hemorrhage
(2) Determine level of consciousness
(3) Identify and manage life-threatening concerns as they're found
(4) Determine priority of the patient and transport
What should you do for a patient who is in shock?
Provide high-flow oxygen and keep the patient warm.
In the primary assessment, what are the three steps for assessing circulation?
Step #1: Check for the presence of a distal pulse.
If you can't find a distal pulse, assess for a central pulse.
Step #2: Make a rapid determination if the pulse is fast, slow, weak, strong, or
altogether absent.
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Step #3: Assess skin temperature, condition, and color, and check for capillary
refill time.
What does it mean biologically if a shock patient's mental status is starting to
deteriorate?
The brain is no longer receiving adequate blood flow and the patient is
progressing from compensated to decompensated shock.
If the patient's condition is unstable or could become unstable, how often should
you reassess vital signs?
Reassess vital signs every 5 minutes.
If the patient's condition is stable, how often should you reassess vital signs?
Reassess vital signs every 10 to 15 minutes.
What four things are you looking at in a patient reassessment?
(1) Vital signs
(2) Interventions
(3) Chief complaint
(4) Mental status
How should you control external bleeding?
Apply direct pressure. If direct pressure is not successful, apply a tourniquet
proximal to the bleeding site according to local protocol.
In what position should you place a shock patient?
Supine
How should you keep a shock patient warm?
Place blankets under and over the patient, and do not use external heat sources.
In what order should you assess the regions of the body for trauma?
(1) Head
(2) Neck and throat
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(3) Chest
(4) Abdomen
What are the obvious signs and symptoms that all patients with head trauma
have?
There are none, it varies very much.
When the head is injured from trauma, disability and unseen injury to the brain
may occur.
Some patients with unseen brain injury will not have obvious signs or symptoms,
such as changes in pupillary size and reactivity, until minutes or hours after the
injury has occurred.
When completing a trauma assessment, specifically one with head trauma, what
must your assessment include?
Frequent neurologic examinations
When completing a trauma assessment, specifically one with neck and throat
trauma, what must your assessment include?
- Frequent physical examinations looking for DCAP-BTLS in the neck region
- Looking for jugular venous (vein) distention and tracheal deviation (late sign of
injury)
How should you treat a patient with a penetrating injury to the neck?
There may be significant bleeding or air may be drawn into the circulatory system,
so use occlusive dressings to keep this from happening.
When completing a trauma assessment, specifically one with chest trauma, what
must your assessment include?
Regardless of the particular injury, it is imperative that you reassess a trauma
patient’s chest region every 5 minutes. This assessment should include DCAP-
BTLS, lung sounds, and chest rise and fall.
What can bruising on the heart cause?
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What causes pneumothorax in traumatic injuries?
If air accumulates between the lung tissue and the chest wall, the lung tissue is
compressed and becomes a pneumothorax.
In traumatic injuries, how does pneumothorax become tension pneumothorax?
If left untreated or unrecognized, the lung tissue squeezes under pressure until
the heart is also squeezed and can no longer pump blood (tension
pneumothorax).
What causes hemothorax?
A hemothorax occurs when blood (instead of air) collects and causes interference
with breathing.
What are the "solid" organs of the abdomen?
1. Liver.
2. Spleen.
3. Pancreas.
4. Kidneys.
5. Ovaries.
What is the major risk of having damage to the "solid" organs of the abdomen?
Solid organs may tear, lacerate, or fracture, causing serious bleeding into the
abdomen that can quickly cause death.
What are the "hollow" organs of the abdomen?
1. Stomach
2. Large and small intenstines
3. Urinary bladder
What is the major risk of having damage to the "hollow" organs of the abdomen?
Hollow organs may rupture and leak toxic chemicals used for digestion into the
abdomen.
What is the optimal amount of on-scene time for critically injured patients?
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What's the first sign of hypovolemic shock?
Change in mental status, such as anxiety, restlessness, or combativeness.
In nontrauma patients, weakness, faintness, or dizziness on standing is another
early sign.
What's the cause of psychogenic (fainting) shock?
Temporary, generalized vascular dilation
Anxiety, bad news, sight of injury/blood, posport of medical treatment, severe
pain, illness, tiredness
What are the four main goals of the primary assessment?
(1) Look for evidence of severe or exsaguinating hemorrhage
(2) Determine level of consciousness
(3) Identify and manage life-threatening concerns as they're found
(4) Determine priority of the patient and transport
What should you do for a patient who is in shock?
Provide high-flow oxygen and keep the patient warm.
In the primary assessment, what are the three steps for assessing circulation?
Step #1: Check for the presence of a distal pulse.
If you can't find a distal pulse, assess for a central pulse.
Step #2: Make a rapid determination if the pulse is fast, slow, weak, strong, or
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Step #3: Assess skin temperature, condition, and color, and check for capillary
refill time.
What does it mean biologically if a shock patient's mental status is starting to
deteriorate?
The brain is no longer receiving adequate blood flow and the patient is
progressing from compensated to decompensated shock.
If the patient's condition is unstable or could become unstable, how often should
you reassess vital signs?
Reassess vital signs every 5 minutes.
If the patient's condition is stable, how often should you reassess vital signs?
Reassess vital signs every 10 to 15 minutes.
What four things are you looking at in a patient reassessment?
(1) Vital signs
(2) Interventions
(3) Chief complaint
(4) Mental status
How should you control external bleeding?
Apply direct pressure. If direct pressure is not successful, apply a tourniquet
proximal to the bleeding site according to local protocol.
In what position should you place a shock patient?
Supine
How should you keep a shock patient warm?
Place blankets under and over the patient, and do not use external heat sources.
In what order should you assess the regions of the body for trauma?
(1) Head
(2) Neck and throat
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(3) Chest
(4) Abdomen
What are the obvious signs and symptoms that all patients with head trauma
have?
There are none, it varies very much.
When the head is injured from trauma, disability and unseen injury to the brain
may occur.
Some patients with unseen brain injury will not have obvious signs or symptoms,
such as changes in pupillary size and reactivity, until minutes or hours after the
injury has occurred.
When completing a trauma assessment, specifically one with head trauma, what
must your assessment include?
Frequent neurologic examinations
When completing a trauma assessment, specifically one with neck and throat
trauma, what must your assessment include?
- Frequent physical examinations looking for DCAP-BTLS in the neck region
- Looking for jugular venous (vein) distention and tracheal deviation (late sign of
injury)
How should you treat a patient with a penetrating injury to the neck?
There may be significant bleeding or air may be drawn into the circulatory system,
so use occlusive dressings to keep this from happening.
When completing a trauma assessment, specifically one with chest trauma, what
must your assessment include?
Regardless of the particular injury, it is imperative that you reassess a trauma
patient’s chest region every 5 minutes. This assessment should include DCAP-
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What can bruising on the heart cause?
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What causes pneumothorax in traumatic injuries?
If air accumulates between the lung tissue and the chest wall, the lung tissue is
compressed and becomes a pneumothorax.
In traumatic injuries, how does pneumothorax become tension pneumothorax?
If left untreated or unrecognized, the lung tissue squeezes under pressure until
the heart is also squeezed and can no longer pump blood (tension
pneumothorax).
What causes hemothorax?
A hemothorax occurs when blood (instead of air) collects and causes interference
with breathing.
What are the "solid" organs of the abdomen?
1. Liver.
2. Spleen.
3. Pancreas.
4. Kidneys.
5. Ovaries.
What is the major risk of having damage to the "solid" organs of the abdomen?
Solid organs may tear, lacerate, or fracture, causing serious bleeding into the
abdomen that can quickly cause death.
What are the "hollow" organs of the abdomen?
1. Stomach
2. Large and small intenstines
3. Urinary bladder
What is the major risk of having damage to the "hollow" organs of the abdomen?
Hollow organs may rupture and leak toxic chemicals used for digestion into the
abdomen.
What is the optimal amount of on-scene time for critically injured patients?
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