4N051 SSgt WAPS -Review Questions and Answers 2024

Anterograde (Posttraumatic) Amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER-Inability to remember events after an injury. Basilar Skull Fractures - CORRECT ANSWER-Usually occur following diffuse impact to the head (such as falls, motor vehicle crashes); generally result from extension of a linear fracture to the base of the skull and can be difficult to diagnose with a radiograph (x-ray). Battle's Sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture. Cerebral Edema - CORRECT ANSWER-Swelling of the brain. Closed Head Injury - CORRECT ANSWER-Injury in which the brain ahs been injured but the skin has not been broken and there is no obvious bleeding. Concussion - CORRECT ANSWER-A temporary loss or alteration of part of all of the brain's abilities to function without actual physical damage to the brain. Connecting Nerves - CORRECT ANSWER-Nerves in the spinal cord that connect the motor and sensory nerves. Coup-Contrecoup Injury - CORRECT ANSWER-Dual impacting of the brain into the skull; coup injury occurs at the point of impact; Contrecoup injury occurs on the opposite side of impact, as the brain rebounds. Distraction - CORRECT ANSWER-the action of pulling the spine along its length. Epidural Hematoma - CORRECT ANSWER-An accumulation of blood between the skul