Title: Chapter 24 - Trauma Emergencies Flashcards | Quizlet
Headings: Chapter 24 - Trauma Emergencies
Chapter 24 - Trauma Emergencies
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Chapter 23 - Gynecologic Emergencies
Chapter 27 - Face and Neck Injuries
Chapter 26 - Soft Tissue Injuries
Chapter 22 - Psychiatric Emergencies

Content: In which type of vehicle crash are you most likely to find a patient with whiplash injuries? - Frontal
- Rear-end
- Rollover
- Rotational
In which type of vehicle crash are you most likely to find a patient with whiplash injuries? - Frontal
- Rear-end
- Rollover
- Rotational
Rear-end impacts often cause whiplash injuries, particularly when the head and/or neck is not restrained by a headrest. The phenomenon that results from the rapid changes in tissue and fluid pressure that occur with the passage of a projectile, resulting in serious injury to internal organs distant to the actual path of the bullet, is known as what? - Cavitation
- Drag
- Fragmentation
- Tumble
The phenomenon that results from the rapid changes in tissue and fluid pressure that occur with the passage of a projectile, resulting in serious injury to internal organs distant to the actual path of the bullet, is known as what? - Cavitation
- Drag
- Fragmentation
- Tumble
What type of blast injury occurs when objects are propelled by the force of the blast wave and strike the victim, causing injury? - Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Quaternary
What type of blast injury occurs when objects are propelled by the force of the blast wave and strike the victim, causing injury? - Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Quaternary
What level of trauma center provides prompt assessment, resuscitation, and stabilization of injured patients and emergency operations, but not definitive care for all patients? - Level I
- Level II
- Level III
- Level IV
What level of trauma center provides prompt assessment, resuscitation, and stabilization of injured patients and emergency operations, but not definitive care for all patients? - Level I
- Level II
- Level III
- Level IV
You are assessing a patient who opens her eyes when you speak to her, who can respond to you but seems confused as to time and place, and localizes pain.