What is the purpose of a debrief? - ✔✔Process improvement
A fall is considered significant in the pediatric pt if the fall is from _____ times his/her height - ✔✔Three times
How many breaths/minute do you deliver t
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What is the purpose of a debrief? - ✔✔Process improvement
A fall is considered significant in the pediatric pt if the fall is from _____ times his/her height - ✔✔Three times
How many breaths/minute do you deliver through the bag-mask device? - ✔✔10-12/ min or 1 every 5-6 sec
An O2 sat of __% or higher is associated with effective ventilation - ✔✔94%
Explain the difference between deceleration forces and acceleration forces? - ✔✔Deceleration forces include injuries that are caused by a sudden stop of the body's motion (falls, collisions)
Acceleration forces result from a sudden onset of motion (a parked car that is hit by a vehicle) - not as common
Would an increased or decreased distance cause an increase in acceleration and energy force and impact on deceleration? (falling from 20ft vs 5ft) - ✔✔Increased
Explain the three impacts experienced by the vehicle occupant during a MVC? - ✔✔1) hitting another object such as a tree
2) hitting the interior of the vehicle (steering wheel etc)
3) Internal structures colliding within the body cavity
The trauma nurse anticipates potential injuries as a result of the energy transfer during which impact (1,2, or 3)? - ✔✔3 - Internal structures colliding within the body cavity
What tends to happen during adult vs pediatric vehicle versus pedestrian injuries? - ✔✔Adults try to escape leading to lateral or posterior impacts, children face the vehivle causing anterior impact
What does AVPU stand for and what does it have to do with? - ✔✔Levels of alertness:
Alert
Verbal stimulation needed
Painful stimulation needed
Unresponsive
In patient's with severe facial or maxillofacial fractures which type of airway do you want to use? - ✔✔A definitive airway, not an adjunct airway like a nasopharyngeal airway.
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