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PHTLS Block Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Level 1 Trauma Center ✔✔Regional Trauma Center, All types of specialty surgical care 24/7, (Surgical suites, Surgeons, Blood, CT, X-Ray ... all in house), Tertiary - all levels of care Ex... County USC, Cedars, UCLA- Ronald Regan, UCLA- Harbor General Level 2 Trauma Center ✔✔Area Trauma Center, Most common trauma emergencies with surgical capabilities 24/7, (can handle most common types of trauma) Ex.... St. Francis Level 3 Trauma Center ✔✔Community Trauma Center, Specialized ED and some surgical capability (the speciality staff is on call and has 30 mins to get to hospital) Level 4 Trauma Center ✔✔small community hospitals, (they have to stabilize and transfer) Have ER DR but no surgeon What are run sheets used for? ✔✔QI, Research, Trauma Registry, What are the 4 E's? ✔✔Engineering -(roads, airbags, pool alarms) Enforcement -(laws) Education -(safety classes) Economics -(government grants) What is an injury? ✔✔being hurt or killed What is trauma? ✔✔inflicted wounds or injury What is an accident? ✔✔an event that is unforeseen or without apparent cause What is a disease? ✔✔an unhealthy condition, illness, or disorder Why is the Highway Safety Act of 1966 important? ✔✔lead to development of EMS "White Paper" - Accidental Death & Disability, The Neglected Disease of a Modern Society Why is the American College of Surgeons important? ✔✔1990: trauma care systems planning and development act (established guidelines, funding and state-level leadership for the development of trauma systems) What are the leading causes of death in adults & children? ✔✔Adults - MVC Children - Falls In trauma how many die in 1st hr? ✔✔50% Fix = Injury Prevention In trauma how many die in 4 hrs? ✔✔30% Fix = good prehospital and hospital care In trauma how many die days or weeks later? ✔✔20% (due to hypoxia, hypotension, end organ failure) Fix = aggressive shock management What is Precrash? ✔✔Age, medical hx, drugs, alcohol What are the 3 phases of a Crash? ✔✔1. car into tree 2. person into steering wheel 3. organs into body What is the main purpose of car restraints? ✔✔to slow the occupant down with the vehicle Platinum 10 mins are used for what? ✔✔1. identify life-threats 2. perform key interventions 3. rapid extrication were indicated 4. timely transport to an appropriate facility

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