Care of the trauma patient in the field is an involving science and should be evidence-based. As lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is because research may lead to which
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Care of the trauma patient in the field is an involving science and should be evidence-based. As lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is because research may lead to which of the following?
Change in our current practices
In trauma care, a Principle is defined as which of the following?
What needs to be done
In addition to oxygen what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy production?
Glucose
You respond for a patient who is sustained a GSW to the right upper thorax he is barely responsive, pale, and diaphoretic which of the following is most appropriate for transport?
Scoop stretcher
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider which of the following as part of their pre-arrival assessment?
Weather conditions
The most appropriate for airway maneuver for trauma patients as which of the following?
Trauma jaw thrust
Endotracheal intubation is a technique that requires which of the following?
Substantial training to maintain proficiency
Which of the following indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing?
The patient breathing is noticeable
The patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds on the one side of his chest and respiratory distress which additional sign would indicate that the patient has a tension pneumothorax?
Hemodynamic compromise
In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets and immobilizing fractures, which of the following is most effective by controlling hemorrhage
Hemostatic agents
Which of the following is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury?
Systemic hypoxia
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