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✔✔What does the large intestine do - ✔✔absorbs water and stores fecal mater
✔✔what does the spleen do - ✔✔stores red blood cells and platelets. also removes
dead ones
✔✔what does the kidneys do - ✔✔Regulates water, Electrolytes, acid-base content in
the blood
✔✔What are the solid and vascular organs - ✔✔liver, spleen, aorta, vena cava
✔✔what are the hollow organs - ✔✔intestine, gallbladder, Urinary bladder
✔✔a casualty entire _____ ______ can be lost into the abdominal cavity -
✔✔Circulating volume
✔✔what % of butt shots also have abdominal injury> - ✔✔50%
✔✔what % of GSW Require Surgical intervention - ✔✔85%
✔✔what is the most common type of penetrating injury's in combat - ✔✔Fragmentation
wounds
✔✔what is the Primary goal in assessing abdominal injury> - ✔✔Determination that an
abdominal injury does exist
✔✔how many liters can a peritoneal cavity hold before evidence of distention s aperient
- ✔✔1.5 liters
✔✔how much blood can a pregnant casualty lose before showing signs of hypovolemia
- ✔✔30% - 35%
✔✔what is the function of the skin? - ✔✔regulates body temp and prevents dehydration
✔✔1st 2nd and 3rd layer of skin - ✔✔epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous
✔✔what is the 1st thing you do with a burn casualty in the TFC - ✔✔stop the burn
process, remove the burn source
✔✔if a casualty has burns around the mouth what do you suspect and what do you do -
✔✔Inhalation burns and early airway management
, ✔✔how does a circumferential chest burn effect the casualty - ✔✔its constricts the
chest wall to the point of suffocation
✔✔you should consider fluid resuscitation for casualties with burns covering more
_____________ of the body - ✔✔20%
✔✔when gaining IV access what should you avoid? what should you do after 2 failed
attempts - ✔✔avoid placement through burned tissue, after 2 failed attempts and IO
catheter should be placed
✔✔what should you frequently monitor in circumferential extremity burns> -
✔✔extremity pulse.
✔✔what is the leading cause of death in fires - ✔✔Inhalation of toxic smoke
✔✔what should you always assume what in a enclosed space fire> - ✔✔Inhalation
burns
✔✔Describe 1st degree burn - ✔✔minor tissue damage the reddens the epidermis
heals in 3-6 days
✔✔Describe 2nd degree burn - ✔✔damage through the epidermis into the dermis that
appears mottled (blotchy) red with weeping blisters. heal in 2 - 4 weeks
✔✔Describe 3rd degree burn - ✔✔damage to all layers. appear charred. see through
pearly white with a surface that is dry and thrombosis. skin graft needed
✔✔Describe 4th degree burn - ✔✔Damage to skin subQ and organs done or tissue
✔✔what does TBSA stand for - ✔✔total body surface area
✔✔Rule of 9 adults - ✔✔Head/arms - 9 Chest/back/legs - 18 crotch -1
✔✔Rule of 9 Kids - ✔✔Head/back/chest - 18 each arm - 9 each leg - 13.5 crotch - 1
✔✔what is the goal of burn care? - ✔✔Prevent shock, infection, an minimizes
disfiguration
✔✔do you give Antibiotics to a burn only patient? - ✔✔NO
✔✔When would you give a burn patient antibiotics - ✔✔When they suffer from burns
and a penetrating wound