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What is index of suspicion? correct answers Awareness and concern for potentially serious
underlying and unseen injuries
What is the mechanism of injury? correct answers The way traumatic injuries occur
What is cavitation? correct answers Results from rapid changes in tissue and fluid pressure that
occur with the passage of the projectile
The body will not tolerate a blood loss greater than _____ of blood volume correct answers 20%
What are the signs of significant blood loss? correct answers -Increase in heart rate
-Increase in respiratory rate
-Decrease in blood pressure
What is arterial bleeding? correct answers Bright red blood that spurts in time with the pulse
What is venous bleeding? correct answers Dark red blood that flows either slowly or rapidly
What does DCAP-BTLS stand for? correct answers -Deformities
-Contusions
-Abrasions
-Punctures
-Burns
-Tenderness
-Lacerations
-Swelling
, What are the different methods available to control external bleeding? correct answers -Direct
pressure
-Pressure dressings/splints
-Tourniquets
-Hemostatic dressing
-Wound packing
What are hemostatic agents? correct answers Dressings that are impregnated with a chemical
compound that slows or stops bleeding by promoting clot formation
What is epistaxis? correct answers A nosebleed
What is a contusion? correct answers Bleeding beneath the skin but does not break the skin
What is a hematoma? correct answers Blood collected within damaged tissue or in a body cavity
What is an avulsion? correct answers Separates various layers of soft tissue so that they become
either completely detached or hang as a flap
What are the signs that indicate hypoperfusion? correct answers -Tachycardia
-Tachypnea
-Low blood pressure
-Weak pulse
-Cool, moist, and pale skin
How do you treat closed soft tissue injuries? correct answers RICES - Rest, Ice, Compression,
Elevation, Splinting
What is index of suspicion? correct answers Awareness and concern for potentially serious
underlying and unseen injuries
What is the mechanism of injury? correct answers The way traumatic injuries occur
What is cavitation? correct answers Results from rapid changes in tissue and fluid pressure that
occur with the passage of the projectile
The body will not tolerate a blood loss greater than _____ of blood volume correct answers 20%
What are the signs of significant blood loss? correct answers -Increase in heart rate
-Increase in respiratory rate
-Decrease in blood pressure
What is arterial bleeding? correct answers Bright red blood that spurts in time with the pulse
What is venous bleeding? correct answers Dark red blood that flows either slowly or rapidly
What does DCAP-BTLS stand for? correct answers -Deformities
-Contusions
-Abrasions
-Punctures
-Burns
-Tenderness
-Lacerations
-Swelling
, What are the different methods available to control external bleeding? correct answers -Direct
pressure
-Pressure dressings/splints
-Tourniquets
-Hemostatic dressing
-Wound packing
What are hemostatic agents? correct answers Dressings that are impregnated with a chemical
compound that slows or stops bleeding by promoting clot formation
What is epistaxis? correct answers A nosebleed
What is a contusion? correct answers Bleeding beneath the skin but does not break the skin
What is a hematoma? correct answers Blood collected within damaged tissue or in a body cavity
What is an avulsion? correct answers Separates various layers of soft tissue so that they become
either completely detached or hang as a flap
What are the signs that indicate hypoperfusion? correct answers -Tachycardia
-Tachypnea
-Low blood pressure
-Weak pulse
-Cool, moist, and pale skin
How do you treat closed soft tissue injuries? correct answers RICES - Rest, Ice, Compression,
Elevation, Splinting
