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The initial radiographic evaluation of a trauma patient begins with supine anterior posterior
chest and pelvis radiographs taken in the trauma bay usually with an... ✔Correct Answer-
Portable X-Ray machine
Computer Tomography scanning has been largely replaced by cervical spine radiographic
evaluation (CSRE) and should only be performed when CSRE is unavilable ✔Correct Answer-
False (CSRE has been replaced by CT)
What is the lowest level of care equipped with a Computer Tomography scanner? ✔Correct
Answer-Role 3
What is the lowest level of care equipped with a portable x-ray machine? ✔Correct Answer-
Role 2
Members of the trauma team should have ___ aprons and thyroid shields available near the
trauma bay for radiation safety ✔Correct Answer-Lead
Distance is also protecive from radiation exposure. If feasible based on the patients condition,
any personnel without lead shielding should move a short distance away from the x-ray unit.
The recommended minimal distance is ✔Correct Answer-6 feet
While the FAST scan has been validated only in hemodynamically unstable blunt trauma
patients, it has become a standard tool in the trauma bay and Emergency Department (ED) in
most trauma patients. FAST stands for ✔Correct Answer-Focused Abdominal Sonographic
Assessment for Trauma (FAST) Examination
FAST in combat trauma has a sensitivity of only 56% and specificity of ___. ✔Correct Answer-
98%
The FAST exam remains the most sensitive test for hollow viscus injury and mesenteric injury.
✔Correct Answer-False (Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage DPL)
At the Role 3, properly trained providers including radiologists, surgeons, and emergency
physicians, can perform and interpret FAST scans in the emergency department on a hand held
portable device ✔Correct Answer-True
A FAST examination is performed with a portable hand-held machine most commonly using a
standard 3-7 MHz curved array ____ probe ✔Correct Answer-ultrasound