2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS AND CLINICAL
STUDY GUIDE FOR PREHOSPITAL CARE
◉ Ss lacerated aorta
Answer: High BP in Upper Body
Low BP in Lower Body
◉ Patho/presentation of chest injury
Answer: Closed: Heart may not refill or receive blood/Loss of
surface area in lung tissue. Rapid and shallow respirations, not
moving air
Open:
◉ Bleeding control
Answer: External: Direct Pressure/Elevation/Dressing
Internal: Splint to suspected area, nothing PO
◉ Spinal cord
Answer: Made of fibers from brain's nerve cells
Carries Messages via white and gray matter
, ◉ Paradoxical movement
Answer: Common in Flail Segments
Bilater
◉ Vocab
Answer:
◉ Most definitive treatment of _______ means top of top
Answer: so upto doctor level
◉ Subcutaneous emphysema
Answer: Presence of air in soft tissues
◉ Hollow Organs
Answer: Stomach, Intestines, Bladder, Galbladder
if lacerated doesn't bleed much but will leak 1.Acid and 2. Bacteria
acid will cause immediate pain
bacteria will slowly cause peritonitis
◉ Solid Organs
Answer: Liver, Spleen, Kidney, Pancreas