After falling from the high bar, a gymnast has a loss of sensation from the nipples down.
What area of the spine is most likely damaged?
thoracic four (T4)
The pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begins when?
when information is provided by the dispatcher
, What is an early sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest?
respiratory rate increase
What is the most common cause of death from trauma in patients over 75 years of age?
falls
E.M.S. arrived on scene and finds an emergency medical responder immobilizing a
pediatric patient onto a long backboard. They know that the patient's head is in a flexed
position. What action is most appropriate?
place padding under the patient's torso
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider what, as
part of their pre-arrival assessment?
What area of the spine is most likely damaged?
thoracic four (T4)
The pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begins when?
when information is provided by the dispatcher
, What is an early sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest?
respiratory rate increase
What is the most common cause of death from trauma in patients over 75 years of age?
falls
E.M.S. arrived on scene and finds an emergency medical responder immobilizing a
pediatric patient onto a long backboard. They know that the patient's head is in a flexed
position. What action is most appropriate?
place padding under the patient's torso
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider what, as
part of their pre-arrival assessment?
