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A patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has abse
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nt breath sounds on one side of his chest and respiratory distress. Whichadditiona
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l sign would indicate that the patient has a tension pneumothorax?
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d. Tracheal deviation towards the side of injury - correct answer ✅
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Excessive fluidresuscitation of the trauma patient can result in which of the
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*a. Increased blood loss*
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c. Earlier discharge from the hospital
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d. A higher incidence of sepsis in the ICU
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A 30-year-
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old male is injured in a terror bombing. He experiences traumatic amputation of
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his left leg at knee level. An improvised tourniquet was put in place by bystanders
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. The victim is conscious and in severe pain. You first actionshould be to do which
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of the following? -
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n correct answer ✅Confirm the tourniquet was properly applied.
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Which of the following information is assessed during the secondary survey? -
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correct answer ✅vitals
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When caring for a trauma patient a principle is what is necessary for patienti
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mprovement or survival. A preference is how the principle is achieved and d
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epends upon four factors. The factors used to accomplish the preference intr
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eating the patient include all except:
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When caring for a trauma patient a principle is what is necessary for patient imp
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rovement or survival. A preferenceis how the principle is achieved and depends
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upon four factors. The factors usedto accomplish the preference in treating the p
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Approximately 20% of all child abuse is the result of intentional burning. Themajo
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rity of the children intentionally burned are of what age?
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a. 0 to 12 years of age
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b. 5 to 6 years of age
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c. 1 to 2 years of age
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Approximately 20% of all childabuse is the result of intentional burning. The
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n majority of the children intentionally burned are of what age?
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a. 0 to 12 years of age
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b. 5 to 6 years of age
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*c. 1 to 2 years of age*
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d. Less than 1 year of age
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In addition to glucose, what is required to maintain the metabolic processes oflife
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and energy production?
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