QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
⩥ What kind of skull fractures increase the risk of intracranial
hematoma?. Answer: Closed depressed skull fracture
⩥ What is the casualty more exposed to if they have an open depressed
skull fracture?. Answer: Bacteria
⩥ Your casualty has CSF drainage from the ears, raccoon eyes and/or
battle signs what is your suspected diagnosis?. Answer: Basilar skull
fracture
⩥ Your casualty states their "teeth are not fitting together correctly"
What do you suspect?. Answer: Mandible fracture
⩥ T or F The casualty's face may appear asymmetrical or flattened when
they have mid- face fracture. Answer: True
⩥ What is a major sign/symptom mid-face fracture?. Answer: They wont
be able to close their mouth
⩥ What are the MOI for C-spine?. Answer: Motor vehicle accidents,
Falls greater that 15ft, IED blast involving an MRAP
, ⩥ When do you not give an NPA?. Answer: if there is visual trauma to
the head or face
⩥ What medication do you not give to a casualty with a TBI?. Answer:
Morphine
⩥ What is the pupil dilation that indicates an abnormality showing a
TBI?. Answer: 1mm pupil dilation in eyes is abnormality that shows
TBI.
⩥ Signs and symptoms of a TBI. Answer: Headache, Nausea, vomiting
⩥ A casualty has an eye injury what else might the medic be worried
about?. Answer: TBI and facial trauma
⩥ You recognize your casualty has an eye injury, what is the first step to
treating them?. Answer: Flush the eye for 20 min
⩥ APEL. Answer: Authorized protective eyewear list
⩥ Why is moxifloxicin the best antibiotic for eye injuries?. Answer:
Moxifoxicin does not affected eye movement