Trauma Fisdap Questions And Answers

What is external hemorrhage? {Ans: } BleedingA 16 year old male complains of severe pain in his upper left quadrant after being hit in the stomach while playing football. What should you suspect? a. Lacerated liver b. Ruptured spleen c. Pulmonary contusion d. Bruised ribs {Ans: } b. Ruptured spleen The spleen is located in the upper left quadrant. It is a solid organ with two arteries that supply blood flow. The spleen is dense with blood and the injury has the ability to be life-threatening.A 46 year old male is only responsive to verbal stimuli after being stabbed. He has an open, bubbling chest wound. What should you do? a. Assist ventilations with a bag-valve mask. b. Apply sterile gauze over the wound. c. Cover the wound with a gloved hand. d. Perform pleural chest decompression. {Ans: } c. Cover the wound with a gloved hand. You should first cover the open chest wound with a gloved hand to prevent any more air leakage into the thoracic cavity.A 43 year old male is unresponsive after being kicked in the chest by a horse. On inhalation a segment of his chest moves inward. Vital signs are P 130, R 24