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A 30 year old male is injured in a terror bombing. He experiences traumatic amputation of his left leg at knee level. An improvised tourniquet was put in place by bystanders. The victim is conscious and in severe pain. You first action should be to do which of the following? - ️️Confirm the tour...

The displacement of tissue away from the path of a projectile, both temporarily and permanently, is known as: - ️️Cavitation The single most important factor in determining the potential for injury due to energy exchange is: - ️️Velocity of the bodies involved In the management of s...

When the application of kinetic energy to the body from either a blunt or penetrating mechanism displaces tissue, this is known as - ️️CAVITATION Which of the following is an example of the tertiary phase blast injury? - ️️CRUSHING INJURY DUE TO STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE. The most common th...

1. Which of the following requires you to develop a plan of action, initiate the plan, reassess the plan as care for the patient moves forward, and adjust the plan as the patient's condition or circumstances change? A. Principles of PHTLS B. The Golden Period C. The XABCDE assessment D. Critic...

Care of the trauma patient in the field is an evolving science and should be evidence-based. As lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is because research may lead to, what? - ️️changes in our current practices (p.11) In trauma care, a 'principl...

what are newton's 1st & second laws? - ️️1: a body at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force 2: force = mass x accelleration what are the rule of 9's? - ️️ADULT 9% = entire head 9% = entire arm 9% =chest 9% =abdom...

The pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begins with which of the following? Select one: a. Assessment of scene safety and situation b. Information provided by the dispatcher c. The initial assessment d. The primary survey Feedback - ️️Information Provided by the dispa...

Care of the trauma patient in the field is an evolving science and should be evidence-based. As lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is because research may lead to, what? - ️️changes in our current practices (p.11) In trauma care, a 'principl...