ATLS

True or false? Although the mechanism of injury may be similar to those for the younger population, data shows increased mortality with similar severity of injury in older adults. - correct answers--True In the elderly population, what is decreased physiological reserve? - correct answers--aging is characterized by impaired adaptive and homeostatic mechanisms that caused an increased susceptibility to the stress of injury. Insults tolerated by the younger population can lead to devastating ...

Assessed first in trauma patient - correct answers--Airway (*)Degree of burn that is characterized by bone involvement - correct answers--Fourth Complications of head trauma - correct answers--Intracerebral hematoma Extradural hematoma Brain abscess Most common cause of laryngotracheal stenosis - correct answers--Trauma Intervention that can help prevent development of acute renal failure - correct answers--Infusion of normal saline A 26-year-old male is resuscitated with b...

A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next st...