Exam 26: Emergency or Life-Threatening Situations

A life-threatening condition is recognized with the assessment of:

Clear or amber drainage from the nose or ears of a blunt trauma patient may indicate:

You would complete a Glasgow Coma Scale rating during the:

Adults and children display different physiologic responses to injury and acute illness. An important concept to remember when assessing infants and children is that they:

You have gone by ambulance to a construction site where an adult male is lying on the street. The only information you have is that he fell three stories. His neck is immobilized with sacks of concrete mix on either side. Your first action should be to determine:

If trauma above the clavicle is suspected, it is important to:

On palpating the chest wall of a trauma patient, you feel subcutaneous crepitus (emphysema), which is a sign that:

Capillary refill can be assessed by applying pressure over a nail bed or a(n):

The term status epilepticus is defined as:

During injury assessment, one of the most crucial historical components is:

The secondary survey of a patient with hypotension would begin with the assessment of:

The application of blunt sternal pressure is used to detect:

The Cushing triad includes:

Mr. Stinson is a 34-year-old patient who presents to the emergency department after an auto accident. On examination, you note raccoon eyes and a positive Battle sign. Raccoon eyes and the Battle sign are associated with:

The approximate expected systolic blood pressure for a child older than 1 year is:

Respiratory distress may be evidenced by:

In life-threatening emergencies, consent for treatment:

Which condition manifests as unexplained shortness of breath (SOB) and cough with hemoptysis?

Delayed capillary refill may alert you to:

While performing the primary survey on a trauma victim, the patient is answering your questions. You may assume that during the time of the questioning: