Exam 31: Pediatric Trauma

Which of the following procedures can cause an iatrogenic pneumothorax?

What management practice has accounted for the drop in mortality from burn injuries over the decades?

What form of injury is the major determinant of subsequent survival and long-term morbidity in cases of near drowning?

When should a rescuer begin applying airway management and rescue breathing at the scene of a drowning event?

A respiratory therapist is asked to rapidly assess adequacy of peripheral circulation while an intravenous line is placed.Which of the following methods should the therapist use?

Which of the following factors provide infants and young children protection against head trauma by allowing a degree of expansion of the cranial volume? I.Reduced cranial weight II.Less cranial ossification III.Presence of fontanels IV.Presence of flat bones

For victims of penetrating chest wall trauma demonstrating respiratory distress,which of the following therapeutic interventions generally need to be administered before radiologic studies are obtained to ascertain the status of intrathoracic organ injuries?

When a victim's airway moves below the surface of a liquid,what is that person's first physiologic response?

The respiratory therapist has intubated a patient with a traumatic brain injury whose respiration has deteriorated.Which of the following ventilatory strategies should the therapist try to minimize the effects on intracranial pressures?

Which of the following respiratory procedures must be avoided in a patient suspected of having direct cranial trauma? I.Oral airway insertion II.Nasotracheal suctioning III.Nasotracheal intubation IV.Nasogastric tube insertion

During resuscitation after cold water submersion,which of the following cardiovascular responses tends to occur when the patient is rewarmed?

Patients experiencing penetrating thoracic trauma presenting with a significant pneumothorax with a continuous air leak through the chest tube should be suspected of having what type of problem?

What range of systolic pressure should be sufficient to maintain adequate tissue perfusion during fluid resuscitation of a victim of a penetrating chest injury before controlling the source of bleeding?