Your patient is a 38-year-old man who was pinned beneath the frame of a vehicle when it slipped off the makeshift jacks he was using to elevate it. The patient’s brother thinks he may have been trapped for up to 20 minutes. The rescue unit is preparing to use airbags to lift the vehicle off the patient. Which of the following medications could you consider giving this patient?

Which syndrome causes motor weakness that affects the upper extremities and usually occurs in patients older than 50 years of age?

One of the earliest indications that compartment syndrome is developing in an injured extremity is:

Your patient is a 38-year-old man who was pinned beneath the frame of a vehicle when it slipped off the makeshift jacks he was using to elevate it. The patient’s brother thinks he may have been trapped for up to 20 minutes. The rescue unit is preparing to use airbags to lift the vehicle off the patient. Which of the following medications could you consider giving this patient?

Your patient is a 21-year-old football player who was struck in the lateral aspect of the left knee by another player’s shoulder. The patient is in extreme pain, and the knee is significantly deformed and swollen. The pedal pulse is weak, but present, and capillary refill is less than 2 seconds. The patient is screaming at you to “fix” his knee. You are 10 minutes from the emergency department. You should:

Which of the following is NOT part of the prehospital examination of the patient with suspected abdominal trauma?

Your patient is a 50-year-old motorcyclist who received a lateral impact from an automobile as he went through an intersection. He has an open right tibia/fibula fracture. He also has a fracture of his left forearm and some abrasions. He was wearing a helmet and suffered no loss of consciousness. He currently has a strong radial pulse of 100, his skin is warm and moist, and he has adequate respirations at 20 per minute. Assuming no significant findings during a rapid trauma exam and intact distal neurovascular status, which of the following is the best way to manage this patient’s lower extremity trauma?

Your patient is an 80-year-old woman who fractured a vertebra while coughing. This type of fracture is best described as a(n) ________ fracture.

Your patient has an abrasion on the bony prominence on the inside of her right ankle. This abrasion should be described as being over which of the following structures?

Which of the following is TRUE of the patient with a suspected penetrating injury to or rupture of the diaphragm?