Not considering other injuries, which of the following musculoskeletal findings warrants immediate transport of your patient?
A dislocated knee is MOST likely to damage which of the foll…
A dislocated knee is MOST likely to damage which of the following vascular structures?
Your patient has sustained trauma to the eye. Upon examinati…
Your patient has sustained trauma to the eye. Upon examination, you see blood pooling in the anterior chamber and in front of the iris and pupil. What is this condition called?
When providing fluid resuscitation for a 1-year-old child wi…
When providing fluid resuscitation for a 1-year-old child with hypovolemia from a head injury, the goal is to maintain a systolic blood pressure of:
Which of the following patients may have trauma to abdominal…
Which of the following patients may have trauma to abdominal organs?1. A 30-year-old construction worker who fell from a second-story roof but managed to land on his feet2. A 17-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the right buttock3. A 50-year-old male with a stab wound 4 cm inferior to the right scapula4. A 45-year-old female restrained driver of an SUV with a moderate-speed frontal impact
Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a sign of an op…
Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a sign of an open pneumothorax?
The use of a binder is indicated in the treatment of which o…
The use of a binder is indicated in the treatment of which of the following musculoskeletal injuries?
Your patient was the unrestrained driver of a motor vehicle…
Your patient was the unrestrained driver of a motor vehicle without airbags. The vehicle struck a large utility pole at about 45 miles per hour. Your patient has a contusion over his chest and upper abdomen consistent with the shape of the steering wheel. You should suspect which of the following types of injury in this patient?
Damage to which of the following organs is MOST likely to in…
Damage to which of the following organs is MOST likely to induce severe infection in the abdominal cavity?
The morbidity associated with simple pneumothorax is primari…
The morbidity associated with simple pneumothorax is primarily due to which of the following?