The most common traumatic cause of dissection or rupture of the aorta is from

Laryngospasm is defined as:

Based on shape and location, which of the following bones is MOST vulnerable to injury?

Your 19-year-old male was an unbelted driver in an MVC. The steering wheel and windshield are deformed. There is obvious maxillofacial trauma, including suspected LeFort III fractures with copious bleeding and secretions. He has a GCS of 3 with clenched teeth. Vital signs are BP 240/110, P 56, R 4, and SpO2 84% on oxygen. You should

Your 154-pound 33-year-old female patient as been involved in an MVC. Her airway is patent and she is breathing adequately. Her blood pressure is stable. She has several lacerations and you estimate blood loss at 600 mL (10%). She is alert and oriented but nervous. You determine that she has suffered a _______________ blood loss.

You are treating an 18-year-old who was assaulted with a baseball bat. He opens his eye and flexes to painful stimuli, and makes unintelligible sounds. His Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) is

A 39-year-old man sustained an abdominal evisceration after he was cut in the abdomen with a machete. The patient is semiconscious and is breathing shallowly. You should:

You are treating an 18-year-old who was assaulted with a baseball bat. He opens his eye and flexes to painful stimuli, and makes unintelligible sounds. His Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) is

A 39-year-old man’s car broke down, stranding him for approximately 18 hours. The outside temperature was 23-degrees Fahrenheit. When you arrive and assess the patient, you determine that he is pulseless and apneic, his core body temperature is estimated to be below 86-degrees Fahrenheit (30-degrees Celsius). CPR is immediately initiated and the man is loaded into the ambulance quickly. The ECG reveals ventricular fibrillation. How should you proceed with the treatment of this patient?

You are treating a 15-year-old male who dropped out of his cross country race complaining of muscle pain in both of his lower extremities and abdomen. Vital signs are BP 112/60, P 122, and R 28. It is a humid day with a temperature in the 90’s. You suspect