Your patient is an 80-year-old man who was the unrestrained driver of a vehicle without airbags that was involved in a frontal collision with a parked car. Your assessment reveals that he is dyspneic, tachypneic, and tachycardic. He is awake but unable to respond to questions. There are no obvious signs of injury to the head or neck. The patient has paradoxical movement of the sternum with breathing, along with crepitus and subcutaneous air noted on palpation. Chest excursion is limited, and the patient has cyanosis of his lips, ears, and nail beds. Which of the following is most needed in this patient?

All the following are seen in Cushing’s triad, EXCEPT:

Tendons connect ________ to ________.

All of the following are used in the sedation of patients for rapid sequence intubation, EXCEPT:

Which of the following best describes the function of cancellous bone of the medullary canal?

Pediatric patients are ________ likely to become hypovolemic from head injuries than adult patients.

Which of the following changes is NOT of concern in the pregnant trauma patient?

Which of the following describes definitive care of the patient with traumatic intraabdominal hemorrhage?

The suspicion of blunt abdominal trauma should be based primarily on:

You are treating a patient whose open chest wound has been sealed by EMTs on the scene before your arrival. During transport the patient becomes more dyspneic, tachycardic, and hypotensive. There are no breath sounds on the affected side, and the patient has JVD. Which of the following is the best action?