Deck 11: Trauma Overview

Question 1

Which of the following describes the mission of a Trauma System?

A)Is to establish and promote a system of emergency medical and trauma care services
B)To provide a timely and appropriate delivery of emergency medical treatment for people having traumatic injury
C)Recognizing the changing methods and environment for providing optimal emergency care
D)All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

A trauma center that has the ability to provide prompt assessment, intensive care , surgery and stabilization of the injured patients and performing emergency operations this hospital is ?

A)Trauma center level I
B)Trauma center level II
C)Trauma center level III
D)All of these

Answer 2

Trauma center level III

Question 3

You are working as EMS paramedical an your EMS system uses rapid transport system and simple triage for triage of patients at multiple casualty incident you will include which one of the following in your triage assessment for determination of patients that will receive emergency care ?

A)Vital signs ,chief complains and past medical history
B)Vital signs and chief complains
C)past medical history and level of consciousness
D)Perfusion and respiratory status of patient

Answer 3

Perfusion and respiratory status of patient

Question 4

Which of the following shows why documentation is important in Trauma?

A)Provides chronological order of patient treatment
B)Gives the opportunity for the provider to evaluate the patient
C)Provides a response to therapy and treatments
D)All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is not important when documenting a possible trauma victim?

A)Mechanism of injury
B)The patient deposition and conditions on discharge
C)Trauma score
D)Position of patient

Question 6

What's the Importance of trauma documentation in children?

A)To find out child abuse
B)To find out accidents
C)Both of them
D)None of them

Question 7

Which of the following is not part of the Revised Trauma Score?

A)Glasgow Coma Scale
B)Pulse rate
C)Respiratory Rate
D)Systemic blood pressure

Question 8

Which number would you likely see a in a patient that would likely be deceased and all care should be withheld from this patient?

A)9
B)7
C)5
D)3

Question 9

Trauma centers vary in their specific capabilities and are identified by "Level" designation. Which of the following is the highest level for a Trauma Center?

A)Level (I)
B)Level (II)
C)Level (III)
D)Level (V)

Question 10

Which level of trauma center does not have the full availability of specialists, but does have resources for emergency resuscitation, surgery, and intensive care of most trauma patients?

A)level (IV)
B)level (V)
C)level (III)
D)level (II)

Question 11

When triaging patients which of the following should be transported first

A)Red triage
B)Yellow triage
C)Green triage 3
D)Trauma triage has no role in transfer.

Question 12

A 25 year old male was hit by a cricket ball on his head a brief interval of dizziness and then recovered on examination he was unconscious his GCS is 8 his left pupil is slightly dilated and sluggish in reaction to light where the patient should be referred for proper treatment ?

A)Basic health unit
B)Rural health center
C)Tertiary care teaching hospital
D)All of these

Question 13

Which triage tag in trauma requires lowest attention and transfer to hospital during a medical emergency or disaster?

A)Red
B)Yellow
C)Green
D)Black.