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

Accepted Answer

The mission of trauma system is to establish and promote a system of emergency medical and trauma care services. This system provides a timely and appropriate delivery of emergency medical treatment for people with acute illness and traumatic injury, and recognizes the changing methods and environment for providing optimal emergency care.

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

Accepted Answer

Trauma center level I provide prevention and rehabilitation of injuries.
Trauma center level II In this center definitive care is initiated for all types of injuries
Trauma center level III this center provide prompt assessment intensive care , surgery and stabilization of the injured patients and performing emergency operations.

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

Accepted Answer

perfusion status and respiration of patient will be used in triage assessment for determination of patients that will receive emergency care.

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

Accepted Answer

The medical record serves numerous functions. It provides chronologic evidence of patient evaluation, treatment, and response to therapy, and a means to review the quality of the care. Communication among members of the health care team regarding the patient's status and plan of care also occurs by means of the medical record.

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

Accepted Answer

In most cases, EMS personnel will not know the full outcome of a patient on discharge since EMS providers will not always be with the patient throughout their full course of treatment. During treatment and documentation it is important for the EMS provider to document mechanisms of injury, GCS, trauma score (or essential components), spinal immobilization, and the status of airway, breathing, and circulatory systems. Other things to keep in mind as the EMS provider is the position of the patient, time and weather of day and any other factors that may provide an insight into possible injuries that providers will come across in trauma patients.

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

Accepted Answer

Trauma documentation is very important in child because we can find out how much accidents occur in a particular area and what are the type of accidents and how can we take measures to control them.
By trauma documentation we can also find out accidents of child abuse in a locality.

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

Accepted Answer

The Revised Trauma Score is made up of a three categories: Glasgow Coma Scale, Systolic blood pressure, and respiratory rate. The pulse rate has no relation to trauma score.

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

Accepted Answer

Patient is dead if the score is 3.They should not receive certain care because they are highly unlikely to survive without a significant amount of resources

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)

Accepted Answer

Level I trauma center provides the highest level of surgical care to trauma patients. Being treated at a Level I trauma center increases a seriously injured patient's chances of survival. Level v is the lowest.

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)

Accepted Answer

According to the levels. A Level III 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 III center has transfer agreements with Level I or Level II trauma centers that provide back-up resources for the care of patients with exceptionally severe injuries.

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.

Accepted Answer

Triage is assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses to decide the order of treatment of a large number of patients or casualties. Red triage needs immediate lifesaving intervention because these are the patients who cannot survive without immediate intervention .

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

Accepted Answer

This is a case of extradural hematoma and the patient should be referred to tertiary care hospital where all facilities exists for proper treatment of extradural hematoma.

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.

Accepted Answer

Black color shows dead it is important to prevent the expenditure of limited resources on those who are beyond help. Their transfer to hospital is less important than who requires medical treatment
Red color indicates Life-threatening injuries and which require immediate treatment
Yellow color indicates non-life threatening injuries and their treatment can be delayed
Green color indicates minor injuries.

Quiz 11: Trauma Overview

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

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 ?

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 ?

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

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

What's the Importance of trauma documentation in children?

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

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

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?

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?

When triaging patients which of the following should be transported first

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 ?

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