Emergency Care 13th Ed. Chapter 26 - Soft-Tissue Trauma Flashcards

5221866365	The ______ is the largest organ of the human body	Skin	0
5221866366	The skin is responsible for _____________ balance, ________ regulation, _______, and _______ absorption	Protection, water balance, temperature regulation, excretion, and shock absorption	1
5221866367	When blood vessels _______, they carry more blood to the skin, allowing heat to radiate away from the body	Dilate	2
5221866368	When blood vessels _______ they conserve heat	Constrict	3
5221866369	The outer layer of the skin is the ________, and contains no blood vessels or nerves	Epidermis	4
5221866370	The layer of skin below the epidermis is the _______, which is rich in blood vessels, nerves, sweat glands, and hair follicles	Dermis	5
5221866371	The layers of fat and soft tissue below the dermis are called ________ layers	Subcutaneous	6
5221866372	A _______ wound is an internal injury with no open pathway from the outside	Closed	7
5221866373	A _______ is a bruise, the most frequently encountered type of closed wound	Contusion	8
5221866374	A ________ is a swelling caused by the collection of blood under the skin or in damaged tissues as a result of an injured or broken blood vessel	Hematoma	9
5221866375	A _______ injury is caused when the force is transmitted from the body's exterior to its internal structures. Bones can be broken, muscles, nerves, and tissues damaged, and internal organs ruptured, causing internal bleeding	Crush	10
5221866376	Solid organs such as the ______ and _______ normally contain large amounts of blood and when crushed, they bleed severely and can cause shock	Liver and spleen	11
5221866377	Contents of hollow organs can cause severe _______ when crushed	Inflammation	12
5221866378	The most common closed injuries associated with trauma are the rupture of _______ organs	Hollow	13
5221866379	An _______ wound is an injury in which the skin is interrupted, exposing the tissue beneath	Open	14
5221866380	An _______ is a scratch or scrape	Abrasion	15
5221866381	A ________ is a cut	Laceration	16
5221866382	A _________ wound is an open wound that tears through the skin and destroys underlying tissues. _______ puncture wounds can be shallow or deep. A _______ puncture wound has both an entrance and exit wound	Puncture, penetrating, perforating	17
5221866383	An __________ is the tearing away or tearing off of a piece or flap of skin or other soft tissue. This term also may be used for an eye pulled from its socket or a tooth dislodged from its socket	Avulsion	18
5221866384	________ are the surgical removal or traumatic severing of a body part, usually an extremity	Amputations	19
5221866385	The primary blast injury is from the _____________	Pressure wave	20
5221866386	The secondary blast injury is from the _____________	Blast wave	21
5221866387	The tertiary blast injury is from _______________	Patient displacement	22
5221866388	The quaternary injury is from hazardous materials or ______________	Structural collapse	23
5221866389	In general, do not _______ an impaled object	Remove	24
5221866390	Remove an impaled object through the mouth if you find perforation and you can see ______ ends of the object	Both	25
5221866391	You may need to use a ___________ on a patient with an impaled object in his cheek requiring constant suctioning	Nasal cannula	26
5221866392	When treating an injured eye, ensure to cover the uninjured eye to reduce ________ eye movement	Sympathetic	27
5221866393	When treating an avulsion, clean the wound, fold the ______ back to it's normal position as gently as possible, and control the bleeding using bulky pressure dressings	Skin	28
5221866394	A ________ burn involves only the epidermis, the outer layer of skin. It is characterized by reddening of the skin and perhaps some swelling. Sunburn	Superficial (1st degree)	29
5221866395	A ____________ burn is a burn in which the epidermis is burned through and the dermis is damaged. Burns of this type cause reddening, blistered, and a mottled appearance	Partial thickness (2nd degree)	30
5221866396	A ___________ burn is a burn in which all the layers of the skin are damaged. There are usually areas that are charred black or areas that are dry and white	Full thickness (3rd degree)	31
5221866397	A burn caused by ________ may only cause small areas of skin injuries, but pose a great risk of severe internal injuries	Electricity	32
5221866398	When burns occur around the chest, they can restrict _________ by limiting chest wall movement	Breathing	33
5221866399	For an adult, each of the following areas represents 9 percent of the body surface: The _____ and neck, each upper extremity, the ______, the _______, the upper back, the lower back and buttocks, the front of each lower _______, and the back of each lower _______. The remaining 1 percent is the genitals	Head, chest, abdomen, extremeties	34
5221866400	For an infant or child, the head is ___ percent, and ___ percent represents each lower extremity	18, 14	35
5221866401	The _____________ is a method for estimating the extent of a burn. The palm and fingers of the patient's own hand, which equals about 1 percent of the body's surface area, is compared with the patient's burn to estimate its size	Rule of palm	36
5221866402	Full thickness burns of more than ___ percent and partial thickness burns of more than ___ percent are indications of critical burns	10, 30	37
5221866403	Burns that are considered moderate are considered critical in adults over ___ years of age	55	38
5221866404	Never apply _____ to any burns	Ice	39
5221866405	If a burning sensation comes back after the eyes have been flushed for 20 mins, wash the eyes again for __ mins	5 mins	40
5221866406	A _____ is any material (preferably sterile) used to cover a wound that will help control bleeding and prevent additional contamination	Dressing	41
5221866407	_______ is a form of energy in which electromagnetic waves travel through space and through matter such as the human body	Radiation	42
5221866408	A _______ is any material used to hold a dressing in place	Bandage	43
5221866409	A _______ dressing is a bulky dressing	Universal	44
5221866410	A _______ dressing is a dressing applied tightly to control bleeding	Pressure	45
5221866411	An _______ dressing is any dressing that forms an airtight seal	Occlusive	46
5221866412	The preferred bandage is the __________, form-fitting roller bandage	Self-adhering	47
5221866413	If a bulky dressing has become soaked in blood, it may necessary to remove the dressing so ____________ can be reestablished or a new pressure dressing can be added and a pressure dressing created	Direct pressure	48
5221866414	You can bandage across a joint, but do not bend the limb once the bandage is in place, as it may restrict ________	Circulation	49