Nursing /Chapter 30: Abdominal and genitourinary injuries Part 1
Damage to solid organs typically leads to
hemorrhage
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Definition
Damage to solid organs typically leads to
hemorrhage
What is the most common mechanism of injury in geriatric patients?
falls
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The temporary wound channel caused by high-velocity weapons is called
cavitation
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Abdominal rigidity and periumbilical bruising are signs of
internal bleeding
Management of evisceration injuries includes
keeping the injury moist and warm
Most of the ________ system lies behind the digestive tract.
urinary
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Damage to solid organs typically leads to | hemorrhage |
What is the most common mechanism of injury in geriatric patients? | falls |
The temporary wound channel caused by high-velocity weapons is called | cavitation |
Abdominal rigidity and periumbilical bruising are signs of | internal bleeding |
Management of evisceration injuries includes | keeping the injury moist and warm |
Most of the ________ system lies behind the digestive tract. | urinary |
Which of the following statements regarding trauma during pregnancy is correct?
Uterine trauma is likely to cause shock in the pregnant patient. | Uterine trauma is likely to cause shock in the pregnant patient. |
Compression injuries to the abdomen that occur during a motor vehicle crash are typically the result of: | a poorly placed lap belt |
Which of the following statements regarding rebound tenderness is correct? | It is often discovered when the patient is jarred or moved suddenly. |
While assessing a 21-year-old female who struck a tree head-on with her small passenger car, you note that her air bag deployed. You should | lift the air bag and look for deformity to the steering wheel. |
When documenting a call involving a female patient who was sexually assaulted, the EMT should: | avoid speculation and document only factual data |
A sign of kidney damage following blunt trauma is: | hematuria |
Which of the following organs is at MOST risk for injury as the result of a pelvic fracture? | urinary bladder |
Abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever are most likely due to | infection |
All of the following are hollow abdominal organs, EXCEPT the | spleen |
Because the depth of an open abdominal wound is often difficult to determine: | prompt transport to the hospital is essential. |
Difficulty breathing and a sunken appearance of the anterior abdominal wall is MOST indicative of a ruptured: | diaphragm |
In pediatric patients, the liver and spleen are | larger in proportion to the abdomen |
Injuries to the external male genitalia | are rarely life-threatening |
Placing a pregnant patient in a supine position during the third trimester of pregnancy | may decrease the amount of blood that returns to the heart. |
When a hollow organ is punctured during a penetrating injury to the abdomen: | peritonitis may not develop for several hours. |
When a patient stiffens the muscles of the abdomen, it is known as | guarding |
When should you visually inspect the external genitalia on your patient? | Only when there is a complaint of severe pain or other injury |
Which of the following is true regarding injury to the kidneys? | Injury to the kidneys usually indicates injury to other organs. |
Which of the following organs would MOST likely bleed profusely when injured? | liver |