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Trauma and Injury Scenarios Flashcards

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  1. A caller reports an elderly woman who slipped on ice and cannot get up. She is alert but says her hip 'popped.' What dispatch priority is MOST appropriate?

    Answer: Emergency response — suspected hip fracture in elderly patient

    A suspected hip fracture in an elderly patient requires emergency response due to risk of blood loss, immobility, and rapid deterioration.

  2. A caller reports a patient whose arm was pulled into industrial machinery and partially amputated. What should the EMD instruct FIRST?

    Answer: Instruct caller to apply direct pressure or tourniquet above the injury

    Hemorrhage control via pressure or tourniquet is the immediate priority in a partial amputation.

  3. During a trauma call, the caller states the patient is breathing very fast (about 30 breaths per minute) after being ejected from a vehicle. What condition does this finding suggest?

    Answer: Tension pneumothorax or internal hemorrhage

    Tachypnea after high-energy trauma may signal pneumothorax, hemothorax, or hemorrhagic shock.

  4. A caller reports a patient who jumped from a second-story window and landed feet-first. The patient is walking but complaining of heel pain. Which associated injury should the EMD consider most likely?

    Answer: Lumbar spine compression fracture

    Axial loading from a feet-first fall commonly transfers force up through the heels to the lumbar spine, causing compression fractures.

  5. A caller reports a patient pinned under a car with burns on his legs from the exhaust. Rescuers can free him in 2 minutes. What should the EMD add to the response?

    Answer: Ensure fire/rescue is responding for extrication and burn management

    Entrapment with burns requires fire/rescue for safe extrication and burn management in addition to EMS.

  6. A caller describes a gunshot wound to the neck. The patient is conscious but having difficulty speaking. What is the PRIMARY concern the EMD should anticipate?

    Answer: Rapidly progressing airway compromise

    Neck GSWs can cause expanding hematomas or direct tracheal injury that rapidly compromises the airway.

  7. A bystander calls reporting a pedestrian struck by a bus. The patient is conscious with deformity of both lower legs. What triage priority applies under START triage for this patient?

    Answer: Yellow — delayed

    A patient who is walking or alert with isolated extremity injuries is typically tagged Yellow (delayed) under START triage.

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