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Trauma and Injury Scenarios Flashcards

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  1. A caller reports a 10-year-old struck by a car at low speed who is now vomiting. What does repeated vomiting after head trauma indicate?

    Answer: Possible increased intracranial pressure

    Vomiting after pediatric head trauma is a classic sign of elevated intracranial pressure and warrants urgent ALS response.

  2. A caller describes a male patient who was assaulted and has a deformed jaw and missing teeth. He is drooling blood. What is the MOST critical airway concern?

    Answer: Risk of aspiration of blood and teeth fragments

    Blood, bone fragments, and dislodged teeth can be aspirated, causing airway obstruction in a facial trauma patient.

  3. During a call for an industrial explosion with multiple casualties, the EMD is told 6 patients have varying injuries. What is the EMD's primary responsibility at this point?

    Answer: Declare a mass casualty incident and initiate MCI protocol

    Six or more casualties from a single event meets MCI criteria, requiring the EMD to activate MCI protocol and mass resources.

  4. A caller reports a farm worker entangled in a PTO (power take-off) shaft. Bystanders have shut off the tractor. What should the EMD warn the caller about BEFORE attempting to free the patient?

    Answer: Do not attempt to spin the shaft back — wait for fire/rescue with appropriate tools

    Attempting to reverse-spin a PTO can cause further degloving or amputation; trained rescue personnel with proper tools are required.

  5. A caller reports a patient was struck by lightning and is now unresponsive. What is the correct EMD response regarding scene safety?

    Answer: The scene may still be dangerous; advise caller to move to shelter before approaching

    Lightning poses an ongoing scene hazard; callers should seek shelter while remaining on the line, and responders should approach only when safe.

  6. A caller describes a patient with a traumatic eye injury — a metal fragment is visible in the eyeball. What pre-arrival instruction should the EMD provide?

    Answer: Tell caller to cup a paper cup or similar object loosely over the eye without pressure

    An impaled foreign body in the eye should be protected with a shield, never compressed or removed, to prevent further damage.

  7. A caller reports a drowning victim who has been pulled from a pool. The patient is unconscious and not breathing. What is the FIRST instruction the EMD should give?

    Answer: Begin rescue breathing or CPR immediately

    Drowning victims in cardiac or respiratory arrest require immediate CPR; time to first breath or compression is the strongest predictor of survival.

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