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Trauma

Rachel Bjork 8 questions

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  1. 1What is the definition of 'injury'?
    1. APain
    2. BThe physical damage that results when a human body is suddenly or briefly subjected to intolerable levels of energy
    3. CExposure to kinetic energy
    4. DHurting yourself
  2. 2Which of the following are sources of energy
    1. AEthanol
    2. BKinetics
    3. CChemicals
    4. DElectrical
    5. EThermal
    6. FRadiation
    7. GFriction
    8. HCaffeine
  3. 3What are the four most prevalent causes of injury resulting in death in Australia?
    1. ASuicide
    2. BAlcohol
    3. CTransport Accidents
    4. DExercise
    5. EFalls
    6. FAssault
  4. 4What is a mechanism of injury?
    1. AHow they injured themselves
    2. BWho they injured
    3. CThe weapon that was used to injure themselves
    4. DThe loss of brain cells.
  5. 5[blank_start]Acceleration[blank_end] occurs when a moving object strikes a stationery or slower moving body. [blank_start]Deceleration[blank_end] occurs when a moving body hits a solid or slower moving object. [blank_start]Compression[blank_end] is a squeezing of inward pressure to the tissues. [blank_start]Shearing[blank_end] is the result of side impact forces and causes severe internal bleeding. [blank_start]Direct forces[blank_end] include motorbike and bicycle injuries, pedestrian injuries, assaults, etc. Injuries can be classified as [blank_start]blunt[blank_end] or [blank_start]penetrating[blank_end] or both.
    1. AAcceleration
    2. BDeceleration
    3. CCompression
    4. DShearing
    5. EDirect forces
    6. Fblunt
    7. Gpenetrating
  6. 6The mechanism of injury for a fall is vertical [blank_start]deceleration[blank_end].
    1. Adeceleration
  7. 7[blank_start]Low[blank_end] velocity penetrating injuries include stab wounds and impalements. [blank_start]High[blank_end] velocity wounds are things like gun shot wounds.
    1. ALow
    2. BHigh
  8. 8What is the definition of 'pattern of injury'?
    1. AHow the injuries occur
    2. BA stencil drawn around an injury to check to see if anymore bruising develops
    3. CInjuries that you could expect from a certain pattern of injury
    4. DEnergy transference between one force to another

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This set relates to paramedic trauma theory. Current as of 2019.
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