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2024 PRACTICE TEST WITH QUESTIONS
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Cranium - answer Skull Function of Skull - answer Encases and protects brain tissue Foremen Magnum - answer Primary opening through which pressure can be released; located at the base of skull Cerebellum - answer Controls primitive functions; coordination and balance Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) - answer Protects brain and spinal cord, constantly created in ventricles of brain AVPU purpose - answer Baseline assessment of mental status Glasgow Coma Scale Max and Min - answer 15 Highest score, 3 is the lowest possible 3 Categories of GCS - answer Eye Opening (1-4); Verbal Response (1-5); Best Motor Response (1-
Decorticate - answer Hyperextension in legs, flexion of arms at elbows, towards core of body Decerebrate - answer Teeth clenched, arms and legs extended, wrists flexed
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Swelling and/or discoloration around eyes (raccoon eyes) is an indication of what type of fracture? - answer Basilar Skull Fracture A difference of mm in pupil size is considered abnormal - answer 1mm Both pupils are dilated and do not react to light is a probable... - answer Brain stem injury Pupils that are dialated but react to light means the injury is.... - answer Often irreversible Cushings Triad - answer Increase: Blood pressure Decrease: Puls rate Increase, decrease, or become irregular: Respiratory Rate Low blood pressure from a head injury indicates... - answer The patient is usually terminal Mild TBI according to GCS - answer Score or 14 or 15, 80% of head injuries Moderate TBI according to GCS - answer Score or 9 - 13, 10% of head injuries Severe TBI according to GCS - answer Score > Specific Types of Brain injuries - answer Concussion and Intercranial Hematoma (Subdural Hematoma & Epidural Hematoma) Subdural Hematoma - answer Bleeding between dura mater and brain itself Epidural Hematoma - answer Bleeding between dura mater and skull
With blood loss into the peritoneal cavity, what type of shock does it cause? - answer Hypovolemic, white circulating volume can be lost in the abdominal cavity Hollow Organs - answer Intestine, gallbladder, urinary bladder What do you do for burn treatment in Care Under Fire? - answer Nothing What is the leading cause of death in fires? - answer Inhalation of toxic smoke, not thermal injuries
