AEMT Trauma, Part II

Condition that may cause unequal pupils.

Cardiac arrhythmia produced by a sudden blow to the thoracic cavity.

Collapse of the alveoli which decreases the surface area for gas exchange.

Fracture type that results from high-energy direct trauma to the head with blunt object.

Minimum CPP required to adequately perfuse the brain is (in adults).

Follow a chemical burn of the eye, irrigation should occur for ___ minutes.

Separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.

Commonly fracture bone.

In paradoxical movement, the detached portion of the chest wall:

The mediastinum encompasses all of the following EXCEPT:

Narrowing pulse pressure, neck vein distention, and muffled heart tones are called:

The head is divided into two parts: the cranium and the ___.

A common response to head injuries is:

Increasing blood pressure to above ___ mmHg systolic may also increase ICP.

Conditions related to the inability of the body to rid itself of carbon dioxide.

The speech center is located in the:

Intracranial bleeding outside the duramater and under the skull is known as:

___ is injury that occurs at the moment of impact.

One of the most common causes of nose bleeds is:

The only complete circular cartilage structure of the trachea is the:

The brain connects to the spinal cord through the:

Two parts of the nervous system include the central and ___ nervous systems.

Cushing's triad is made up of all of the following EXCEPT:

The three layers of tissue that surround the brain and spinal cord within the skull and canal.