Trauma Part Two

The sclera is what part of the eye?

• The color ring around the pupil

• The white portion of the eye

• The black middle dot

• The inside of the eye

The recommended treatment for a patient with an impaled object in the eye is?

• Leave the object and bandage the effected eye

• Remove the object and bandage the effected eye

• Leave the object and bandage both eyes

• Remove the object and bandage both eyes

Select the three bones of the orbital socket

• Frontal bone

• Zygomatic

• Nasal bone

• Maxillae

A patient has suffered an injury to their eye and they are wearing contact lens. You should not remove their contact lens before applying a bandage.

• True

• False

How do you care for an avulsion?

• Replace the skin in its normal position

• Wrap the skin in a sterile dressing

• Place dressing underneath the skin

• Irrigate the wound and wrap with a dressing

How do you care for an impaled object?

• Apply a tourniquet and remove the object

• Remove the object and cover the wound

• Stabilize the object with bulky dressing

• Leave the object as is and rapidly transport the patient

What is the rule of palm method?

• The palm of the patient's hand is 1%

• The palm of your hand is 1%

• The palm of the patient's hand is 2%

• The palm of your hand is 2%

A patient has suffered a blow to the head and you notice bruising around the eyes and behind the ears. This is a sign of what type of injury?

• Basilar skull fracture

• Depressed skull fracture

• Epidural Hematoma

• Intercranial bleeding

Select the three signs and symptoms we find with Cushing's triad

• Hypertension

• Dilated pupils

• Bradycardia

• Irregular Respirations

In a patient exhibiting Cushing triad you should suspect?

• Increased ICP and brain herniation

• Increased ICP and brain stem herniation

• Intercranial hemorrhage and brain herniation

• Intercranial hemorrhage and brain stem herniation