Head Trauma and Thoracic Injuries Quiz

What is the term for the forward motion of the brain during head trauma?

• Contrecoup

• Secondary

• Coup

• Primary

Which type of head trauma involves the brain being forced back?

• Coup

• Contrecoup

• Secondary

• Primary

What is a primary effect of head trauma?

• Brain forced back

• Loss of consciousness

• Airway obstruction

• Forward motion

What is a characteristic of a flail chest?

• Air enters a pleural space

• Two or more ribs broken in two or more places

• Large air collection in the pleura space

• Compression of the heart

What is a tension pneumothorax?

• Compression of the heart

• Large air collection in the pleura space

• Blood in the pleura space

• Ribs moving independently

What is a massive haemothorax?

• Air enters a pleural space

• Compression of the heart

• Lots of blood in the pleura space

• Ribs broken in multiple places

What is the result of a massive haemothorax?

• Air enters a pleural space

• Compression of the heart

• Lots of blood in the pleura space

• Ribs moving independently

Which of the following is a secondary effect of head trauma?

• Forward motion

• Brain forced back

• Following initial trauma

• Loss of consciousness

Which of the following is one of the 6 P's of Ischaemia?

• Pressure

• Pain

• Pulse

• Palpitation

What does the 'Pulseless' symptom indicate in the context of Ischaemia?

• Increased blood flow

• Absence of a pulse

• High blood pressure

• Rapid heartbeat