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When the patient arrives into the ED what is the most urgent question for the trauma team to ask the transport team?
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What is pre hospitalization?
The time period before a patient is admitted; usually prior or during transport of a trauma victim to an emergency room.
What was makhaya's suffering trauma and eventual healing particulary when he arrives in golema mmidi?
he suffered from lonely ness
What is the common cause of upper airway obstruction in a trauma patient?
TONGUe
Which is the most significant complication of prolonged suctioning of trauma patients?
Bradycardia is wrong. In a trauma patient hypoxia is the the MOST significant complication!
For a trauma patient you should reassess every how many minutes?
Every hour
What does the prognosis for acute stress disorder depend on?
influenced by the severity and duration of the trauma, the patient's closeness to it, and the patient's previous level of functioning. Favorable signs include a short time period between the trauma and onset of symptoms,
The characteristics of psychological trauma might be best summarized as what?
being unique to each patient and may be more difficult to recognize than physical trauma
A client arrives at the emergency room with trauma to the eye and hyphema is diagnosed the nurse immediately positions the client in which position?
Elevate the head of the bed.
Why is EMS necessary?
Emergency Medical Services are require to deal with first stage major trauma. It is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care plan/type, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitute a medical emergency
What should Hypotension of unknown etiology in a trauma patient should be assumed to result from?
blood loss
What physiological change has am impact on the resuscitation of the geriatric trauma patient?
decreased peripheral reserve, maybe
Which patient should be treated first the medical asthmatic patient presenting with apnoea or a trauma patient with severe bleeding on the proximal right extremity?
It's a matter of priority, what is more important loss of blood or lack of Oxygen. If the trauma patient is conscious put a bandage in their hand and tell them to apply pressure and elevate the limb if there is no sign of a fracture. Then you can concentrate on the medical patient. Put the asthma patient into the semi-seated position get them to take their inhaler and don't forget to call for the EMS.
