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Trauma Activation Criteria Exam Questions and Answers, Exams of Traumatology

Nevada State CollegeTraumatology

A comprehensive set of exam questions and answers related to trauma activation criteria. It covers various scenarios and situations, including different levels of trauma, injuries, and patient conditions. Designed to help students and professionals understand and apply the criteria for activating trauma services in emergency situations.

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Trauma Activation Criteria Exam Questions
And Answers Latest Update
GCS 14 secondary to trauma -
correct answer ✅TARDIS - Disability
Transfer-in with known traumatic ICH with GCS 14-15 not on
anticoagulants -
correct answer ✅TARDIS - Disability
Presumed abdominal injury (significant abd pain or tenderness,
seat belt sign, flank ecchymosis) -
correct answer ✅TARDIS - Mechanism
Non-superficial penetrating injury to extremity
proximal to the wrist/ankle -
correct answer ✅TARDIS - Mechanism
High risk MVC with death in same passenger compartment or
requiring extrication. -
correct answer ✅TARDIS - Mechanism
High energy dissipation or rapid deceleration events, for example:
-Ejection from vehicle, ATV, or horse
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And Answers Latest Update

GCS 14 secondary to trauma - correct answer ✅TARDIS - Disability Transfer-in with known traumatic ICH with GCS 14-15 not on anticoagulants - correct answer ✅TARDIS - Disability Presumed abdominal injury (significant abd pain or tenderness, seat belt sign, flank ecchymosis) - correct answer ✅TARDIS - Mechanism Non-superficial penetrating injury to extremity proximal to the wrist/ankle - correct answer ✅TARDIS - Mechanism High risk MVC with death in same passenger compartment or requiring extrication. - correct answer ✅TARDIS - Mechanism High energy dissipation or rapid deceleration events, for example: -Ejection from vehicle, ATV, or horse

And Answers Latest Update

-Blast or explosion not requiring Level 1or 2 activation - correct answer ✅TARDIS - Mechanism Traumatic mechanism with viable fetus (>20 wks) without requiring Level 1 or 2 activation - correct answer ✅TARDIS - Mechanism Suspected head trauma with history of anticoagulation - correct answer ✅TARDIS - Mechanism Fall > 20 feet - correct answer ✅TARDIS - Mechanism Near drowning or hanging - correct answer ✅TARDIS - Mechanism Non-fatal strangulation - correct answer ✅TARDIS - Mechanism Femur fracture secondary to trauma (excludes GLFs) - correct answer ✅TARDIS - Anatomic

And Answers Latest Update

identified injury - correct answer ✅TART 2 - Mechanism *SIGNIFICANT trauma: - injury that would require hospitalization OR

  • injury deemed significant by EM MD that does not meet stipulated Level-2 criteria Non-superficial penetrating injury to head, neck, abd, or chest outside of the "box" - correct answer ✅TART 2 - Anatomic Multiple ( > 2) long bone fractures (femur or humerus) - correct answer ✅TART 2 - Anatomic Pelvic fracture - displaced and/or pubic diastasis ONLY (excludes ground level falls) - correct answer ✅TART 2 - Anatomic Mangled extremity or vascular injury proximal to wrist or ankle**

And Answers Latest Update

(includes use of tourniquet to control bleeding) - correct answer ✅TART 2 - Anatomic **Vascular injury includes suspected aortic or blunt cerebrovascular injuries Pulseless extremity - correct answer ✅TART 2 - Anatomic Suspected spinal cord injury with MOTOR deficit (extremity weakness or paralysis) - correct answer ✅TART 2 - Anatomic Known traumatic Intracranial bleed on anticoagulants (other than ASA) - correct answer ✅TART 2 - Anatomic Positive FAST scan or hemoperitoneum on CT in the setting of presumed abdominal trauma - correct answer ✅TART 2 - Anatomic

And Answers Latest Update

Endotracheal intubation (includes transfers-in that are intubated and stable) - correct answer ✅TART 1 - Airway Respiratory compromise (obstruction, resp distress, inhalation injury) - correct answer ✅TART 1 - Breathing Respiratory rate <10 or >29 - correct answer ✅TART 1 - Breathing Hypotension: Adults: SBP < 90 mmHg Age >60: SBP <110 mmHg Age <10: SBP <70mmHg + 2x age in yrs - correct answer ✅TART 1 - Circulation HR<50 or >140 - correct answer ✅TART 1 - Circulation

And Answers Latest Update

Post-traumatic arrest - correct answer ✅TART 1 - Circulation GCS < or = to 10 secondary to trauma or decreasing level of consciousness - correct answer ✅TART 1 - Disability GSW to Head,Neck,Torso (unless determined superficial at referring hospital or during evaluation in ED) - correct answer ✅TART 1 - Anatomic Penetrating injury to chest in the "box" - correct answer ✅TART 1 - Anatomic Evisceration - correct answer ✅TART 1 - Anatomic Amputation proximal to wrist or ankle - correct answer ✅TART 1 - Anatomic