Chapter 14-Study Guide
1. Explain why injuries to the chest, abdomen and pelvis can be fatal.
2. An injury to the spleen can be severe and quickly fatal because the spleen—
3. The leading cause of trauma deaths each year is—
4. A wound that causes injury to the chest but does not break the skin is called a(n) _____.
5. You approach the scene of a vehicle accident. The driver of one vehicle appears to have been thrown violently against the steering wheel of the car. You suspect that the driver might have a closed chest wound. List five signals this victim might have.
6. A victim who is coughing up blood, is having trouble breathing and has bruising on his or her shoulder might be suffering from—
7. You suspect that a victim has a fractured rib. You should care for this injury by _____.
8. An occlusive dressing is used for a penetrating injury that results in a sucking chest wound. It is important to leave a corner of the dressing loose so that—
9. A person has been stabbed in the side of the chest with a knife. The person is only bleeding a little bit, but is having trouble breathing. You hear a sound coming from the wound. What kind of wound does the victim most likely have, and what immediate care should you take?
10. A young boy was playing baseball when he was hit in the stomach by a line drive. He has severe pain and tenderness in the abdomen, and you observe that his abdominal muscles are rigid. The boy also appears weak and complains of being thirsty. What injury do you suspect, and what other signals might help confirm your suspicion?
11. The signals of a pelvic injury are the same as those for—
12. General care for a person who has an injury to the chest, abdomen or pelvis includes—
13. A victim has suffered an injury to the abdomen. The victim is in severe pain, has nausea, is vomiting and is bleeding externally. Name two other signals that might accompany an abdominal injury.
14. The first thing you should do in caring for a person who has an injury to the chest, abdomen or pelvis is to—
15. You suspect that a person has a closed abdominal injury. You have already called 9-1-1 or the local emergency number, positioned the victim on his or her back (assuming no head, neck or back injury) and have taken other steps to minimize shock. What other care might you give this victim?
16. Describe the care you would give to a victim who has an open abdominal wound with an abdominal organ protruding through the wound.
17. Care for a closed wound to the genitals—
18. A victim who is holding one side of the chest and who has trouble breathing might have a possible—