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Multisystem Trauma

1. Which mechanism of injury is most likely to cause a myocardial contusion?*
- Penetrating trauma
- Blunt trauma
- Burns
- Hypovolemia
2. Early Mobility can prevent which of the following?*
- DVT
- Pneumonia
- Pressure Ulcers
- All the above
3. What simple nursing intervention can be used to screen for thoracic aortic injury?*
- Pulsus paradoxus calculation
- Bilateral upper extremity BP measurements
- BP cuff inflation to elicit carpal spasm
- Side to side pulse oximeter saturation comparisons
4. Penetrating & blunt trauma is most likely to be caused by what phase in blast injuries?*
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Quaternary
5. What is the main reason to avoid shivering in trauma patients?*
- Shivering is uncomfortable
- Shivering causes ECG artifact on monitor
- Shivering increases metabolic demand
- Shivering has affect on patients
6. Which of the 4 heart chambers is most frequently affected in the patient with cardiac trauma?*
- Left ventricle
- Right ventricle
- Left atrium
- Right atrium
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