ATCN 2020-2024 Chapter 8 Musculoskeletal Trauma Page 150 Q&A

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ATCN 2020-2024 Chapter 8 Musculoskeletal Trauma Page 150 Q&A 1. _________________________________________, an uncommon but highly lethal complication of long-bone fractures, can lead to pulmonary... failure and impaired cerebral function. - AnswerFat embolism 2. Hemorrhage control is best achieved with: - Answer-Direct pressure 3. ______________________________________________________ of fractures can significantly decrease bleeding by reducing motion and enhancing tamponade effect of the muscle and fascia. - Answer-Splinting of fractures 4. The _________________________________________ is determined by taking the systolic blood pressure value at the ankle of the injured leg and dividing it by the systolic blood pressure of the uninjured arm. - Answer-Ankle / Brachial Index 5. After application of _______________________________________, if time to operative intervention is longer than 1 hour, a single attempt to deflate the tourniquet may be considered in an otherwise stable patient. - Answer-a tourniquet 6. A patient with multiple injuries who requires intensive resuscitation and/or emergency surgery for extremity or other injuries is not a candidate for: - Answer-Replantation 7. Patients who have sustained ______________________________________________________ are at significantly greater risk of complications and death. - Answer-Bilateral femur fractures 8. ________________________________________________________________ if left untreated can lead to renal failure and shock. - Answer-Crush syndrome, or traumatic rhabdomyolysis CONTINUES... [Show More]

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