Trauma Team Training/Post-Course Participant Evaluation

Choose the best possible answer. In order of priority, what conditions should be assessed when a trauma patient arrives at the casualty unit?

	Breathing, airway, circulation.
	Breathing, circulation, airway.
	Airway, Breathing, circulation.
	Circulation, breathing, airway.

When a patient has an airway obstruction, the first action to take is to verify that the airway is clear by:

	Clear the mouth and do a chin lift.
	Inserting a laryngoscope and intubate.
	Observing the patients chest movement.
	Putting the patient in recovery position.

The first action to take when a trauma patient has difficulty breathing is to:

	Order an urgent chest x-ray.
	inspect chest movement and listen for breath sounds.
	Intubate the patient immediately.
	Place a chest tube in the patient.

A patient arrives at the casualty room with a bleeding wound in the leg. The first measure to take is:

	Apply a tourniquet to stop hemorrhage.
	Do aggressive fluid resuscitation.
	Apply direct pressure to the wound.
	Clean the wound

The Kampala Trauma Score II is a score for:

	Determining how fast casualty doctors treat patients.
	Determining the severity of patient injury.
	Comparing the number of trauma cases in Kampala hospitals
	Measuring the use of medical equipment in casualty units

Choose the correct answers. During teamwork:

	Tasks are chosen by the individual
	All team members are accountable for their tasks
	Activities are implemented by the senior member
	Competition is encouraged in completing tasks

Physical exam findings for a patient with suspected pneumothorax would include:

	Dullness to percussion and reduced breath sounds
	High note on percussion and increased breath sounds
	High note on percussion and reduced breath sounds
	Dullness to percussion and increased breath sounds

In assessing the level of consciousness, AVPU is defined as

	A: alert V: verbal P: posturing U: unresponsive
	A: alert V: vocal commands P: posturing U: unresponsive
	A: awake V: vocal commands P: pain U: unresponsive
	A: awake V: verbal P: pain U: unresponsive

For the management of burns in adults, how do you calculate the initial intravenous infusion rate?

	Volume = 2mL x weight in Kg x body surface burned with 2nd and 3rddegree burns
	Volume = 2mL x weight in Kg x body surface burned. Give ½ in first 8 hours.
	Volume= 4mL x weight in Kg x body surface burned
	Volume = 4mL x weight in Kg x body surface burned with 2nd and 3rd-degree burns. Give ½ in the first 8 hours.

The most common type of shock in the injured patient is:

Intubation in children is different than adults as:

	Their tongue is relatively larger than adults
	Their head is larger which rotates the larynx forward
	The larynx is more anterior
	All of the above

A 70-year-old man involved in a road traffic crash has a KTS score of 7. Which one of the following is true?

	The patient’s level of injury is severe.
	The level of injury is mild.
	The level of injury is moderate.
	The KTS calculation does not apply to such a patient.

Which of the following is not the reason for applying a sling?

Which among the following is an indication for applying an elevated sling?

A Trauma Patient who develops distended neck veins, tracheal deviation to the right and respiratory distress while in transit is best treated with:

	chest tube decompression of the left chest
	needle decompression of the left chest
	endotracheal intubation
	Chest x-ray

All of the following are true regarding log rolling except.

	Must be performed by a team of healthcare workers.
	Used to safely examine the back.
	Is performed to prevent injury to the spinal cord.
	Must be directed by a healthcare professional.

Which statement about chest injury is correct?

	Blunt chest trauma treatment usually only requires a chest tube
	most penetrating trauma does not require open surgery.
	the chest is assessed in the secondary survey.
	Underlying lung injury is rare

Which one of the following is true concerning fracture management?

	A cylindrical slab should be applied to immobilize fractures before transfer.
	A back slab should be applied to immobilize fractures before transfer.
	Immobilization of a fracture should happen after transfer.
	Either a back slab or cylindrical slab should be applied to immobilize fractures before transfer

Thermal burns occur more frequently in the following groups:

	School aged children and the elderly
	The Elderly
	Small children and the elderly
	Small children and school aged children

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