Primary Trauma Care Course Quiz

A 2-day training course for healthcare professionals on managing severely injured patients.

PTC's goal is to prevent death and disabilities in seriously injured patients. It emphasizes using available resources to train healthcare providers and implement trauma care principles within hospitals.

The PTC course aims to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to assess, treat, and manage trauma patients effectively. It emphasizes applying these principles within their healthcare settings.

PTC emphasizes the importance of providing basic trauma care using available resources. It focuses on the critical questions: When do trauma patients die? What are the common disabilities? What resources are available?

PTC addresses the critical timeframe for trauma patients, exploring the causes of death and common disabilities in these cases. It also emphasizes the importance of resource availability for effective treatment.

A systematic approach to managing critically injured patients, ensuring rapid identification and treatment of life-threatening conditions.

Sorting patients based on their injury severity and urgency to optimize medical resources.

A rapid, focused assessment of the patient's vital functions, conducted to identify immediately life-threatening injuries.

A thorough examination of the patient, gathering detailed information about their injuries and medical history.

Consistently monitoring the patient's condition, optimizing their treatment based on their response, and documenting their progress.

The transfer of a patient to a higher level of care facility when their condition requires specialized treatment.

Providing the definitive treatment for the patient's injuries, including surgery, medications, and rehabilitation.

A systematic approach to evaluating the patient's airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure, prioritizing life-saving interventions in order.

The initial assessment of a trauma patient, focusing on identifying life-threatening conditions.

Airway obstruction is a life-threatening condition where the airway is blocked, preventing air from entering the lungs.

This involves clearing any obstructions from the mouth, maintaining an open airway, and potentially using advanced airway techniques like endotracheal intubation.

Breathing difficulties that occur due to chest injuries, such as rib fractures or pneumothorax.

Assessing whether breathing is normal, identifying any chest injuries, and using the “Look, Feel, Listen” assessment technique.

Life-threatening breathing conditions include airway injury, tension pneumothorax, open pneumothorax, flail chest, and lung contusion.

The assessment of a trauma patient's circulation, involving identifying any signs of shock and bleeding.

Hidden internal bleeding that can significantly impact a patient's circulatory system.

Inadequate organ perfusion and tissue oxygenation, often caused by blood loss in trauma.

The assessment of circulation includes peripheral color, capillary refill, heart rate, peripheral temperature, blood pressure, and urine output.

Blood loss that cannot be easily compressed or stopped, often originating from internal organs, requiring surgery to address.

The treatment of shock typically involves providing oxygen, controlling bleeding, and administering fluids to restore blood volume.

Shock characterized by insufficient blood volume due to significant blood loss.

A systematic method for assessing and treating trauma patients, focusing on airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure.

Checking if the patient is conscious and responding to voice, pain, or is unresponsive. Assessing pupil size and reactivity.

The process of ensuring the patient's airway is clear and they are breathing adequately.

Exposing the patient to fully assess injuries by removing clothing. Maintaining the patient's temperature to prevent hypothermia.

The primary survey is a fast, structured approach to assess and treat trauma patients in a timely manner.

A systematic review of the ABCDE is crucial for unstable patients, or if their condition changes.

A scenario involving a patient who fell from a vehicle and is unconscious with noisy breathing.

The primary survey is a systematic approach that should be familiar to all healthcare professionals.

Always assume a cervical spine injury in severely injured patients.

Manual immobilization using your hands, c-spine collar, sandbags, and tape.

Looking for signs like consciousness level, skin color, chest movement, breathing difficulty, and foreign objects blocking the airway.

Listening for noisy breathing sounds like snoring, gurgling, or stridor.

Feeling for tenderness, crackling sounds (crepitus), and confirming the presence of a pulse.

Open the airway by tilting the head back and lifting the chin or by pushing the jaw forward.

Utilizing tools such as suction, oropharyngeal/nasopharyngeal airways, and a bag valve mask.

Advanced techniques like using a supraglottic airway, tracheal intubation, or surgically opening the airway.

Intubation is considered if the airway cannot be managed with basic techniques. It's also considered in cases of aspiration risk or to manage CO2 levels (e.g., head injury).

Consider a surgical airway if the airway cannot be intubated or the patient cannot be effectively ventilated.