Neuralgia is nerve pain caused by inflammation, pressure, toxins, and other diseases
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A midsize car has been struck by a small delivery truck and sustained moderate damage to the front passenger area. The car is on its tires, and wood chocks have been placed under the undercarriage of the car. The air bags did not deploy. Which one of the following is the next step in this rescue?
A) Carefully deploy the air bags. B) Extricate the patient. C) Forcibly open the trunk. D) Release air from the tires.
You are treating a 2 year old who fell down a flight of stairs. You are concerned about a head injury and know that toddlers have a higher risk for traumatic brain injury than adults because of all of the following reasons except:
a. a toddler has a large, heavy head in comparison to their body. b. during rapid deceleration, a toddler's head is propelled forward first, before the body. c. a toddler's brain does not completely fill the cranial cavity. d. a toddler's fontanelles will not close until the child reaches preschool age.
External jugular veins drain from which structures?
neck and left arm superior vena cava parotid glands, facial muscles, and scalp brain and neck
Following a head injury, a patient is verbally abusive and combative. He MOST likely has an injury to the ___________ lobe of the brain.
A. parietal B. temporal C. occipita D. frontal