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NREMT Advanced EMT

Category - Trauma

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Jeff’s parents were away when Jeff got beat up by the troll gang. The parents have come home; it has been four days. Jeff has told his parents that he got black-and-blue from falling down the stairs. He realized no one was going to believe that he was attacked by a gang of trolls. What kind of evidence is Jeff showing from the beating?
  1. Erythema
  2. Contusion
  3. Ecchymosis
  4. Abrasion
Explanation
Answer - C - Jeff’s black-and-blue evidence is called ecchymosis. Ecchymosis is the black-and-blue discoloration of the skin caused by the leakage of blood into the tissues. This is a delayed sign in wound progression that has started out as a hematoma or the later stages of a fresh bruise.
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