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NREMT Paramedic Trauma Exam Prep

Category - Paramedic Trauma

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What signs and symptoms would you expect from someone experiencing a traumatic aortic rupture?
  1. Dyspnea, lower rib fracture, nausea
  2. Unilaterally decreased breath sounds, flail segments, dyspnea
  3. Tearing sensation, variation in blood pressure on different arms, unexplained hypotension
  4. Clavicle fracture, pain on inspiration, absence of breath sounds upper lobe.
Explanation
Answer: C- A typical aortic rupture will present with hypotension, tearing sensation, and often with varying blood pressure readings.

Some patients will present with minimal or no outward signs of chest trauma. Index of suspicion should be high in any patient who has a violent blunt force mechanism of injury but whose clinical presentation is inconsistent with visible injuries.
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