A relative decrease in air pressure under atmospheric pressure is known as ____________________ pressure

General guidelines in assessing and caring for a gynecologic emergency patient include:

a. packing the vagina with sterile dressings to control excessive hemorrhage. b. performing a thorough internal vaginal exam in the field. c. realizing that psychological support may be more important than emergency medical care. d. application of direct pressure, over the uterus, to control vaginal hemorrhage.

Which of the following is TRUE of the pressure wave that accompanies high-velocity penetrating trauma?

A) Hollow organs are less tolerant of the stress than solid organs are. B) Pressure waves cause no injury to surrounding tissues; they only momentarily disrupt function. C) Elastic tissues are less tolerant of the stress than non-elastic tissues. D) The pressure wave may be transmitted through blood, resulting in damage to blood vessels some distance from the primary wound.