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In a rear-impact motor vehicle crash, a. cervical
which area of the spine is most
susceptible to injury?
a. cervical
b. thoracic
c. lumbar
d. sacral-coccygeal
Prolonged scene times may reflect: d. ineffective team collaboration
a. a decrease in death rates
b. delivery of better care
c. accomplishment of interventions
d. ineffective team collaboration
,Which of the following indicates a d. an end tidal carbon dioxide level less than 30
state of hyperventilation? mmHg
a. an adult respiratory rate greater
than 20 per minute
b. a tidal volume of less than 400 mL
c. an oxygen saturation greater than
94%
d. an end tidal carbon dioxide level
less than 30 mmHg
A 54-year-old male is involved in a a. cardiac contusion
motor vehicle collision. The steering
wheel is bent. During your initial
assessment, you note his skin is pale,
his radial pulses are present, and
breath sounds are clear. The patient
is tender over his sternum and
complains of chest pain. Which
intrathoracic injury should you
suspect given the above findings?
a. cardiac contusion
b. traumatic aortic rupture
c. flail chest
d. tension pnuemothorax
Which of the following is considered d. fluid levels
one of the four essential
components to maintain normal
perfusion?
a. serum lactate levels
b. ETCO2 levels
c. SaO2 levels
d. fluid levels
, As intracerebral pressure rises after c. increases
an isolated head injury, what does
the systolic blood pressure do?
a. stays the same
b. decreases
c. increases
d. changes randomly
Which of the following mechanisms c. lateral stress
of injury does not commonly cause
damage to the spinal cord?
a. hyperextension
b. hyperflexion
c. lateral stress
d. compression
A 4-year-old female is unconscious a. modified jaw-thrust
after falling off a bicycle. Which of
the following is the best method to
open the airway?
a. modified jaw-thrust
b. head tilt
c. neck flexion
d. neck lift