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You and your partner are on the scene of an emergency. You are
providing manual stabilization to a patient with a suspected head and
neck injury. Suddenly the patient begins to vomit. Which of the following
should you do? Ans: Call to your partner to assist you in log rolling the
patient while maintaining manual stabilization
You need to stabilize a patient's head and neck. The patient's head is
turned sharply to the right. Which of the following should you do? Ans:
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Maintain the head in the position found.
You are applying a rigid device to limit movement of a patient's head and
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neck. You are applying which of the following? Ans: Cervical collar
You suspect that a patient has a head and neck injury. The patient is
lying on his back, and you determine that you need to perform manual
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stabilization. Which of the following should you do first? Ans: Place your
hands on both sides of the patient's head.
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You suspect that a patient has a head injury after bystanders report that
he fell off a ladder from the second story of a home. The patient is
breathing. Which of the following is the priority action? Ans: Stabilizing
the patient's head and neck
You are providing care to a patient with a thermal burn injury. The
patient has been removed from the source of the burn. You prepare to
act, focusing on which of the following as the priority? Ans: Cooling the
burned area
Your physical exam reveals that a burn patient has visible burns around
his mouth and portions of his face. You should be alert for which of the
following? Ans: Airway obstruction
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When providing care to a minor open wound, which of the following
should you do first? Ans: Place a sterile dressing over the wound.
You arrive at the scene of an emergency in which a 35-year-old man
caught his hand in the blades of a lawn mower. Two of his fingers are
completely severed, and a third finger is partially severed and is hanging
loosely. You should identify the partially severed finger as which of the
following? Ans: Avulsion
You arrive on the scene of a collapsed building. One of the workers is
trapped in the debris. His right leg is caught between two large pieces of
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cinder block. You should identify this as which type of injury? Ans: crush
injury
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venous bleeding Ans: Bleeding from a vein, which is characterized by
dark red or maroon blood and a steady, easy-to-control flow.
A patient is experiencing severe external bleeding from an open wound in
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his thigh. You expect to compress the pressure point at which arter Ans:
femoral
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You have used direct pressure to an open bleeding wound and have
applied sterile dressings and a bandage. You now notice that blood has
soaked through the initial dressings and bandage. Which of the following
should you do next? Ans: Add additional dressings and another bandage
and continue applying direct pressure.
A patient has an open and sucking chest wound. You should apply which
type of dressing? Ans: Occlusive dressing
Which action is the most important to protect yourself from disease
transmission when caring for a patient who is bleeding? Ans: Wearing
disposable gloves.
You are attempting to control external bleeding. Which of the following
should you do first? Ans: Cover the wound with a dressing.
Red Cross EMR Review Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
You and your partner are on the scene of an emergency. You are
providing manual stabilization to a patient with a suspected head and
neck injury. Suddenly the patient begins to vomit. Which of the following
should you do? Ans: Call to your partner to assist you in log rolling the
patient while maintaining manual stabilization
You need to stabilize a patient's head and neck. The patient's head is
turned sharply to the right. Which of the following should you do? Ans:
Assignment Expert
Maintain the head in the position found.
You are applying a rigid device to limit movement of a patient's head and
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neck. You are applying which of the following? Ans: Cervical collar
You suspect that a patient has a head and neck injury. The patient is
lying on his back, and you determine that you need to perform manual
2026
stabilization. Which of the following should you do first? Ans: Place your
hands on both sides of the patient's head.
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You suspect that a patient has a head injury after bystanders report that
he fell off a ladder from the second story of a home. The patient is
breathing. Which of the following is the priority action? Ans: Stabilizing
the patient's head and neck
You are providing care to a patient with a thermal burn injury. The
patient has been removed from the source of the burn. You prepare to
act, focusing on which of the following as the priority? Ans: Cooling the
burned area
Your physical exam reveals that a burn patient has visible burns around
his mouth and portions of his face. You should be alert for which of the
following? Ans: Airway obstruction
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When providing care to a minor open wound, which of the following
should you do first? Ans: Place a sterile dressing over the wound.
You arrive at the scene of an emergency in which a 35-year-old man
caught his hand in the blades of a lawn mower. Two of his fingers are
completely severed, and a third finger is partially severed and is hanging
loosely. You should identify the partially severed finger as which of the
following? Ans: Avulsion
You arrive on the scene of a collapsed building. One of the workers is
trapped in the debris. His right leg is caught between two large pieces of
Assignment Expert
cinder block. You should identify this as which type of injury? Ans: crush
injury
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venous bleeding Ans: Bleeding from a vein, which is characterized by
dark red or maroon blood and a steady, easy-to-control flow.
A patient is experiencing severe external bleeding from an open wound in
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his thigh. You expect to compress the pressure point at which arter Ans:
femoral
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You have used direct pressure to an open bleeding wound and have
applied sterile dressings and a bandage. You now notice that blood has
soaked through the initial dressings and bandage. Which of the following
should you do next? Ans: Add additional dressings and another bandage
and continue applying direct pressure.
A patient has an open and sucking chest wound. You should apply which
type of dressing? Ans: Occlusive dressing
Which action is the most important to protect yourself from disease
transmission when caring for a patient who is bleeding? Ans: Wearing
disposable gloves.
You are attempting to control external bleeding. Which of the following
should you do first? Ans: Cover the wound with a dressing.
