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Correct.
What is Beck's triad? correct answers Hypotension, JVD, and muffled heart sounds
A 45-year-old male fell down the stairs and is unresponsive and apneic. When you ventilate him,
you notice his neck is swelling and he has minimal chest rise. What should you suspect? correct
answers Tracheal Disruption
What is the most appropriate treatment for a sucking chest wound? correct answers Apply an
occlusive dressing
A 25 year old male is an unrestrained driver in a car crash. He denies loss of consciousness.
Initial vital signs are BP 100/60, P120, R18, and clear bilaterally. He suddenly feels dizzy.
Secondary vitals are BP 80/40, P131, and R20. What should you suspect? correct answers
A 46-year-old female was pepper sprayed in the face. What should you do? correct answers
A 21-year-old male tripped and fell into a small camp fire. He has partial thickness burns to his
hands, anterior forearms, and upper chest. What percentage of his body has been burned correct
answers 15
A 23-year-old male fell from the top story of a two-story building breaking his femur. There is
bright red blood spurting from the wound. What should you do? correct answers Apply a
tourniquet above the wound
A 62-year-old male has a mid-shaft femur deformity with swelling after an MVA. He has no
other injuries, and his vital signs are stable. What should you do? correct answers Apply a
traction splint to his leg
, A 35-year-old patient is unresponsive after a motor vehicle collision. You observe paradoxical
movement during respiration. Vital signs are BP 104/72, P 120, R 32 and shallow and SpO2
89%. What should you do? correct answers Assist the patients ventilations
What is the common cause of pulmonary contusions? correct answers Deceleration trauma
An alert 22-year-old male fell 15 feet while skateboarding down a flight of stairs. He cannot
move or feel anything from his shoulders down and you notice inadequate chest rise. Where
should you suspect a fracture? correct answers C3
What is a pathognomonic sign of neurogenic shock? correct answers Vasocodilation
A 72-year-old is lying in bed and complains of severe pain in her thigh after falling the day
before. You observe bruising and swelling. The extremity is firm, pale, and cool distal to the
injury. What is the most probable cause? correct answers Compartment Syndrome
Which of the following is required when splinting a long bone? correct answers Immobilize the
joints above and below
You are ventilating a 23-year-old female. You notice there is JVD and decreased lung sounds on
the left. What should you suspect? correct answers Tension Pneumothorax
A 44-year-old female is unresponsive after being trapped under heavy debris. Upon removal, her
eyes are bloodshot, and her vital signs are P 38, R 8, and shallow and inaudible BP. What should
you do? correct answers
A 46-year-old male fell from the "4th floor" of a building. He is unconscious, hypotensive, and
you note absent pulses in his left arm. What should you suspect? correct answers
Correct.
What is Beck's triad? correct answers Hypotension, JVD, and muffled heart sounds
A 45-year-old male fell down the stairs and is unresponsive and apneic. When you ventilate him,
you notice his neck is swelling and he has minimal chest rise. What should you suspect? correct
answers Tracheal Disruption
What is the most appropriate treatment for a sucking chest wound? correct answers Apply an
occlusive dressing
A 25 year old male is an unrestrained driver in a car crash. He denies loss of consciousness.
Initial vital signs are BP 100/60, P120, R18, and clear bilaterally. He suddenly feels dizzy.
Secondary vitals are BP 80/40, P131, and R20. What should you suspect? correct answers
A 46-year-old female was pepper sprayed in the face. What should you do? correct answers
A 21-year-old male tripped and fell into a small camp fire. He has partial thickness burns to his
hands, anterior forearms, and upper chest. What percentage of his body has been burned correct
answers 15
A 23-year-old male fell from the top story of a two-story building breaking his femur. There is
bright red blood spurting from the wound. What should you do? correct answers Apply a
tourniquet above the wound
A 62-year-old male has a mid-shaft femur deformity with swelling after an MVA. He has no
other injuries, and his vital signs are stable. What should you do? correct answers Apply a
traction splint to his leg
, A 35-year-old patient is unresponsive after a motor vehicle collision. You observe paradoxical
movement during respiration. Vital signs are BP 104/72, P 120, R 32 and shallow and SpO2
89%. What should you do? correct answers Assist the patients ventilations
What is the common cause of pulmonary contusions? correct answers Deceleration trauma
An alert 22-year-old male fell 15 feet while skateboarding down a flight of stairs. He cannot
move or feel anything from his shoulders down and you notice inadequate chest rise. Where
should you suspect a fracture? correct answers C3
What is a pathognomonic sign of neurogenic shock? correct answers Vasocodilation
A 72-year-old is lying in bed and complains of severe pain in her thigh after falling the day
before. You observe bruising and swelling. The extremity is firm, pale, and cool distal to the
injury. What is the most probable cause? correct answers Compartment Syndrome
Which of the following is required when splinting a long bone? correct answers Immobilize the
joints above and below
You are ventilating a 23-year-old female. You notice there is JVD and decreased lung sounds on
the left. What should you suspect? correct answers Tension Pneumothorax
A 44-year-old female is unresponsive after being trapped under heavy debris. Upon removal, her
eyes are bloodshot, and her vital signs are P 38, R 8, and shallow and inaudible BP. What should
you do? correct answers
A 46-year-old male fell from the "4th floor" of a building. He is unconscious, hypotensive, and
you note absent pulses in his left arm. What should you suspect? correct answers
