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Which of the following indicates that a patient is in decompensated
shock?
A. Restlessness and anxiety
B. Diaphoresis and pallor
C. Falling blood pressure
D. Tachycardia and tachypnea - Correct Answer – C. Falling blood
pressure
During your assessment of a patient who experienced blunt facial
trauma, you note the presence of a hyphema. This indicates:
A. a fracture of the nasal bone.
B. that the pupils are unequal.
C. direct trauma to the eyeball.
D. an orbital blowout fracture. - Correct Answer – C. direct trauma to
the eyeball.
You respond to a shooting at a local bar. Law enforcement is present and
the scene has been secured. Your patient is a young male, who is sitting
against the wall screaming in pain. Bright red blood is spurting from a
wound near his groin. You should:
A. ensure an open airway.
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,B. transport the patient at once.
C. apply pressure to the wound.
D. administer high-flow oxygen. - Correct Answer – C. apply pressure to
the wound.
An adult patient opens his eyes in response to a painful stimulus, moans
when you ask him questions, and pulls his arm away when you palpate
it. What is his Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score?
A. 6
B. 9
C. 8
D. 7 - Correct Answer – C. 8
Internal or external bleeding would be especially severe in a patient:
A. with heart disease.
B. who takes aspirin.
C. who is hypotensive.
D. with hemophilia. - Correct Answer – D. with hemophilia.
During transport of a patient with a head injury, which of the following
will provide you with the MOST information regarding the patient's
condition?
A. Pupil size
B. Mental status
C. Blood pressure
D. Heart rate - Correct Answer – B. Mental status
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,The pneumatic antishock garment may be indicated for patients with:
A. pelvic instability and signs of shock.
B. blunt chest trauma and hypotension.
C. any severe injury above the nipple line.
D. femur fractures and crackles in the lungs. - Correct Answer – A.
pelvic instability and signs of shock.
Damaged small blood vessels beneath the skin following blunt trauma
causes:
A. cyanosis.
B. hematoma.
C. mottling.
D. ecchymosis. - Correct Answer – D. ecchymosis.
In which of the following situations would external bleeding be the
MOST difficult to control?
A. Scalp laceration, BP of 130/70 mm Hg
B. Carotid artery laceration, BP of 70/50 mm Hg
C. Jugular vein laceration, BP of 104/60 mm Hg
D. Femoral artery laceration, BP of 140/90 mm Hg - Correct Answer –
D. Femoral artery laceration, BP of 140/90 mm Hg
In which of the following circumstances would external bleeding be the
LEAST difficult to control?
A. Lacerated jugular vein; BP of 100/60 mm Hg
B. Lacerated brachial artery; BP of 140/90 mm Hg
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, C. Lacerated carotid artery; BP of 90/50 mm Hg
D. Lacerated femoral vein; BP of 70/40 mm Hg - Correct Answer – D.
Lacerated femoral vein; BP of 70/40 mm Hg
A 40-year-old man has burns to the entire head, anterior chest, and both
anterior upper extremities. Using the adult Rule of Nines, what
percentage of his total body surface area has been burned?
A. 27%
B. 18%
C. 45%
D. 36% - Correct Answer – A. 27%
Which of the following signs would you expect to see in the early stages
of shock?
A. Hypotension
B. Restlessness
C. Thready pulses
D. Unconsciousness - Correct Answer – B. Restlessness
Priority treatment for a large avulsion includes:
A. cleaning the wound.
B. controlling any bleeding.
C. immobilizing the injured area.
D. assessing distal circulation. - Correct Answer – B. controlling any
bleeding
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