EMS 131 EXAM 3 EXAMINATION TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED
●● Which of the following BEST describes the function of blood?
Answer: It transports gases along with nutrients, aids in excretion, and
provides protection and regulation.
●● Which of the following is a characteristic of venous bleeding?
Answer: It can be profuse, but is generally easily controlled.
●● Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to his
right leg and has active, steady, dark red bleeding. He is awake, pale,
and diaphoretic. He has a strong radial pulse of 112 per minute, a
respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of 122/82
mmHg. He has no other injuries or complaints. Which of the following
is the BEST sequence of steps in the management of this patient?
Answer: Direct pressure, high-concentration oxygen, and splinting the
leg
●● Cold is sometimes used to help control bleeding. When using cold,
the following guidelines and statements are true except:
Answer: it should be applied directly to the skin; it will not be effective
if anything is between the cold agent and the wound.
, ●● Your patient is a 12-year-old boy who ran his arm through a glass
window and has an 8-inch laceration on his anterior forearm. You have
applied a pressure dressing and bandage, but these have become
saturated due to continued bleeding. Which of the following should you
do now?
Answer: Elevate that arm and prepare to apply a tourniquet or consider
administering a hemostatic agent.
●● Which of the following distinguishes decompensated shock from
compensated stage of shock?
Answer: Cell damage and death in the vital organs
●● Which of the following layers of the skin is the MOST important in
insulating the body against heat loss?
Answer: Subcutaneous layer
●● An injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but blood vessels
and cells in the dermis are injured, is called a(n):
Answer: contusion.
●● Which type of wound has a small opening into the skin, but may be
quite deep, and is often caused by instruments such as nails, ice picks, or
pencils?
Answer: Puncture
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED
●● Which of the following BEST describes the function of blood?
Answer: It transports gases along with nutrients, aids in excretion, and
provides protection and regulation.
●● Which of the following is a characteristic of venous bleeding?
Answer: It can be profuse, but is generally easily controlled.
●● Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to his
right leg and has active, steady, dark red bleeding. He is awake, pale,
and diaphoretic. He has a strong radial pulse of 112 per minute, a
respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of 122/82
mmHg. He has no other injuries or complaints. Which of the following
is the BEST sequence of steps in the management of this patient?
Answer: Direct pressure, high-concentration oxygen, and splinting the
leg
●● Cold is sometimes used to help control bleeding. When using cold,
the following guidelines and statements are true except:
Answer: it should be applied directly to the skin; it will not be effective
if anything is between the cold agent and the wound.
, ●● Your patient is a 12-year-old boy who ran his arm through a glass
window and has an 8-inch laceration on his anterior forearm. You have
applied a pressure dressing and bandage, but these have become
saturated due to continued bleeding. Which of the following should you
do now?
Answer: Elevate that arm and prepare to apply a tourniquet or consider
administering a hemostatic agent.
●● Which of the following distinguishes decompensated shock from
compensated stage of shock?
Answer: Cell damage and death in the vital organs
●● Which of the following layers of the skin is the MOST important in
insulating the body against heat loss?
Answer: Subcutaneous layer
●● An injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but blood vessels
and cells in the dermis are injured, is called a(n):
Answer: contusion.
●● Which type of wound has a small opening into the skin, but may be
quite deep, and is often caused by instruments such as nails, ice picks, or
pencils?
Answer: Puncture
