2024 EMT JBL Trauma New Full Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct

2024 EMT JBL Trauma New Full Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct 1. EMTs are assessing a man who was injured while trying to rescue a pet from his burning house. Which of the following assessment findings should be the MOST immediately concerning? A) Severe blisters to both hands B) Closed deformity of the wrist C) Dry cough and a hoarse voice D) Clothes adhered to burned skin Answer: C (Any condition or injury that involves airway, breathing, or circulation warrants the EMT's most immediate attention.A dry cough and hoarse voice are signs of inhalation injury and airway swelling.Carefully monitor the pt and be prepared to ventilatehim if his breathing becomes inadequate. Transport without delay; a paramedic intercept should be requested. If the pt's airway completely closes, more invasive airway management will be needed [cricothyrotomy].Tend to the other injurieslistedduring transport) 2. Factors that affect a person's ability to compensate for internal or externalblood loss include all of the following, EXCEPT: A) advanced age. B) the rate of blood loss. C) high cholesterol in the blood. D) blood-thinning medications. Answer: C (The compensatory responses of tachycardia and peripheral vasoconstriction de- crease as a person ages; thus, older pts are not able to compensate as effectivelyas younger pts.Older pts commonly take medications to treat high BP, such as betablockers;these drugs may blunt the body'srelease ofthe catecholamines necessaryto increase the heart rate. The ability to compensate for blood loss is also related to how rapidly blood loss occurs. Pts who take bloodthinning medications [warfarin {Coumadin}] bleed longerthan those not taking such medications.There is no knowncorrelation between high cholesterol and a person's ability to compensate for bloodloss) 3. A 44-year-old male experienced burns to his anterior trunk and both arms.He is conscious and alert, but is in extreme pain. Assessment of the burns reveals reddening and blisters.This patient has burnsthatcover of his total body surface area. A) first-degree, 27% B) partial-thickness, 36% C) second-degree, 45% D) full-thickness, 18% Answer: B