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During transport of a patient with a head injury, what assessment factor will
provide you with the most information regarding the patient's condition?
A. Pupil size
B. Heart size
C. Mental status
D. Blood pressure ✔Mental status
A young man fell and landed on his outstretched hand, resulting in pain and
deformity to the left midshaft forearm. Distal circulation should be assessed
at which of the following pulse locations?
A. Radial
B. Brachial
C. Pedal
D. Popliteal ✔Radial
You are called to a local nightclub for an injured patient. Upon arrival, you
see a young man who is lying on the ground screaming in pain, bright red
blood is spurting from an apparent stab wound to his groin area. Your first
action should be to
A. control the bleeding
B. apply 100% oxygen
C. ensure an open airway
D. elevate the patient's legs ✔control the bleeding
During a soccer game, a 20 year old man collided shoulder to shoulder with
another player. He has pain and a noticeable anterior bulge to the left
shoulder. What is the most effective method of immobilizing this injury?
A. An air-inflatable splint with the left arm immobilized in the flexed position
B. A long board splint with the left arm immobilized in the extended position
C. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to secure the arm to the
body
,D. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to maintain downward
traction ✔A sling to support the left arm and swathes to secure the arm to
the body
Which of the following mechanisms of injury would necessitate performing
a rapid trauma assessment?
A. A 5'8" tall adult who fell 12' from a roof and landed on his side
B. A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose passenger was killed
C. Amputation of three toes from the patient's left foot with controlled
bleeding
D. An impaled object in the patient's lower extremity with minimal venous
bleeding ✔A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose passenger was
killed
You are assessing a 33 year old male's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score.
The patient opens his eyes in response to pain, is speaking with
incomprehensible words, and withdraws from pain by flexing his upper
extremities. What is his GCS score?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9 ✔7
The police summon you to a residence for a domestic dispute. When you
arrive, you are advised by a police officer that a man, who is now in
custody, shot his wife. When you enter the residence, you see a woman
lying supine. She is conscious, but very restless, and is in obvious
respiratory distress.
After ensuring a patent airway, your next course of action should be to
A. apply 100% oxygen
B. assess respiratory quality
C. compare carotid and radial pulses
D. check the condition of the patient's skin ✔assess respiratory quality
, The police summon you to a residence for a domestic dispute. When you
arrive, you are advised by a police officer that a man, who is now in
custody, shot his wife. When you enter the residence, you see a woman
lying supine. She is conscious, but very restless, and is in obvious
respiratory distress.
During which part of your assessment would you be most likely to discover
a small caliber gunshot wound, with minimal bleeding, to the back?
A. General impression
B. Initial assessment
C. Rapid trauma assessment
D. Detailed physical examination ✔Rapid trauma assessment
The police summon you to a residence for a domestic dispute. When you
arrive, you are advised by a police officer that a man, who is now in
custody, shot his wife. When you enter the residence, you see a woman
lying supine. She is conscious, but very restless, and is in obvious
respiratory distress.
Upon discovering an open chest wound, your first action should be to
A. prevent air from entering the open wound
B. begin assisted ventilation and prepare for transport
C. immediately reassess the patient's ventilatory status
D. cover the wound with a trauma dressing and reassess the patient's
ventilatory status ✔prevent air from entering the open wound
When applying a vest-style spinal immobilization device to a patient with
traumatic neck pain, you should
A. immobilize the head prior to securing the torso straps.
B. secure the torso section prior to immobilizing the head.
C. ask the patient to fully exhale as you secure the torso.
D. gently flex the head forward as you position the device. ✔secure the
torso section prior to immobilizing the head.
Which of the following findings would indicate that a patient is in
decompensated shock?
A. Diaphoresis and pallor