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During the CRASH 2 study (TXA use in the field), the trial group received TXA 1 g IV over 10 minutes. Your vial is 1000 mg in 3 ml, and you have a 100 cc bag available. How many drips per minute will you infuse using a 10 drop set? a. 3 b. 30 c. 100 d. 10 - c. 100 After the initial TXA infusion, they got a second dose of 1 g IV over eight hours. Your vial is 1000 mg in 3 ml, and you have a 100 cc bag available. How many drips per minute will you infuse using a 60 drop set? a. 480 b. 30 c. 18 d. 12.5 - Which of the following acts resulted in the development of modern EMS systems? a. Good Samaritan Act b. The Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 1990 c. Highway Safety Act of 1966 d. Ryan White Act - c. Highway Safety Act of 1966 Which of the following is the best definition of the Golden Period, formerly known as the Golden Hour?a. The ideal time it takes to assess a multi-system trauma patient. b. The ideal time from requesting a helicopter to it landing on scene. c. The ideal time frame from time of injury until surgery. d. The ideal time frame from call dispatch to arrival on scene. - c. The ideal time frame from time of injury until surgery. Which of the following mechanisms would yield the greatest index of suspicion for serious injury? a. Pedestrian struck by a car travelling 5 miles/hour. b. Seventy-mile-per-hour motor vehicle crash with partial ejection. c. Adult falling 5 feet from a ladder and landing in the mud. d. Helmeted bicyclist losing control and falling off his bike onto a grassy surface at 15 miles per hour. - b. Seventy-mile-per-hour motor vehicle crash with partial ejection. When assessing a patient with a crush injury, which of the following findings would indicate that toxins have entered the central circulation? a. Increased urine output. b. Central hyperventilation syndrome. c. Hot, red skin. d. Cardiac arrhythmia. - d. Cardiac arrhythmia. Which of the following is NOT a complication of crush injury? a. Cardiac arrhythmias. b. Difficult-to-control hemorrhage. c. Renal failure. d. Systemic alkalosis. - d. Systemic alkalosis.Upon arriving at the scene of a single-vehicle collision in which the vehicle struck a utility pole, you note that the windshield is "starred," and that the driver is not restrained. Which of the following injuries is MOST likely? a. Compression injury of the cervical spine. b. Distraction injury of the cervical spine. c. Ligamentous neck injury due to rotation beyond the range of motion. d. Whiplash injury of the neck muscles. - a. Compression injury of the cervical spine. For which of the following impacts, should you maintain a higher index of suspicion because the degree of injury may be greater than the damage alone indicates? a. Oblique. b. Rear-end. c. Lateral. d. Frontal. - c. Lateral. Which of the following is the most important priority when caring for a patient with a shallow-water diving injury? a. Assessing the cervical spine for deformity. b. Removing the patient from the water as soon as possible. c. Initiating rescue breathing once out of the water. d. Maintaining cervical spine stabilization while opening the airway. - d. Maintaining cervical spine stabilization while opening the airway. Which of the following best describes what happens to the kinetic energy of a vehicle traveling at 65 miles per hour when it collides into a concrete barrier wall? a. The energy converts to heat through friction. b. The energy dissipates as sound waves. c. The wall's foundation absorbs the energy