ACCURATE ANSWERS/LATEST 2024-2025
1.a man cut his wrist. It is bleeding very rapidly and spurting blood with each
heartbeat. The patient most likely severed an: artery
2.an early indicator of shock includes: tachycardia
3.decompensated shock can be recognized by: decreasing blood pressure
4. a 30 year-old male was shot in the mid thigh. Bleeding continues after your
partner applies direct pressure. What should you do?: apply tourniquet to the
affected leg
5. You arrive on scene of a major car crash. The driver is alert and complaining o
severe chest and abdominal pain. His radial pulse is weak and rapid and his skin i
cool, pale, and moist. The patient has a history of cardiac problems.You should
Rapidly extricate onto a long spinal board and transport
, 6.an 81-year-old female in a healthcare facility fell out of bed last night and was placed
back into bed. This morning the nurse is suspecting a hip fracture. Which of her
medication should concern you the most?: Coumadin (warfarin)
7.A man has a knife impaled at the 4th intercostal space, left sternal border. He is
pulseless and not breathing. You should: pull the knife out
8. a 20-year-old male has received blunt trauma to the right anterior chest. He is
pale, cool, diaphoretic, and responsive to verbal stimuli. Respirations are 38 and
shallow with paradox movement. You should first: oxygenate with positive
pressure ventilations because respirations are above 28
9.a 23-year-old soccer player was kicked in the chest. He is alert with rapid, shallow
respirations, and complains of chest pain. Skin is pale, cool, and wet. You should:
Oxygenate via non-rebreather mask
10. what is the most important factor when a person is struck in the chest with a
baseball: the speed of the baseball at impact
11.an adult was pinned between two vehicles. He is conscious but confused and
unable to follow commands. He is bruising on both sides of his anterior chest. He has a
weak and carotid pulse, no peripheral pulses, clear breath sounds in all fields, and
distended neck veins. You should suspect: pericardial tamponade