EMS 110 CHAPTER 28 QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
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A patient with a head injury presents with abnormal flexion of his extremities.
What numeric value should you assign to him for motor response?
3
In contrast to a cerebral concussion, a cerebral contusion:
Involves physical injury to the brain tissue
During your primary assessment of a 19-year-old unconscious male who
experienced severe head trauma, you note that his respirations are rapid,
irregular, and shallow. He has bloody secretions draining from his mouth and
nose. You should:
Suction his oropharynx for up to 15 seconds
Common signs and symptoms of a serious head injury include all of the
following, EXCEPT:
A rapid, thready pulse
The five sections of the spinal column, in descending order, are the:
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal
Which of the following breathing patterns is MOST indicative of increased
intracranial pressure?
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
LATEST UPDATE
A patient with a head injury presents with abnormal flexion of his extremities.
What numeric value should you assign to him for motor response?
3
In contrast to a cerebral concussion, a cerebral contusion:
Involves physical injury to the brain tissue
During your primary assessment of a 19-year-old unconscious male who
experienced severe head trauma, you note that his respirations are rapid,
irregular, and shallow. He has bloody secretions draining from his mouth and
nose. You should:
Suction his oropharynx for up to 15 seconds
Common signs and symptoms of a serious head injury include all of the
following, EXCEPT:
A rapid, thready pulse
The five sections of the spinal column, in descending order, are the:
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal
Which of the following breathing patterns is MOST indicative of increased
intracranial pressure?
