QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ALREADY GRADED A+
The index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as: -
Answer--your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying injuries.
Signs of a pulmonary blast injury include: -
Answer--coughing up blood.
Gastrointestinal bleeding should be suspected if a patient presents with: -
Answer--hematemesis.
The systemic veins function by: -
Answer--returning deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
If applying a dressing to control the bleeding of a patient's arm, the EMT should
.-
Answer--All of these answers are correct.
Which of the following statements regarding hemophilia is correct? -
Answer--Patients with hemophilia may bleed spontaneously.
A burn that is characterized by redness and pain is classified as a: -
Answer--superficial burn.
A closed soft-tissue injury characterized by swelling and ecchymosis is called
a(n): -
Answer--contusion.
Burns to pediatric patients are generally considered more serious than burns to
adults because: -
Answer--pediatric patients have more surface area relative to total body mass.
A laceration: -
Answer--is an injury that separates various layers of soft tissue.
A partial-thickness burn involves the outer layer of skin and a portion of the: -
Answer--dermal layer.
Patients with full-thickness (third-degree) burns generally do not complain of pain
because: -
Answer--the nerve endings have been destroyed.
What layer of the skin forms a watertight, protective seal for the body? -
Answer--Epidermis.
When assessing a patient with a closed soft-tissue injury, it is MOST important to:
,-
Answer--remain alert for more severe underlying injuries.
,With regard to the pediatric rule of nines, the: -
Answer--legs are proportionately smaller than an adult's.
The lower jawbone is called the: -
Answer--mandible.
The mastoid process is located approximately: -
Answer--1 inch posterior to the external opening of the ear.
The white portion of the eye is called the: -
Answer--sclera.
Bleeding from soft-tissue injuries to the face is MOST effectively controlled with: -
Answer--direct pressure using dry, sterile dressings.
If one or more occupants in the same vehicle are killed in a crash, the EMT
should: -
Answer--suspect that all living occupants experienced the same serious trauma.
The cervical spine is MOST protected from whiplash-type injuries when the: -
Answer--headrest is appropriately positioned.
The phenomenon of pressure waves emanating from the bullet, causing damage
remote from its path, is known as: -
Answer--cavitation.
When a motor vehicle strikes a tree while traveling at 40 mph, the unrestrained
occupant: -
Answer--remains in motion until acted upon by an external force.
When caring for an occupant inside a motor vehicle equipped with an air bag
that did not deploy upon impact, you should: -
Answer--remember that it could still deploy and seriously injure you.
Which of the following would MOST likely occur as the direct result of the second
collision in a motor vehicle crash? -
Answer--Deformed steering wheel
A 70-year-old man presents with a severe nosebleed. His medical history includes
COPD, depression, and a hemorrhagic stroke 3 years ago. His BP is 190/110 mm
Hg, his pulse is 100 beats/min, and his respirations are 24 breaths/min. His
medications include albuterol, sertraline (Zoloft), and multivitamins. Which of the
following is MOST likely causing his nosebleed today? -
Answer--High blood pressure
A patient is bleeding severely from a severed femoral artery high in the groin
, region. Which of the following would MOST likely control the bleeding? -
Answer--Apply a topical hemostatic agent with direct pressure
Early signs and symptoms of intra-abdominal bleeding include: -
Answer--pain and distention.