Questions with Expert-Verified Answers
Signs of internal bleeding - correct answer fluids draining from ears or nose,
nausea vomiting, bruising, change in mental status, bone fractures.
Manages internal bleeding by - correct answer using standard precautions,
conducting a primary assesment of the victim, providing care for the shock,
keeping victim lying flat and still, consider posobility that crime was comitted
Determines cause of eye injury - correct answer foreign object, impaled
object, chemicals, sharp object
Determine the extent of an eye injury - correct answer cuts, avulsion,
laceration, burns
Proper procedures for the care of an eye injury - correct answer immobolizes
an impaled object, doesn't replace a dislodged eyeball into the eye socket,
covers both eyes to prevent eye movement, does not apply pressure to an
eyeball that is cut, uses running water to remove foreign object, flushes eyes
with water for chemial burns, and encourages victim not to move eyes.
Three stages of care during patrol officers response to critical incidents -
correct answer direct care threat, indirect threat care, casualty evacuation
care.
When a downed officer is at scene direct the casaulty to - correct answer
remain engange with treat if able, move to safer position if possible, and
provide self care if needed
Pneumothorax - correct answer air in the chest cavity
, Tension pneumothorax - correct answer collapsed lung
Identify that immediate indirect threat care includes managing and stabalizing
injuries and evaluating the following (MARCH) - correct answer massive
bleeding, airway or airway obstruction, respirations, circulation, hypothermia,
and altered mental state
How to properly apply a tourniquet - correct answer place above edge of
wound, secure it and prevent any further injury
Signs of major stroke - correct answer unconsciousness or fainting,
paralysis, numbness or weakness, difficulty breathing or swallowing, loss of
bladder or bowel control, unequal pupil size or slurred speach
Provide the folllowing emergency care for a stroke - correct answer uses
standard precaution and perform airway assesment, maintain an open airway,
give artifical respiration if necessary, keeps victims at rest, positions victims in
a recovery position, gives no fluids unless victim is fully conscious and
monitors victim until the arrival of EMS
Treatment for minor stroke - correct answer seeks immediate medical
treatment and protects victim from accident or additional excertion
Signs of diabetic emergencies - correct answer fainting dizziness,
convulsions, abdominal pain, rapid weak pulse, dry warm skin, sometimes
reddened acetone odor on breath, extreme thirst, restlesness, history of
daibities
Hyperglycemia - correct answer high blood sugar