A fall greater than ______ would be considered a significant mechanism of injury in a patient under the age of 8.
Answer(s): D
The best answer is 10 feet. Though depending on the height of the patient, double their height may be greater than 10 feet, the correct answer is anything over 10 feet.
You are called to the scene of pedestrian that’s been struck by a car. Upon examination, you notice clear fluid leaking from the patient’s ear, that you believe to be cerebral spinal fluid. This tells you the patient may have suffered a:
Answer(s): A
While the patient may be suffering from a basilar skull fracture, you are not able to determine that in the field. The best answer is a severe head injury.
What does PMS stand for during your assessment of a patient’s lower extremity?
Answer(s): C
PMS stands for Pulse, Motor function, Sensation. It is especially important to asses for PMS after splinting an extremity.
What are the basic patient assessment components for trauma patients?
The correct components include: scene size-up/MOI, primary and secondary assessment, history, and reassessment.
Examples of an open wound include ____.
A simple fracture is one that does not break the skin while a compound fracture does. Bruises may accompany open wounds but are not, in themselves, open wounds. The other injuries in the answer choice are considered open wounds: dog bite and impaled object.
Select the best option to open the airway of patient with a spinal injury.
Use of the head-tilt / chin-lift maneuver can impact the cervical spine and is contraindicated in a patient with a spinal injury.
Accurately identify symptoms related to compensated shock.
All other options are symptoms of decompensated shock. Please consult a complete list of compensated and decompensated shock symptoms to find more information about them. Note that narrowing pulse pressure does not mean the same as lowered blood pressure and that the former is a symptom of compensated shock.
Which of these lists examples of the deadly dozen chest injuries?
Answer(s): B
Emphysema and pulmonary embolism are not considered part of the deadly dozen.The remaining items on the deadly dozen list are: ● bronchial disruption ● diaphragmatic tear ● open pneumothorax ● tension pneumothorax ● massive hemothorax ● flail chest ● cardiac tamponade ● thoracic aortic dissection ● pulmonary contusion
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