WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 4 EXAM ACTUAL

WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 4 EXAM (ACTUAL / )

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A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet from a tree and landed on his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What injury mechanism is MOST likely responsible for his back pain?

Select one:

• Lateral impact to the spine
• Secondary fall after the initial impact
• Direct trauma to the spinal column
• Energy transmission to the spine
• Energy transmission to the spine

A 15-year-old female was struck by a small car while riding her bicycle. She was wearing a helmet and was thrown to the ground, striking her head. In addition to managing problems associated with

airway, breathing, and circulation, it is MOST important for you to:

Select one:

• leave her bicycle helmet on.
• obtain baseline vital signs.
• stabilize her entire spine.
• inspect the helmet for cracks.
• stabilize her entire spine.

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While en route to a major motor vehicle crash, an on-scene police officer advises you that a 6-year-old male who was riding in the front seat is involved. He further states that the child was only wearing a lap belt and that the air bag deployed. On the basis of this information, you should be MOST suspicious that the child has

experienced:

Select one:

• lower extremity fractures.
• neck and facial injuries.
• blunt trauma to the head.
• open abdominal trauma.
• neck and facial injuries.

We have an expert-written solution to this problem!Your patient has a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13, a systolic blood pressure of 80 mm Hg, and a respiratory rate of 8 breaths/min.

His Revised Trauma Score (RTS) is:

Select one:

A. 10.

B. 11.

• 9.
• 8.
• 9.
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We have an expert-written solution to this problem!A 43-year-old man is experiencing a severe nosebleed. His blood pressure is 190/110 mm Hg and his heart rate is 90 beats/min and

bounding. Preferred treatment for this patient includes:

Select one:

• packing both nostrils with gauze pads until the bleeding stops.
• placing a rolled 4² × 4² dressing between his lower lip and gum.
• pinching the patient's nostrils and having him lean forward.
• having the patient pinch his own nostrils and then lie supine.
• pinching the patient's nostrils and having him lean forward.

A 67-year-old male presents with weakness, dizziness, and melena that began approximately 2 days ago. He denies a history of trauma.His blood pressure is 90/50 mm Hg and his pulse is 120 beats/min and thready. You should be MOST suspicious that this patient is

experiencing:

Select one:

• an aortic aneurysm.
• acute appendicitis.
• gastrointestinal bleeding.
• intrathoracic hemorrhaging.
• gastrointestinal bleeding.

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A young male was shot in the abdomen by an unknown type of gun.He is semiconscious, has shallow breathing, and is bleeding externally from the wound. As you control the external bleeding, your partner

should:

Select one:

• perform a secondary assessment.
• apply a nonrebreathing mask.
• obtain baseline vital signs.
• assist the patient's ventilations.
• assist the patient's ventilations.

Circulation of blood within an organ or tissue in adequate amounts to meet the cells' oxygen, nutritional, and waste-removal needs is termed

_______.

Select one:

• perfusion
• hypoperfusion
• coagulation
• hemorrhage
• perfusion

Following blunt trauma to the abdomen, a 21-year-old female complains of diffuse abdominal pain and pain to the left shoulder.Your assessment reveals that her abdomen is distended and tender to

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