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Question 1: EMS responds to an adult barista with partial-thickness burns to the abdomen and right leg, sustained from a cooking accident. Initial treatment of this injury would include:
a) Apply antibiotic ointment
b) Run copious amounts of room temperature water over the burn
c) Cover burned area with dry sterile dressings
d) Cover burned area with moist sterile dressings
Answer:
c) Cover burned area with dry sterile dressings
Question 2: A riding lawnmower flipped down an embankment causing a traumatic amputation of a woman's arm from the elbow down. There is active bleeding. What is the first action you should take assuming the ABC's are stable on the rapid survey?
a) Apply a hemostatic agent to the exposed area
b) Apply a tourniquet
c) Apply direct pressure
d) Start an IV
Answer:
c) Apply direct pressure - Page 74
Question 3: The purpose of the primary survey is to address the initial status of the essential criteria necessary to sustain life (A, B, C's). After addressing critical issues, the
following should be done when time and situation allow:
- Secondary survey - Page 16
- IV fluids
- Neuro exam
- Spinal mobilization
Answer:
- Secondary survey - Page 16
Question 4: Receiving a call to a situation where many people are suffering from similar toxic symptoms from a chemical leak gives the responder some insight as to what
additional protective gear may be needed. This is an example of:
a) Pre arrival assessment
b) Care alteration strategy
c) Triage
d) Unified command
Answer:
a) Pre arrival assessment
Question 5: Falls are the most common cause of death in trauma patients over years of age
- 65
- 75
- 55
- 69
Answer:
- 75
Question 6: You respond to a local bar for an unconscious person. On arrival, you are met by a police officer who reports that one of their "regular alcoholics" was found in the alley behind the bar. On exam, you note the smell of an alcoholic beverage as well as the following: Patient flexes his arms to painful stimuli, has bilateral fixed and dilated pupils, irregular respirations at 12 breaths per minute and a BP of 210/100. What condition do you suspect?
a) Subarachnoid hemorrhage
b) Alcohol poisoning
c) Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
d) Subdural hematoma
Answer:
d) Subdural hematoma
Question 7: EMS arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical responders have attempted to immobilize a pediatric patient onto a long backboard. They note that the patient's head is in a flexed position.Which of the following actions is the most appropriate?
a) Adjust the cervical collar
b) Logroll patient into a left lateral recumbent position
c) Place padding under the patient's head and neck
d) Place padding under the patient's torso
Answer:
d) Place padding under the patient's torso
Question 8: EMS is treating a 24-year-old soccer player who was kicked in the chest. Prehospital providers note paradoxical movement of a portion of the patient's chest wall. The patient's respiratory rate is 16 and oxygen saturation is 94%. What is the most appropriate action?
a) Endotracheal intubation
b) Provide supplemental oxygen and transport to a trauma center
c) Place bulky dressing over the wound and tightly wrap the chest
d) Stabilize the segment with sandbags on the chest
Answer:
b) Provide supplemental oxygen and transport to a trauma center
Question 9: You have a patient who is 35 weeks pregnant who was assaulted by her boyfriend.The patient is having severe abdominal pain described as "tearing" and on exam you note her abdomen is asymmetrical and believe you can feel the fetus through the abdominal wall. What condition do you suspect?
a) Placenta praevia
b) Abruptio placentae
c) Ruptured uterus
d) Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Answer:
c) Ruptured uterus
Question 10: Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct pressure alone does not work. The proper way to use most hemostatic agents is which of the following?
a) Placing the agent around the edges of the wound
b) Placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct pressure
c) Only using it after a tourniquet has been applied for 10 minutes
d) Hemostatic agents should never be used unless you have a fall in blood pressure
Answer:
b) Placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct pressure
Question 11: You respond to a reported assault at a local bar. On arrival, you find a 46-year-old male on the bathroom floor with snoring respirations at 4 times per minute and obvious facial injuries. Pupils reveal the R pupil is 4 mm and the L pupil is 7 mm and non-reactive. What is the most appropriate first step?
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