- What type of bleeding is difficult to control because of the high pressure?
Your answer:
Venous
Arterial
Lymphatic
Capillary
- A dry chemical has been spilled on your patient. You should:
Your answer:
irrigate it with water
brush it off
not go near the patient
obtain a sample for identification
- Blood is returned to the heart by the:
Your answer:
systemic capillaries
pulmonary capillaries
veins
arteries
- Organs are protruding from your patient's abdominal wound. The organs should be:
Your answer:
removed as needed
placed back inside
left alone
wrapped in aluminum foil
- Using the Rule of Nines, you should calculate that an adult with circumferential burns of both legs would have what percentage of burn?
Your answer:
36
9
18
54
- Proper care for a burn patient should include:
Your answer:
immersing a full-thickness burn in water, even if it is no longer smoldering
immersing any burn in water for at least 15 minutes
covering burns with dry, sterile dressings
covering burns with sterile, saline-soaked dressings
- A teenage boy involved in a bicycle accident has a puncture wound in which the bicycle kickstand is impaled in his leg. When preparing the patient for transport, you should:
Your answer:
remove the kickstand by withdrawing it in a circular motion, and apply a dry, sterile dressing
leave the kickstand attacked to the bike until the physician can remove it safely
cut the kickstand off just above the skin, and stabilize it with a moist, sterile dressing
unbolt the kickstand from the bike frame and stabile it with bulky dressings
- What type of injury appears as a friction rub to the outer skin layer, and has little or no oozing of blood?
Your answer:
Abrasion
Contusion
Concussion
Avulsion
- An infant with a blood volume of 800 mL would start showing signs of shock after what amount of blood loss?
Your answer:
220 to 320 mL
100 to 220 mL
320 to 420 mL
80 to 100 mL
- Which of the following can be a late indicator of shock?
Your answer:
Decreased respiratory rate
Restlessness
Decreased blood pressure
Decreased thrist
- Your care of a patient with epistaxis (nosebleed) should include:
Your answer:
applying pressure to the mandibular arteries
applying pressure to the temporal arteries
placing the patient in a supine position
applying direct pressure by pinching the nostrils
- Which of the following types of burns may cause only a small burn to the skin, but severe damage to deeper tissues?
Your answer:
Electrical
Flash
Chemical
Arc
- In the pulmonary circulatory system, deoxygenated blood leaves the heart and travels to the lungs via the:
Your answer:
aorta
pulmonary vein
pulmonary artery
superior vena cava
- Your patient has sustained an open wound to the right forearm. No other injuries or problems are noted. You should first:
Your answer:
control bleeding
take vital signs
immobilize the part
prevent further contamination
- You arrive at the home of an adult who has severe epistaxis. You recognize that:
Your answer:
the patient is at risk of vomiting and aspiration
placing the patient in a supine position will help decrease the bleeding
no treatment in the field should be undertaken as rapid transport is necessary
blood loss is moderate and easy to estimate
- You are treating a patient with an impaled object in the leg. The object should be:
Your answer:
stabilized in place
carefully removed
covered with a loose dressing
left alone
- The main purpose of a bandage is to:
Your answer:
hold dressings in place
prevent infection
create an airtight seal
splint fractures
- Hypoperfusion is another name for:
Your answer:
cyanosis
hypertension
shock
hypoxia
- A patient is bleeding from the ears and nose as a result of trauma. You should:
Your answer:
keep the patient calm and quiet
collect the blood with a loose dressing
pack the ears and nose to slow the blood flow
administer oxygen
- The passage of black, tarry stools is known as:
Your answer:
hematochezia
hematuria
ecchymosis
melena
- Which of the following body substance isolation (BSI technique is a simple, yet important protective measure?
Your answer:
Mask
Hand washing
Gown
Eye protection
- Coughing up bright red blood is known as:
Your answer:
hematemesis
hematuria
hemoptysis
hematoma
- Which of the following vital signs can be an early indicator of shock?
Your answer:
increased temperature
increased pulse rate
increased pupillary response
increased blood pressure
- What type of bleeding often clots spontaneously?
Your answer:
Arterial
Lymphatic
Venous
Capillary
- A woman has a piece of metal trim embedded in the right upper quadrant of her abdomen. You should immediately:
Your answer:
stabilize the metal piece with bulky dressings
cut the metal piece off flush with the skin and seal the wound with sterile aluminum foil
remove the metal piece and then apply and inflate a pneumatic counterpressure device
remove the metal piece and apply direct pressure to the wound