Bleed, Shock and Soft Tissue Quiz

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  1. Bleeding is also called?

    2. Your answer:
    erythrocytes
    cyanosis
    plasma
    hemorrhage

  2. Capillaries are blood vessels that?

    3. Your answer:
    carry blood away from the heart
    carry blood to the lungs
    interchange various substances, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, between blood and tissue cells
    carry blood to the heart

  3. Veins are blood vessels that generally carry blood?

    4. Your answer:
    to all parts of the body
    to the heart
    away from the heart
    all the above

  4. Arteries are?

    5. Your answer:
    very small blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
    large blood vessels that generally carry blood away from the heart
    large blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
    blood vessels that carry blood to the heart

  5. Blood consists of a pale, yellow fluid called?

    6. Your answer:
    leukocytes
    erythrocytes
    thrombocytes
    plasma

  6. Red blood cells are also called?

    7. Your answer:
    erythrocytes
    thrombocytes
    leukocytes
    plasma

  7. What defends the body against infection and attacks foreign particles?

    8. Your answer:
    red blood cells
    thrombocytes
    leukocytes
    plasma

  8. Capillary bleeding is?

    9. Your answer:
    slow and flows in a steady stream
    dark red and flows in a steady stream
    bright red and "spurts" from the wound
    slow and "oozes" from the wound

  9. Venous bleeding is?

    10. Your answer:
    dark red and flows in a steady stream
    slow and "oozes" from the wound
    bright red and "spurts" from the wound
    slow and flows in a steady stream

  10. Arterial bleeding is?

    11. Your answer:
    slow and flows in a steady stream
    dark red and flows in a steady stream
    slow and "oozes" from the wound
    bright red and "spurts" from the wound

  11. Arterial bleeding is life threatening and easy to control?

    12. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  12. Approximately how many quarts of blood does the adult body contain?

    13. Your answer:
    6 to 8
    8 to 10
    5 to 6
    3 to 5

  13. Hemorrhagic shock is divided into four categories depending on its severity. Class I hemorrhage corresponds to a less than ________% blood volume loss

    14. Your answer:
    25
    15
    20
    30

  14. The distinction whether the bleeding is arterial or venous is not important?

    15. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  15. How many methods are there to control bleeding?

    16. Your answer:
    five
    two
    four
    three

  16. The first and most effective method to control bleeding is?

    17. Your answer:
    indirect pressure
    elevation
    tourniquet
    direct pressure

  17. Dressings may be removed once they are applied.

    18. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  18. To control bleeding, elevation should be used in conjunction with?

    19. Your answer:
    indirect pressure
    tourniquet
    direct pressure
    none of the above

  19. Indirect pressure is used to control bleeding from the

    20. Your answer:
    capillaries
    veins
    arteries
    all of the above

  20. Applying indirect pressure to which of the following pressure points can cause cardiac arrest?

    21. Your answer:
    subclavian
    carotid
    femoral
    brachial

  21. When discussing bleeding, indirect pressure is used in addition to?

    22. Your answer:
    elevation
    tourniquet
    direct pressure
    both 1 and 3

  22. The pressure point located above the elbow on the inside part of the arm is?

    23. Your answer:
    femoral
    brachial
    subclavian
    carotid

  23. The presssure point that controls severe bleeding of the thigh and lower leg is the?

    24. Your answer:
    subclavian
    femoral
    carotid
    brachial

  24. What method is used ONLY AS A LAST RESORT to control severe bleeding?

    25. Your answer:
    tourniquet
    indirect pressure
    direct pressure
    elevation

  25. A standard tourniquet is at least how many inches wide normally?

    26. Your answer:
    4
    6
    7
    3

  26. A tourniquet can be made from a ________?

    27. Your answer:
    wire
    neckerchief
    cord
    all the above

  27. You should leave at least _____ inches of uninjured skin between the tourniquet and the _______?

    28. Your answer:
    3, wound
    2, wound
    3, heart
    2, heart

  28. Never cover, loosen, or remove a tourniquet?

    29. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  29. The most common sign of internal bleeding?

    30. Your answer:
    puncture wound
    edema
    contusion
    epistaxis

  30. A sign of internal bleeding includes?

    31. Your answer:
    slow pulse
    shallow breathing
    polydipsia
    wet dry skin

  31. Nose bleed can be caused by?

    32. Your answer:
    disease
    high blood pressure
    changes in altitude
    all the above

  32. Nose bleeds may bleed enough to cause shock?

    33. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  33. Which of the following is not a first aid procedure for epistaxis?

    34. Your answer:
    sitting with head tilted backward
    pressure on the upper lip
    ice to bridge of nose
    sitting with head tilted forward

  34. There is some degree of shock associated with every injury?

    35. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  35. The signs of shock include?

    36. Your answer:
    skin hot and dry, pupils dilated, pulse rapid and weak
    skin moist and clammy, pupils dilated, pulse rapid and weak
    skin moist and clammy, pupils constricted, pulse slow and strong
    skin hot and dry, pupils constricted, pulse slow and strong

  36. Shock that is caused by a decreased amount of blood in the body is?

    37. Your answer:
    psychogenic
    anaphylactic
    hemorrhagic
    neurogenic

  37. Shock that is caused by an abnormal enlargement of the blood vessels is called?

    38. Your answer:
    neuorgenic
    psychogenic
    anaphylactic
    hypovolemic

  38. Simple fainting is a variation of?

    39. Your answer:
    hypovolemic
    psychogenic
    anaphylactic
    neurogenic

  39. A "shock like condition" produced by joy is?

    40. Your answer:
    neurogenic
    psychogenic
    anaphylactic
    hypovolemic

  40. Shock that occurs when an individual is exposed to a sensitive substance is?

    41. Your answer:
    hypovolemic
    neuorgenic
    psychogenic
    anaphylactic

  41. The causative agent (s) of anaphylactic shock is/are?

    42. Your answer:
    medications
    bee stings
    food
    all the above

  42. If shock has not completely developed, the first aid you provide may prevent its occurrence?

    43. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  43. If shock has developed, you will not be able to keep it from becoming fatal?

    44. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  44. The casualty in shock should be placed?

    45. Your answer:
    in a sitting position
    on their back
    on their side
    on their stomach

  45. The basic shock position should NOT be used if the casualty has?

    46. Your answer:
    internal injuries
    head injuries
    electric shock
    broken bones

  46. Which of the folloiwng is recommended to maintain the casualty's normal body temperature?

    47. Your answer:
    blankets
    hot water bottle
    space heater
    heating pads

  47. Which of the following can be given to a casualty in shock?

    48. Your answer:
    water
    tea
    alcohol
    none of the above

  48. Broken bones are the most common injuries seen in a first aid setting?

    49. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  49. The two main threats with soft tissue injuries are bleeding and infection?

    50. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  50. What is a contusion?

    51. Your answer:
    is an injury to a ligament and is often caused by a wrench or twist
    is an injury to a muscle or tendon, and is often caused by overuse, force, or stretching.
    is an injury to the soft tissue often produced by a blunt force such as a kick, fall, or blow. The result will be pain, swelling, and discoloration.
    none of the above

  51. Small wounds are sometimes more dangerous than large ones?

    52. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  52. How many types of soft tissue injuries are there?

    53. Your answer:
    six
    two
    three
    four

  53. An open wound is one in which the skin surface has NOT been broken?

    54. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  54. What is another name for a bruise?

    55. Your answer:
    erythema
    edema
    ecchymosis
    contusion

  55. When there is extensive soft tissue damage, blood and fluid collect under the skin causing?

    56. Your answer:
    ecchymosis
    edema
    contusion
    erythema

  56. Severe blunt injury with extensive soft tissue damage and pooling with large amounts of blood below the skin is called?

    57. Your answer:
    erythema
    edema
    hematoma
    ecchymosis

  57. How many basic types of open wounds are there?

    58. Your answer:
    two
    four
    eight
    six

  58. Many open wounds are a combination of _____ of more types?

    59. Your answer:
    three
    two
    four
    one

  59. What type of wound causes the skin to be rubbed or scraped off?

    60. Your answer:
    puncture
    abrasion
    avulsion
    incision

  60. The non-surgical (traumatic) removal of a hand from the body is?

    61. Your answer:
    abrasion
    amputation
    puncture
    avulsion

  61. How many types of amputations are there?

    62. Your answer:
    two
    three
    four
    one

  62. When skin and tissue are torn away from a body part it is called a/an _______ amputation?

    63. Your answer:
    partial
    complete
    incomplete
    degloving

  63. Injury that normally requires a tourniquet to control bleeding is called a/an?

    64. Your answer:
    amputation
    avulsion
    puncture
    abrasion

  64. Which of the following wounds can EASILY become infected?

    65. Your answer:
    avulsion
    abrasion
    incision
    puncture

  65. An injury in which the skin is torn completely away from the body is?

    66. Your answer:
    amputation
    abrasion
    puncture
    avulsion

  66. What should be done with parts of the body that have been torn away?

    67. Your answer:
    cleaned and trimmed around the rough edges
    incinerated
    rinsed, wrapped in dry sterile gauze
    rinsed, wrapped in moist sterile gauze

  67. What type of wound, commonly called a cut, is made by a sharp knife?

    68. Your answer:
    avulsion
    incision
    amputation
    puncture

  68. What type of wound has torn, ragged, and irregular edges?

    69. Your answer:
    puncture
    laceration
    incisions
    avulsion

  69. Which of the following wound is LEAST likely to become infected?

    70. Your answer:
    abrasion
    puncture
    incision
    avulsion

  70. What type of wound is frequently contaminated with dirt?

    71. Your answer:
    puncture
    incision
    laceration
    abrasion

  71. What type of wound is made by nails, needles, and bullets?

    72. Your answer:
    puncture
    laceration
    abrasion
    incision

  72. A variation of a puncture wound that causes a through and through wound is called?

    73. Your answer:
    perforation
    laceration
    avulsion
    incision

  73. It is not necessary, or helpful to know what object or method caused a wound?

    74. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  74. First aid treatment for all wounds consist of?

    75. Your answer:
    controlling the flow of blood
    treating for shock
    preventing infection
    all the above

  75. When providing first aid to a casualty with multiple injuries, what is the order of treatment?

    76. Your answer:
    treat life threatening injuries first
    the order of treatment is not important as long as all injuries are treated
    treat all minor injuries
    treat for shock first, then treat for noticable injuries

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