EMT Chapter 32: Orthopedic Injuries Test Questions and Answers
When assessing distal circulation in a patient's - Sling and swathe
lower extremities, which pulse should you - Traction splint - -Sling and swathe
palpate?
- Femoral
- Dorsalis pedis You are attending to a patient with a
- Popliteal nondisplaced elbow fracture. She has a strong
- Iliac - -Popliteal pulse and good capillary refill. How should you
address this type of injury?
- Splint from the shoulder joint to the wrist joint to
Which MOI causes a fracture or dislocation at a stabilize the entire arm.
distant point? - Apply a Sager traction splint to stabilize the
- Direct blow joint.
- Indirect force - Apply a sling and swathe to reduce pain.
- Twisting force - Apply ice to reduce swelling. - -Splint from
- High-impact injury - -indirect force the shoulder joint to the wrist joint to stabilize the
entire arm.
What is the most reliable indicator of an
underlying fracture? What is the primary goal of in-line traction?
- Deformity - Minimize pain
- Guarding - Avoid further neurovascular compromise
- Point tenderness - Reduce swelling
- Crepitus - -Point tenderness - Prevent permanent disability - -Avoid
further neurovascular compromise
A disruption of a joint in which the bone ends are
no longer in contact is known as what? Which sign/symptom would give you a high index
- Dislocation of suspicion that a patient may have
- Fracture compartment syndrome?
- Sprain - Referred pain
- Strain - -Dislocation - Limb deformity
- Disproportionate pain
- Hypersensation - -Disproportionate pain
In the musculoskeletal injury grading system,
under which category would you place a
laceration of a major nerve or blood vessel? Which of the following is a drawback of an air
- Moderate splint?
- Serious - Temperature changes affect air pressure in the
- Severe splint.
- Critical - -serious - It does not provide uniform contact, so bone
movement is possible.
- It restricts distal blood flow.
Which of the following would you use to stabilize - It is complicated to use and requires multiple
an AC separation? EMTs. - -Temperature changes affect air
- Zippered air splint pressure in the splint.
- Rigid splint
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When assessing distal circulation in a patient's - Sling and swathe
lower extremities, which pulse should you - Traction splint - -Sling and swathe
palpate?
- Femoral
- Dorsalis pedis You are attending to a patient with a
- Popliteal nondisplaced elbow fracture. She has a strong
- Iliac - -Popliteal pulse and good capillary refill. How should you
address this type of injury?
- Splint from the shoulder joint to the wrist joint to
Which MOI causes a fracture or dislocation at a stabilize the entire arm.
distant point? - Apply a Sager traction splint to stabilize the
- Direct blow joint.
- Indirect force - Apply a sling and swathe to reduce pain.
- Twisting force - Apply ice to reduce swelling. - -Splint from
- High-impact injury - -indirect force the shoulder joint to the wrist joint to stabilize the
entire arm.
What is the most reliable indicator of an
underlying fracture? What is the primary goal of in-line traction?
- Deformity - Minimize pain
- Guarding - Avoid further neurovascular compromise
- Point tenderness - Reduce swelling
- Crepitus - -Point tenderness - Prevent permanent disability - -Avoid
further neurovascular compromise
A disruption of a joint in which the bone ends are
no longer in contact is known as what? Which sign/symptom would give you a high index
- Dislocation of suspicion that a patient may have
- Fracture compartment syndrome?
- Sprain - Referred pain
- Strain - -Dislocation - Limb deformity
- Disproportionate pain
- Hypersensation - -Disproportionate pain
In the musculoskeletal injury grading system,
under which category would you place a
laceration of a major nerve or blood vessel? Which of the following is a drawback of an air
- Moderate splint?
- Serious - Temperature changes affect air pressure in the
- Severe splint.
- Critical - -serious - It does not provide uniform contact, so bone
movement is possible.
- It restricts distal blood flow.
Which of the following would you use to stabilize - It is complicated to use and requires multiple
an AC separation? EMTs. - -Temperature changes affect air
- Zippered air splint pressure in the splint.
- Rigid splint
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