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An adult patient has an open angulated injury to the left lower leg. Distal pulses are
absent. Why should you attempt to realign the extremity?




Restore blood flow




A 32-year-old male was ejected from a motor vehicle. He is unconscious with agonal
respirations. Upon assessment, you note a dilated right pupil. What is the best device to
secure the airway?

, Endotracheal tube




A 29-year-old male was injured in a high speed motor vehicle collision with lateral
impact and intrusion into the side of a sedan. He has pale and diaphoretic skin, appears
anxious, and is coughing up blood-tinged sputum. He complain of chest pain, decreased
breath sounds on the left lateral side, has crepitus on palpation of his ribs, and his jugular
veins are flat. Vital signs are BP 88/56, P 120, R 24, Spo2 92%. What should you suspect?




Hemothorax




A 55-year-old male has burns to both lower extremities from a car crash. He is awake
and in severe pain. Assessment reveals dry, white, leathery, appearance in both lower
extremities. What is the burn classification?




Full thickness




Which type of shock included neurogenic and anaphylactic shock?

, Distributive




Which is an early finding in compartment syndrome?




Pain




Which of the following is true when log rolling a patient?


Give this one a try later!


The provider maintaining spinal motion restriction is in charge




What type of burn should be treated as a life or limb threatening injury due to
constriction of the injured tissues?


Give this one a try later!


Circumferential




A 26-year-old female was the unrestrained driver of a head on collision, Her Glasgow
Coma Scale score is 4 (E1, V1, M2). Vital signs are BP 156/78, P 66, R 12 and irregular, and

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