Exam 3 EMS 131 Questions With Correct
Answers
Which of the following vessels has the thickest muscular walls that allow
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constriction and dilation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Arteries
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Which of the following BEST describes the function of blood? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-It transports gases along with nutrients, aids in excretion,
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and provides protection and regulation.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of venous bleeding? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-It can be profuse, but is generally easily controlled.
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Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to his right
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leg and has active, steady, dark red bleeding. He is awake, pale, and
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diaphoretic. He has a strong radial pulse of 112 per minute, a
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respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of
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122/82 mmHg. He has no other injuries or complaints. Which of the
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following is the BEST sequence of steps in the management of this
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patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Direct pressure, high-concentration
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oxygen, and splinting the leg
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, Cold is sometimes used to help control bleeding. When using cold, the
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following guidelines and statements are true except: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-it should be applied directly to the skin; it will not be | | | | | | | | | | | |
effective if anything is between the cold agent and the wound.
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Your patient is a 12-year-old boy who ran his arm through a glass
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window and has an 8-inch laceration on his anterior forearm. You have
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applied a pressure dressing and bandage, but these have become
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saturated due to continued bleeding. Which of the following should you
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do now? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Elevate that arm and prepare to apply
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a tourniquet or consider administering a hemostatic agent.
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Which of the following distinguishes decompensated shock from
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compensated stage of shock? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cell damage and | | | | | | | | |
death in the vital organs
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Which of the following layers of the skin is the MOST important in
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insulating the body against heat loss? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Subcutaneous layer |
An injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but blood vessels and
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cells in the dermis are injured, is called a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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contusion.
Answers
Which of the following vessels has the thickest muscular walls that allow
| | | | | | | | | | |
constriction and dilation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Arteries
| | | | | |
Which of the following BEST describes the function of blood? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-It transports gases along with nutrients, aids in excretion,
| | | | | | | | | |
and provides protection and regulation.
| | | |
Which of the following is a characteristic of venous bleeding? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-It can be profuse, but is generally easily controlled.
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Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to his right
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
leg and has active, steady, dark red bleeding. He is awake, pale, and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
diaphoretic. He has a strong radial pulse of 112 per minute, a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
122/82 mmHg. He has no other injuries or complaints. Which of the
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following is the BEST sequence of steps in the management of this
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patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Direct pressure, high-concentration
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oxygen, and splinting the leg
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, Cold is sometimes used to help control bleeding. When using cold, the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
following guidelines and statements are true except: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-it should be applied directly to the skin; it will not be | | | | | | | | | | | |
effective if anything is between the cold agent and the wound.
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Your patient is a 12-year-old boy who ran his arm through a glass
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
window and has an 8-inch laceration on his anterior forearm. You have
| | | | | | | | | | | |
applied a pressure dressing and bandage, but these have become
| | | | | | | | | |
saturated due to continued bleeding. Which of the following should you
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do now? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Elevate that arm and prepare to apply
| | | | | | | | | |
a tourniquet or consider administering a hemostatic agent.
| | | | | | | |
Which of the following distinguishes decompensated shock from
| | | | | | | |
compensated stage of shock? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cell damage and | | | | | | | | |
death in the vital organs
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Which of the following layers of the skin is the MOST important in
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
insulating the body against heat loss? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Subcutaneous layer |
An injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but blood vessels and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
cells in the dermis are injured, is called a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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contusion.
