NREMT Trauma Study Set questions and answers 100% guaranteed success.

NREMT Trauma Study Set questions and answers 100% guaranteed success. You are responding to a construction site for a construction worker who became dizzy and began vomiting. Your 24-year-old male patient is hot, sweaty, and feels very weak. It is 95 degrees Fahrenheit outside and he has been working all morning. The cardiac monitor shows sinus tachycardia and the patient's oral temperature is 102.4 degrees Fahrenheit. What do you suspect is wrong with your patient? - correct answers.Heat Exhaustion You are assessing a 29-year-old female patient after a multi-vehicle MVC. The patient has sustained an obvious closed femur fracture and you apply the traction splint, gain IV access and administer fluid. The most immediate threat to a patient's health in a femur fracture is internal hemorrhage. What is the typical amount of blood loss associated with a femur fracture? - correct answers.ml Your 17-year-old male patient, who was just bitten by a cottonmouth snake, is overcome with anxiety. After reassuring the patient and administering high-flow oxygen, what is your next intervention? - correct answers.Splint the injury as you would a long bone fracture You are assessing a 28-year-old male with a knife protruding from his neck. The patient remains conscious and verbal, but has dark red blood oozing from the wound. How should you treat this patient? - correct answers.Leave the knife in place, apply a bulk dressing to stabilize the object, transport rapidly The Coast Guard has rescued a crew from a sinking vessel in the Ocean. One crew member was in the water for 30 minutes after being thrown overboard during a storm. and the helicopter crew reports that the patient's core body temperature was 84.5 degrees Fahrenheit prior to landing. What ECG changes would you expect to see when you attach the cardiac monitor to your patient? - correct answers.Presence of Osborne waves Your 13-year-old patient exhibits signs of shock. As you are assessing the patient, her pulse becomes impalpable, her blood pressure drops, her respirations slow, and she loses consciousness. The patient is in what stage of shock? - correct answers.Decompensated Shock Your 32-year-old male patient was involved in an industrial accident and sustained burns to both legs, both arms, genitalia, and his anterior torso. What percentage of his body is burned? - correct answers.73%: Each leg is 18%. Each arm is 9%. Genitalia is 1%. Anterior torso is 18%.... 18+18+9+9+1+18= 73%. If you struggle with this calculation, memorize the adult and pediatric total body surface area (TBSA) burn charts. When assessing a patient with a gunshot wound, you should? - correct answers.Look for the presence of an exit wound You are dispatched for a 65-year-old woman who had a ground level fall. She is lying on the kitchen floor and tracks you as you walk into the house. When you ask the patient what happened today, she responds with clear, but confused speech. The chief complaint is right foot pain. As you lean down and palpate her foot, she attempts to pull her leg away from you. With all of this information in mind, what is the patient's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score? - correct answers.Eyes: 4. Verbal: 4. Motor: 4. Total = 12 You are on scene with an 18-year-old male that suffered blunt trauma to his chest during a motor vehicle crash. The patient is now complaining of shortness of breath and has clear and equal (bilaterally) lung sounds, JVD, and narrowing pulse pressure. What condition is this patient most likely experiencing? - correct answers.Cardiac tamponade: Cardiac tamponade occurs when excessive fluid builds up within the pericardium which limits the heart's ability to pump. Common causes are trauma to the chest, tumors, and pericarditis. Signs and symptoms associated with cardiac tamponade include a narrowing pulse pressure, JVD, and muffled heart tones. As you load a trauma patient into the ambulance, you notice a cut on her lower right leg that you missed during your rapid trauma assessment. Your next step should be? - correct answers.Continue transport and bandage the leg en route when you have a chance You are called to an open field for an unconscious 34-year-old male. The area has been very stormy and you suspect that he was hit by lightning. Bystanders report seeing many lightning strikes hit the ground. After assuring that the scene is safe, how would you first treat this patient? - correct answers.Assess the patient's circulation, airway, and breathing A traumatic brain injury could cause his pupils to appear? - correct answers.Unequal When dealing with a penetrating eye injury, which side do you want to bandage? - correct answers.Both Eyes The baseball coach tells you that the patient was hit by a line-drive in the chest and collapsed. Athletic trainers could not find a pulse when they reached the patient. They began CPR and have been performing it up to EMS arrival. What do you suspect happened to your patient? - correct answers.Commotio cordis