PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE
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Generally, in caring for a patient with an eye injury, you should remove contact lenses if:
- Answer- there has been a chemical burn to the eye.
he eyes, face, and neck may be subject to a wide variety of injuries. Which statement is
TRUE about these injuries? - Answer- Patients with an eye, face, or neck injury may be
more emotionally distraught than patients with other types of trauma.
Spinal precautions are NOT required for which patient without symptoms of spinal cord
injury? - Answer- Patient with a penetrating injury mechanism
Manual cervical stabilization should be provided to all patients with a significant
mechanism of injury until: - Answer- completion of the spinal clearance protocol.
When treating a patient with damage to the facial bones, you should also have a high
index of suspicion for: - Answer- injury to the brain.
To open the airway of a patient with a suspected neck injury, you should always use
the: - Answer- jaw-thrust maneuver.
Your patient has a pencil impaled through his left cheek and into the back of the throat
after falling onto it while running. On assessment, you see about half the pencil outside
the cheek and the tip of the pencil penetrating the back of the throat. You note a fair
amount of bleeding into the airway. What is the best way to manage this injury? -
Answer- Have suctioning ready so that the patient does not aspirate on the object.
The front chamber of the eye containing the aqueous humor is known as the: - Answer-
anterior chamber.
What is the most anterior portion of the eye? - Answer- Cornea
What is likely the MOST critical associated injury of serious blunt or penetrating trauma
to the face? - Answer- The threat to airway patency
Assessment and care guidelines for a patient with an eye injury should include: -
Answer- giving the patient nothing by mouth.
,Which statement is CORRECT about the structures of the eye? - Answer- The inner
surface of the eyelids is called the conjunctiva.
If you need to remove a foreign particle from an eye, the technique includes: - Answer-
flushing the eye with clean water while holding the eyelids apart.
You are treating a patient who suffered several facial lacerations during an automobile
accident. As you are assessing the patient's eyes with your penlight, you observe a
circular shadow over her left iris. This indicates that the: - Answer- patient is wearing a
hard contact lens.
Your physical examination of a patient with an eye injury should include: - Answer-
checking for crepitation in facial injuries.
Diplopia means: - Answer- double vision.
What provides physical cleaning of the eye? - Answer- Eyelids
Light enters the eye through what structure? - Answer- Cornea
The eyes, face, and neck may be subject to a wide variety of injuries. Which statement
is TRUE about these injuries? - Answer- Patients with an eye, face, or neck injury may
be more emotionally distraught than patients with other types of trauma.
Which statement is TRUE about dealing with a tooth that has been knocked out? -
Answer- Never handle the tooth by the root.
An important thing to remember about eyelid injuries is that: - Answer- if an eyeball
injury is not suspected, you should cover the injured lid with a cold compress to reduce
swelling.
The signs and symptoms of a fracture or other severe trauma to the mid-face or jaw do
NOT include: - Answer- bleeding from the scalp.
Your patient was in a fight, and you suspect that he has a broken jaw. You should be
careful to: - Answer- look in the mouth to see whether there are any broken teeth.
During your initial assessment, history, and physical examination of a patient with an
eye, face, or neck trauma, remember to: - Answer- establish manual in-line stabilization
of the head and neck on first contact with the patient.
You are treating a patient who sustained an injury to the eyelid and possibly the eye
socket. Which treatment would NOT be appropriate to administer to this patient? -
Answer- Apply pressure dressing to the eye.
, You are treating a patient who was in a fight and has severe facial injuries as well as an
extruded eyeball. Which treatment, which would be inappropriate in this case? -
Answer- Gently reinserting the eyeball into its socket
You are treating a patient who received a splash of a chemical into one eye. Besides
removing her contact lenses, what is the MOST important treatment you should
provide? - Answer- Begin irrigation with water or saline immediately, and irrigate for at
least 20 minutes.
When you have a patient who has sustained an eye injury, you should consider
removing contact lenses if: - Answer- there has been a chemical burn to the eye.
Your patient sustained a penetrating injury to the neck. The signs of an injured neck do
NOT include: - Answer- a flail segment.
The tough outer coating of the eye is called the: - Answer- sclera.
How many vertebrae make up the cervical spine? - Answer- Seven
What may be available on the ambulance to help with the removal of contact lenses in
the field? - Answer- Lens removal kit
What is an appropriate way to remove soft contact lenses? - Answer- Place several
drops of saline on the lens, and then lift it off by pinching it between your thumb and
index finger.
How might a patient sustain a laryngotracheal injury? - Answer- By a slashing to the
anterior neck
You are treating a patient who was struck in the face numerous times in a fight. His right
eyeball is extruded. What should you do? - Answer- Immobilize the eyeball in the
position in which it was found, and transport the patient in the supine position.
You are dispatched to the scene of an assault with police on the scene. You arrive to
find a 28-year-old female victim who received a blow to the side of the neck with a blunt
object and was robbed. The patient is sitting on the curb, conscious and well oriented,
but is sobbing inconsolably. A bystander is holding a jacket on the patient's open wound
but is not in control of the bleeding. The patient has a respiratory rate of 16 and a radial
pulse of 92. Which initial treatment step would be MOST appropriate? - Answer- Have
your partner apply manual stabilization while you apply a loosely bandaged absorbent
dressing.
If your patient was struck with a bat, what will help you to determine whether there is an
injury to the trachea? - Answer- The patient's voice is very low and muffled.
EXAM Question with 100% correct
Answers Latest updates 2024
Generally, in caring for a patient with an eye injury, you should remove contact lenses if:
- Answer- there has been a chemical burn to the eye.
he eyes, face, and neck may be subject to a wide variety of injuries. Which statement is
TRUE about these injuries? - Answer- Patients with an eye, face, or neck injury may be
more emotionally distraught than patients with other types of trauma.
Spinal precautions are NOT required for which patient without symptoms of spinal cord
injury? - Answer- Patient with a penetrating injury mechanism
Manual cervical stabilization should be provided to all patients with a significant
mechanism of injury until: - Answer- completion of the spinal clearance protocol.
When treating a patient with damage to the facial bones, you should also have a high
index of suspicion for: - Answer- injury to the brain.
To open the airway of a patient with a suspected neck injury, you should always use
the: - Answer- jaw-thrust maneuver.
Your patient has a pencil impaled through his left cheek and into the back of the throat
after falling onto it while running. On assessment, you see about half the pencil outside
the cheek and the tip of the pencil penetrating the back of the throat. You note a fair
amount of bleeding into the airway. What is the best way to manage this injury? -
Answer- Have suctioning ready so that the patient does not aspirate on the object.
The front chamber of the eye containing the aqueous humor is known as the: - Answer-
anterior chamber.
What is the most anterior portion of the eye? - Answer- Cornea
What is likely the MOST critical associated injury of serious blunt or penetrating trauma
to the face? - Answer- The threat to airway patency
Assessment and care guidelines for a patient with an eye injury should include: -
Answer- giving the patient nothing by mouth.
,Which statement is CORRECT about the structures of the eye? - Answer- The inner
surface of the eyelids is called the conjunctiva.
If you need to remove a foreign particle from an eye, the technique includes: - Answer-
flushing the eye with clean water while holding the eyelids apart.
You are treating a patient who suffered several facial lacerations during an automobile
accident. As you are assessing the patient's eyes with your penlight, you observe a
circular shadow over her left iris. This indicates that the: - Answer- patient is wearing a
hard contact lens.
Your physical examination of a patient with an eye injury should include: - Answer-
checking for crepitation in facial injuries.
Diplopia means: - Answer- double vision.
What provides physical cleaning of the eye? - Answer- Eyelids
Light enters the eye through what structure? - Answer- Cornea
The eyes, face, and neck may be subject to a wide variety of injuries. Which statement
is TRUE about these injuries? - Answer- Patients with an eye, face, or neck injury may
be more emotionally distraught than patients with other types of trauma.
Which statement is TRUE about dealing with a tooth that has been knocked out? -
Answer- Never handle the tooth by the root.
An important thing to remember about eyelid injuries is that: - Answer- if an eyeball
injury is not suspected, you should cover the injured lid with a cold compress to reduce
swelling.
The signs and symptoms of a fracture or other severe trauma to the mid-face or jaw do
NOT include: - Answer- bleeding from the scalp.
Your patient was in a fight, and you suspect that he has a broken jaw. You should be
careful to: - Answer- look in the mouth to see whether there are any broken teeth.
During your initial assessment, history, and physical examination of a patient with an
eye, face, or neck trauma, remember to: - Answer- establish manual in-line stabilization
of the head and neck on first contact with the patient.
You are treating a patient who sustained an injury to the eyelid and possibly the eye
socket. Which treatment would NOT be appropriate to administer to this patient? -
Answer- Apply pressure dressing to the eye.
, You are treating a patient who was in a fight and has severe facial injuries as well as an
extruded eyeball. Which treatment, which would be inappropriate in this case? -
Answer- Gently reinserting the eyeball into its socket
You are treating a patient who received a splash of a chemical into one eye. Besides
removing her contact lenses, what is the MOST important treatment you should
provide? - Answer- Begin irrigation with water or saline immediately, and irrigate for at
least 20 minutes.
When you have a patient who has sustained an eye injury, you should consider
removing contact lenses if: - Answer- there has been a chemical burn to the eye.
Your patient sustained a penetrating injury to the neck. The signs of an injured neck do
NOT include: - Answer- a flail segment.
The tough outer coating of the eye is called the: - Answer- sclera.
How many vertebrae make up the cervical spine? - Answer- Seven
What may be available on the ambulance to help with the removal of contact lenses in
the field? - Answer- Lens removal kit
What is an appropriate way to remove soft contact lenses? - Answer- Place several
drops of saline on the lens, and then lift it off by pinching it between your thumb and
index finger.
How might a patient sustain a laryngotracheal injury? - Answer- By a slashing to the
anterior neck
You are treating a patient who was struck in the face numerous times in a fight. His right
eyeball is extruded. What should you do? - Answer- Immobilize the eyeball in the
position in which it was found, and transport the patient in the supine position.
You are dispatched to the scene of an assault with police on the scene. You arrive to
find a 28-year-old female victim who received a blow to the side of the neck with a blunt
object and was robbed. The patient is sitting on the curb, conscious and well oriented,
but is sobbing inconsolably. A bystander is holding a jacket on the patient's open wound
but is not in control of the bleeding. The patient has a respiratory rate of 16 and a radial
pulse of 92. Which initial treatment step would be MOST appropriate? - Answer- Have
your partner apply manual stabilization while you apply a loosely bandaged absorbent
dressing.
If your patient was struck with a bat, what will help you to determine whether there is an
injury to the trachea? - Answer- The patient's voice is very low and muffled.
