PARAMEDIC TRAUMA FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS .
The, FIRST, step, in, any, neurologic, assessment, involves:
A), obtaining, an, initial, Glasgow, Coma, Scale, score.
B), asking, the, patient, if, he, or, she, can, feel, or, move.
C), determining, the, patient's, level, of, consciousness.
D), assessing, the, pupils, for, size,, equality,, and, reactivity., , , ANS, -C), determining, the, patient's, level,
of, consciousness.
When, performing, a, cranial, nerve, assessment, of, a, patient, with, a, suspected, spinal, injury,, you, note,
that, the, patient's, pupil, is, constricted, and, the, upper, eyelid, droops., This, indicates, an, injury, to:
A), C3.
B), C4.
C), C5.
D), C6., , , ANS, -A), C3.
Inability, to, feel, or, move, below, the, level, of, the, nipple, line, indicates, injury, to, which, spinal, nerve,
root?
A), C7
B), T1
C), T4
D), L1, , , ANS, -C., T4
A, positive, Babinski, reflex, is, observed, when, the:
A), toes, curve, or, move, downward, when, the, sole, of, the, foot, is, touched.
B), patient, responds, to, pain, by, flexing, the, arms, and, extending, the, legs.
C), patient's, reflexes, are, hyperactive, in, response, to, an, external, stimulus.
D), toes, move, upward, in, response, to, stimulation, of, the, sole, of, the, foot., , , ANS, -D), toes, move,
upward, in, response, to, stimulation, of, the, sole, of, the, foot.
, Spinal, cord, injuries, that, cause, neurogenic, shock, generally, produce:
A), cool,, clammy, skin, distal, to, the, site, of, the, spinal, cord, injury.
B), reflex, tachycardia, due, to, sympathetic, nervous, system, stimulation.
C), flaccid, paralysis, and, complete, loss, of, sensation, distal, to, the, injury.
D), signs, and, symptoms, that, are, identical, to, those, of, hypovolemic, shock., , , ANS, -C), flaccid,
paralysis, and, complete, loss, of, sensation, distal, to, the, injury.
An, injured, patient's, head, should, be, secured, to, the, long, backboard, only, after:
A), you, have, placed, padding, under, the, shoulders.
B), his, or, her, torso, has, been, secured, adequately.
C), both, of, the, legs, are, secured, to, the, board, properly.
D), a, vest-style, immobilization, device, has, been, applied., , , ANS, -B), his, or, her, torso, has, been,
secured, adequately.
In, which, of, the, following, situations, would, it, be, MOST, appropriate, to, apply, a, vest-type, extrication,
device, or, a, short, backboard, to, a, patient, who, is, seated, in, his, or, her, crashed, motor, vehicle?
A), Conscious, with, bilateral, femur, fractures
B), Unconscious, with, obvious, spinal, deformity
C), Confused, with, lower, back, pain, and, tachycardia
D), Conscious, with, neck, pain, and, stable, vital, signs, , , ANS, -D), Conscious, with, neck, pain, and, stable,
vital, signs
When, immobilizing, a, sitting, patient, with, a, vest-type, extrication, device, or, short, backboard,, you,
should, manually, stabilize, his, or, her, head, and, then:
A), apply, an, appropriately, sized, cervical, collar.
B), perform, a, rapid, assessment, to, detect, life, threats.
C), assess, distal, pulse, and, sensory, and, motor, functions.
D), carefully, place, the, vest, device, behind, the, patient., , , ANS, -C), assess, distal, pulse, and, sensory,
and, motor, functions.
CORRECT ANSWERS .
The, FIRST, step, in, any, neurologic, assessment, involves:
A), obtaining, an, initial, Glasgow, Coma, Scale, score.
B), asking, the, patient, if, he, or, she, can, feel, or, move.
C), determining, the, patient's, level, of, consciousness.
D), assessing, the, pupils, for, size,, equality,, and, reactivity., , , ANS, -C), determining, the, patient's, level,
of, consciousness.
When, performing, a, cranial, nerve, assessment, of, a, patient, with, a, suspected, spinal, injury,, you, note,
that, the, patient's, pupil, is, constricted, and, the, upper, eyelid, droops., This, indicates, an, injury, to:
A), C3.
B), C4.
C), C5.
D), C6., , , ANS, -A), C3.
Inability, to, feel, or, move, below, the, level, of, the, nipple, line, indicates, injury, to, which, spinal, nerve,
root?
A), C7
B), T1
C), T4
D), L1, , , ANS, -C., T4
A, positive, Babinski, reflex, is, observed, when, the:
A), toes, curve, or, move, downward, when, the, sole, of, the, foot, is, touched.
B), patient, responds, to, pain, by, flexing, the, arms, and, extending, the, legs.
C), patient's, reflexes, are, hyperactive, in, response, to, an, external, stimulus.
D), toes, move, upward, in, response, to, stimulation, of, the, sole, of, the, foot., , , ANS, -D), toes, move,
upward, in, response, to, stimulation, of, the, sole, of, the, foot.
, Spinal, cord, injuries, that, cause, neurogenic, shock, generally, produce:
A), cool,, clammy, skin, distal, to, the, site, of, the, spinal, cord, injury.
B), reflex, tachycardia, due, to, sympathetic, nervous, system, stimulation.
C), flaccid, paralysis, and, complete, loss, of, sensation, distal, to, the, injury.
D), signs, and, symptoms, that, are, identical, to, those, of, hypovolemic, shock., , , ANS, -C), flaccid,
paralysis, and, complete, loss, of, sensation, distal, to, the, injury.
An, injured, patient's, head, should, be, secured, to, the, long, backboard, only, after:
A), you, have, placed, padding, under, the, shoulders.
B), his, or, her, torso, has, been, secured, adequately.
C), both, of, the, legs, are, secured, to, the, board, properly.
D), a, vest-style, immobilization, device, has, been, applied., , , ANS, -B), his, or, her, torso, has, been,
secured, adequately.
In, which, of, the, following, situations, would, it, be, MOST, appropriate, to, apply, a, vest-type, extrication,
device, or, a, short, backboard, to, a, patient, who, is, seated, in, his, or, her, crashed, motor, vehicle?
A), Conscious, with, bilateral, femur, fractures
B), Unconscious, with, obvious, spinal, deformity
C), Confused, with, lower, back, pain, and, tachycardia
D), Conscious, with, neck, pain, and, stable, vital, signs, , , ANS, -D), Conscious, with, neck, pain, and, stable,
vital, signs
When, immobilizing, a, sitting, patient, with, a, vest-type, extrication, device, or, short, backboard,, you,
should, manually, stabilize, his, or, her, head, and, then:
A), apply, an, appropriately, sized, cervical, collar.
B), perform, a, rapid, assessment, to, detect, life, threats.
C), assess, distal, pulse, and, sensory, and, motor, functions.
D), carefully, place, the, vest, device, behind, the, patient., , , ANS, -C), assess, distal, pulse, and, sensory,
and, motor, functions.
