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Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies
(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 11
,Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Trauma and Trauma Systems
Chapter 2: Mechanism of Injury
Chapter 3: Hemorrhage and Shock
Chapter 4: Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chapter 5: Burns
Chapter 6: Head, Neck, and Spinal Trauma
Chapter 7: Chest Trauma
Chapter 8: Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma
Chapter 9: Orthopedic Trauma
Chapter 10: Environmental Trauma
Chapter 11: Special Considerations in Trauma
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Volume q4: qTrauma qEmergencies
Chapter q1: q Trauma qand qTrauma qSystems
1) qThe qpurpose qof qdetermining qthe qmechanism qof qinjury qand qthe qindex qof qsuspicion qfor qthe
qtrauma
patient qat qthe qsame qtime qis qto qallow q you
qto:
A) qdecide qwhether qto qtransport qthe
qpatient.
B) qidentify qcomorbid qfactors.
C) qdocument qa qcomplete qscene qsize-up.
D) qanticipate qyour qpatient's qinjuries.
Answer: q D
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q9-10
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective:
2) qWhich qof q 7
qthe qfollowing qaccounts qfor qthe qhighest qnumber qof qtrauma qdeaths qin qthe qUnited
ofqStates
qAmerica?
A) qMotor qvehicle qcrashes
B) qFalls
C) qAssaults
D) qFirearms qinjuries
Answer: q A
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q3
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 2
3) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qacts qresulted qin qthe qdevelopment qof qmodern qEMS
A)qsystems?
q Ryan qWhite qAct
B) qHighway qSafety qAct qof q1966
C) qGood qSamaritan qAct
D) qThe qTrauma qCare qSystems qPlanning qand qDevelopment qAct qof q1990
Answer: qB
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q4
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 8
4) qIn qaddition qto qhandling qall qtypes qof qspecialty qtrauma, qwhich qlevel qof qtrauma qcenter
qprovides qmedical qand qpublic qeducation qprograms?
continuing
A) qIV
B) qIII
C) qI
D) qII
Answer: q C
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q7-8
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 4
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5) qUpon qarriving qon qa qscene qwhere qthe qmechanism qof qinjury qindicates qa qpotentially
qlife-
threatening qinjury, q you q should qemploy qwhich qof qthe qfollowing qinterventions qto qbest qhelp
qdeliver
the qcare qthat qis qneeded?
A) qReevaluate qthe qscene qsize-up.
B) qInitiate qtransport qimmediately, qdelaying qmore qextensive qcare quntil qyou qare qen qroute.
C) qAsk qa qsurgeon qto qrespond qto qthe qscene.
D) qCall qimmediately qfor qair qmedical qtransport qto qreduce qthe q"Golden qPeriod."
Answer: qB
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q13
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 7
6) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qphysical qfindings qindicates qthe qneed qfor qimmediate
A)qtransport?
q Vital qsigns: qsystolic qblood qpressure q80, qrespiratory qrate q8
B) qGlasgow qComa qScale qscore qof q15
C) qSecond-degree qburns qinvolving q9 qpercent qof qtotal qbody qsurface qarea qin qan qadult
qpatient
D) qFractured qright qfemur
Answer: q A
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q11-12
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 7
7) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qrequires qimmediate qtransport qto qa qtrauma
A)qcenter?
q A q40-year-old qwho qfell q12 qfeet qfrom qa qgarage qroof qwith qa qradius qfracture
B) qA q36-year-old qwoman qin qa qmotor qvehicle qcrash qwho qhas qa qblood qpressure qof q100/60
C) qA q22-year-old qsoccer qplayer qwith qlower qleg qpain
D) qA q47-year-old qinvolved qin qa qmotor qvehicle qcrash qthat qresulted qin qthe qdeath qof qhis
qpassenger
Answer: q D
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q12
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 7
8) qAs qa qparamedic, q your qrole qin qtrauma qcare qconsists qof qall qof qthe qfollowing,
A)qEXCEPT:
q providing qrapid qtransport qto qappropriate qfacilities.
B) qpromoting qinjury qprevention.
C) qproviding qcare qto qseriously qinjured qtrauma qpatients.
D) qproviding qsurgical qinterventions qto qstop qhemorrhage.
Answer: q D
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q3
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 3
Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies
(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 11
,Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Trauma and Trauma Systems
Chapter 2: Mechanism of Injury
Chapter 3: Hemorrhage and Shock
Chapter 4: Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chapter 5: Burns
Chapter 6: Head, Neck, and Spinal Trauma
Chapter 7: Chest Trauma
Chapter 8: Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma
Chapter 9: Orthopedic Trauma
Chapter 10: Environmental Trauma
Chapter 11: Special Considerations in Trauma
,q
Volume q4: qTrauma qEmergencies
Chapter q1: q Trauma qand qTrauma qSystems
1) qThe qpurpose qof qdetermining qthe qmechanism qof qinjury qand qthe qindex qof qsuspicion qfor qthe
qtrauma
patient qat qthe qsame qtime qis qto qallow q you
qto:
A) qdecide qwhether qto qtransport qthe
qpatient.
B) qidentify qcomorbid qfactors.
C) qdocument qa qcomplete qscene qsize-up.
D) qanticipate qyour qpatient's qinjuries.
Answer: q D
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q9-10
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective:
2) qWhich qof q 7
qthe qfollowing qaccounts qfor qthe qhighest qnumber qof qtrauma qdeaths qin qthe qUnited
ofqStates
qAmerica?
A) qMotor qvehicle qcrashes
B) qFalls
C) qAssaults
D) qFirearms qinjuries
Answer: q A
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q3
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 2
3) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qacts qresulted qin qthe qdevelopment qof qmodern qEMS
A)qsystems?
q Ryan qWhite qAct
B) qHighway qSafety qAct qof q1966
C) qGood qSamaritan qAct
D) qThe qTrauma qCare qSystems qPlanning qand qDevelopment qAct qof q1990
Answer: qB
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q4
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 8
4) qIn qaddition qto qhandling qall qtypes qof qspecialty qtrauma, qwhich qlevel qof qtrauma qcenter
qprovides qmedical qand qpublic qeducation qprograms?
continuing
A) qIV
B) qIII
C) qI
D) qII
Answer: q C
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q7-8
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 4
,q
5) qUpon qarriving qon qa qscene qwhere qthe qmechanism qof qinjury qindicates qa qpotentially
qlife-
threatening qinjury, q you q should qemploy qwhich qof qthe qfollowing qinterventions qto qbest qhelp
qdeliver
the qcare qthat qis qneeded?
A) qReevaluate qthe qscene qsize-up.
B) qInitiate qtransport qimmediately, qdelaying qmore qextensive qcare quntil qyou qare qen qroute.
C) qAsk qa qsurgeon qto qrespond qto qthe qscene.
D) qCall qimmediately qfor qair qmedical qtransport qto qreduce qthe q"Golden qPeriod."
Answer: qB
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q13
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 7
6) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qphysical qfindings qindicates qthe qneed qfor qimmediate
A)qtransport?
q Vital qsigns: qsystolic qblood qpressure q80, qrespiratory qrate q8
B) qGlasgow qComa qScale qscore qof q15
C) qSecond-degree qburns qinvolving q9 qpercent qof qtotal qbody qsurface qarea qin qan qadult
qpatient
D) qFractured qright qfemur
Answer: q A
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q11-12
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 7
7) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qrequires qimmediate qtransport qto qa qtrauma
A)qcenter?
q A q40-year-old qwho qfell q12 qfeet qfrom qa qgarage qroof qwith qa qradius qfracture
B) qA q36-year-old qwoman qin qa qmotor qvehicle qcrash qwho qhas qa qblood qpressure qof q100/60
C) qA q22-year-old qsoccer qplayer qwith qlower qleg qpain
D) qA q47-year-old qinvolved qin qa qmotor qvehicle qcrash qthat qresulted qin qthe qdeath qof qhis
qpassenger
Answer: q D
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q12
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 7
8) qAs qa qparamedic, q your qrole qin qtrauma qcare qconsists qof qall qof qthe qfollowing,
A)qEXCEPT:
q providing qrapid qtransport qto qappropriate qfacilities.
B) qpromoting qinjury qprevention.
C) qproviding qcare qto qseriously qinjured qtrauma qpatients.
D) qproviding qsurgical qinterventions qto qstop qhemorrhage.
Answer: q D
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q3
Standard: q Trauma q(Trauma qOverview)
Objective: q 3
