EMS 110 CHAPTER 29 QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
Following a stab wound to the left anterior chest, a 25-year-old male presents
with a decreased level of consciousness and signs of shock. Which of the
following additional assessment findings should increase your index of suspicion
for a cardiac tamponade?
Engorged jugular veins
When a person is lying supine at the end of exhalation, the diaphragm:
May rise as high as the nipple line
A 28-year-old male was struck in the chest with a baseball bat during an
altercation. He is conscious and alert and complains of severe chest pain. Your
assessment reveals a large area of ecchymosis over the sternum and a rapid,
irregular pulse. In addition to providing supplemental oxygen, you should:
Prepare for immediate transport
An open pneumothorax occurs when:
Air enters the pleural space from outside the body
If a patient with a chest injury is only able to inhale small amounts of air per
breath, he or she:
Must increase his or her respiratory rate to maintain adequate minute volume
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
Following a stab wound to the left anterior chest, a 25-year-old male presents
with a decreased level of consciousness and signs of shock. Which of the
following additional assessment findings should increase your index of suspicion
for a cardiac tamponade?
Engorged jugular veins
When a person is lying supine at the end of exhalation, the diaphragm:
May rise as high as the nipple line
A 28-year-old male was struck in the chest with a baseball bat during an
altercation. He is conscious and alert and complains of severe chest pain. Your
assessment reveals a large area of ecchymosis over the sternum and a rapid,
irregular pulse. In addition to providing supplemental oxygen, you should:
Prepare for immediate transport
An open pneumothorax occurs when:
Air enters the pleural space from outside the body
If a patient with a chest injury is only able to inhale small amounts of air per
breath, he or she:
Must increase his or her respiratory rate to maintain adequate minute volume
