1 of 50
Term
A full-term pregnant patient is being spinally immobilized after a
motor vehicle collision. After placing her in the ambulance, vital
signs reveal a blood pressure of 88/64 mm Hg. What is the most
appropriate next step?
A. Remove the spine immobilization and allow the patient to assume
a position of comfort.
B. Administer a fluid bolus of 500 mL Ringer's lactate.
C. Immobilize the patient on the backboard and tilt the backboard to
the left side.
,D. Immobilize the patient on the backboard and tilt the backboard to
the right side.
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B. c.
D. A.
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2 of 50
Term
Prehospital providers are on the scene of a rollover motor vehicle
crash (MVC) involving a 26-year-old male. The patient moans to
painful stimuli, exhibits unequal chest rise, and has decreased lung
sounds on the left side. Of the following, what is the highest
treatment priority?
A. Stabilization of the flailed segment
B. Opening and maintaining an airway
C. Fluid resuscitation
D. Ventilatory support
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D. C.
B. A.
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3 of 50
Term
Prehospital providers discover CSF fluid draining from a patient's
nose and ears. This finding is most commonly associated with which
type of skull fracture?
A. Depressed
B. Linear
C. Basilar
D. Closed
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C. B.
D. A.
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4 of 50
Term
A 55-year-old male is found unconscious at the bottom of a 14-step,
concrete staircase. Assessment reveals snoring respirations,
bradypnea, facial swelling, and unequal pupils. What action should
the prehospital provider implement first?
, A. Medication-assisted orotracheal intubation
B. Nasal intubation
C. Supraglottic airway procedure
D. Jaw thrust maneuver
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A. C.
D. B.
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5 of 50
Term
What is the most important physical finding in a pediatric patient
with a potential traumatic brain injury?
A. reflexes
B. Fontanelle bulging
C. Increased respiratory rate
D. Abnormal level of consciousness
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A. C.
Term
A full-term pregnant patient is being spinally immobilized after a
motor vehicle collision. After placing her in the ambulance, vital
signs reveal a blood pressure of 88/64 mm Hg. What is the most
appropriate next step?
A. Remove the spine immobilization and allow the patient to assume
a position of comfort.
B. Administer a fluid bolus of 500 mL Ringer's lactate.
C. Immobilize the patient on the backboard and tilt the backboard to
the left side.
,D. Immobilize the patient on the backboard and tilt the backboard to
the right side.
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B. c.
D. A.
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2 of 50
Term
Prehospital providers are on the scene of a rollover motor vehicle
crash (MVC) involving a 26-year-old male. The patient moans to
painful stimuli, exhibits unequal chest rise, and has decreased lung
sounds on the left side. Of the following, what is the highest
treatment priority?
A. Stabilization of the flailed segment
B. Opening and maintaining an airway
C. Fluid resuscitation
D. Ventilatory support
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D. C.
B. A.
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3 of 50
Term
Prehospital providers discover CSF fluid draining from a patient's
nose and ears. This finding is most commonly associated with which
type of skull fracture?
A. Depressed
B. Linear
C. Basilar
D. Closed
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C. B.
D. A.
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4 of 50
Term
A 55-year-old male is found unconscious at the bottom of a 14-step,
concrete staircase. Assessment reveals snoring respirations,
bradypnea, facial swelling, and unequal pupils. What action should
the prehospital provider implement first?
, A. Medication-assisted orotracheal intubation
B. Nasal intubation
C. Supraglottic airway procedure
D. Jaw thrust maneuver
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A. C.
D. B.
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5 of 50
Term
What is the most important physical finding in a pediatric patient
with a potential traumatic brain injury?
A. reflexes
B. Fontanelle bulging
C. Increased respiratory rate
D. Abnormal level of consciousness
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A. C.
