2025 JBL Practice Exam Module 4 180
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A 20-year-old male has a large laceration to his wrist. He is
holding a blood-soaked towel over the wound, but it continues to
bleed rapidly. You should:
A. apply a tourniquet proximal to the wrist.
B. administer high-flow supplemental oxygen.
C. apply pressure to the brachial artery.
D. wrap the towel with pressure bandages.
A. apply a tourniquet proximal to the wrist.
A 25-year-old unrestrained female struck the steering wheel with
her chest when her car hit a tree while traveling at a high rate of
speed. She has signs and symptoms of shock, which you suspect
are the result of intrathoracic bleeding. Which of the following
interventions will provide this patient with the greatest chance for
survival?
A. Intravenous fluid administration
,B. High-flow oxygen administration
C. Full immobilization of her spine
D. Rapid transport to a trauma center
D. Rapid transport to a trauma center
As you approach a patient lying at the side of the roadway, you
observe severe bleeding from the leg. What should your first
action be?
A. Administer oxygen.
B. Check for a pulse.
C. Open the airway.
D. Control the bleeding.
D. Control the bleeding
In an acute injury setting, neurogenic shock is commonly
accompanied by:
A. diaphoresis.
,B. tachycardia.
C. hypovolemia.
D. hypothermia.
D. hypothermia
To protect vital organs, the body compensates by directing blood
flow away from organs that are more tolerant of low flow, such as:
A. the heart.
B. the skin.
C. the brain.
D. the lungs.
B. the skin.
What are the three components of the "perfusion triangle"?
A. Plasma, red blood cells, platelets
B. Heart, blood vessels, blood
, C. Heart, brain, lungs
D. Arteries, veins, capillaries
B. Heart, blood vessels, blood
When should nonlifesaving interventions be performed for your
multisystem trauma patient?
A. During the primary assessment
B. Immediately after the injuries are discovered
C. Prior to transport
D. En route to the hospital
D. En route to the hospital
Which of the following is the ONLY action that can prevent
eventual death from a tension pneumothorax?
A. Rapid administration of intravenous fluids
B. Decompression of the injured side of the chest
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A 20-year-old male has a large laceration to his wrist. He is
holding a blood-soaked towel over the wound, but it continues to
bleed rapidly. You should:
A. apply a tourniquet proximal to the wrist.
B. administer high-flow supplemental oxygen.
C. apply pressure to the brachial artery.
D. wrap the towel with pressure bandages.
A. apply a tourniquet proximal to the wrist.
A 25-year-old unrestrained female struck the steering wheel with
her chest when her car hit a tree while traveling at a high rate of
speed. She has signs and symptoms of shock, which you suspect
are the result of intrathoracic bleeding. Which of the following
interventions will provide this patient with the greatest chance for
survival?
A. Intravenous fluid administration
,B. High-flow oxygen administration
C. Full immobilization of her spine
D. Rapid transport to a trauma center
D. Rapid transport to a trauma center
As you approach a patient lying at the side of the roadway, you
observe severe bleeding from the leg. What should your first
action be?
A. Administer oxygen.
B. Check for a pulse.
C. Open the airway.
D. Control the bleeding.
D. Control the bleeding
In an acute injury setting, neurogenic shock is commonly
accompanied by:
A. diaphoresis.
,B. tachycardia.
C. hypovolemia.
D. hypothermia.
D. hypothermia
To protect vital organs, the body compensates by directing blood
flow away from organs that are more tolerant of low flow, such as:
A. the heart.
B. the skin.
C. the brain.
D. the lungs.
B. the skin.
What are the three components of the "perfusion triangle"?
A. Plasma, red blood cells, platelets
B. Heart, blood vessels, blood
, C. Heart, brain, lungs
D. Arteries, veins, capillaries
B. Heart, blood vessels, blood
When should nonlifesaving interventions be performed for your
multisystem trauma patient?
A. During the primary assessment
B. Immediately after the injuries are discovered
C. Prior to transport
D. En route to the hospital
D. En route to the hospital
Which of the following is the ONLY action that can prevent
eventual death from a tension pneumothorax?
A. Rapid administration of intravenous fluids
B. Decompression of the injured side of the chest
