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You arrive on the scene of an incident where a 16 year old
male fell approximately 12 feet. That would be considered:
A. a trauma alert
B. a significant mechanism of injury
C. not a significant mechanism of injury
D. a case with a load 'n' go patient
C
(A patient over the age of 8 is considered an adult for most
medical care purposes. A fall of greater than 20 feet is
considered a significant injury in adults. If this had been an
infant or child, it would have been a significant mechanism
of injury since any fall greater than 10 feet would be
considered a significant mechanism of injury.)
,When assessing a 35 year old patient complaining she is short
of breath, you note that her breathing is in excess of 28 times
per minute. This is considered:
A. neutropenia
B. apnea
C. bradypnea
D. tachypnea
D
(Respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths per minute are
considered tachypnea. Less than 12 breaths per minute is
bradypnea and absent breathing is apnea.)
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder.
You should open the patient's airway by using:
A. head-tilt/chin-lift
B. jaw thrust maneuver
C. neck-lift/head-tilt
D. head-tilt/jaw-thrust
B
You arrive on the scene, finding an unconscious patient.
There are no other individuals in the vicinity to give any
other information or permission to treat the patient. Even
though the patient cannot give you consent to treat him,
you begin to do so because of"
A. expressed consent
B. implied consent
C. advanced directives
,D. emergency consent
B
The AED is used to treat patients in:
A. asystole
B. ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
C. ventricular fibrillation
D. pulseless electrical activity
C
You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female
lying on the floor of her living room. Your first step in the
care of this patient is to"
A. begin chest compressions
B. apply the AED
C. maintain an open airway
D. assess level of consciousness
D
, You arrive on the scene to find an unconscious patient about
14 years of age. Where would you assess for a pulse on this
patient?
A. carotid artery
B. brachial artery
C. femoral artery
D. radial artery
A
The appropriate care for a patient with epistaxis is to:
A. have the patient lay down and remain calm
B. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean forward
C. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean back
D. have the patient lay in a supine position with his head lower
than the body
B
(Epistaxis is a nose bleed. In these cases you should have the
patient pinch their nose and lean forward.)
During your assessment of a patient's chest you note that the
left side of the chest moves opposite to the right. This is
called:
A. crepitus
B. paradigmal motion
C. subcutaneous emphysema
D. paradoxical movement
D