A 56 yr old male complains of tearing chest pain that radiates to his back. He was the restrained
driver involved in a car-crash at high-way speeds. What should your secondary assessment
include? correct answers Bilateral upper extermity blood pressures
A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic and pulse less. What should
you do. correct answers Align with gentle traction until restiance is met.
A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was minor bleeding from the wound.
What should you do. correct answers Apply an occlusive dressing
Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome. correct answers Closed tibia
fracture.
A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse. What should you do.
correct answers Apply manual stabilization to her femur.
An altered 19 yr old male was musty extricated from a burning building by the fire department.
He has soot around his mouth and nose. What should you do? correct answers Remove and
smoldering clothing
A 41 yr old male was kicked in the chest by a horse. He is short of breath and he has a contusion
to his sternum. Vital signs are BP 96/78, P 124, R 24 and shallow. What should you suspect.
correct answers Cardiac tamponade
A 21 yr old male is semi conscious and lying kiddywampus at the bottom of 2 flights of stairs.
What should you do? correct answers Manually stabilize c-spine
Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with multi-system trauma? correct
answers Bleeding within the oral cavity
, A 22 yr old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his abdomen. He complains
of the painful when he inhales and shortness of breathing. What should you suspect. correct
answers Diaphragmatic tear
A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What should you do? correct
answers Stabilize the glass with a paper cup
What is the the term for the injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but cells and blood
vessels in the dermis may be damaged. correct answers contusion, bruise
An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a crashed motorcycle. What
should you do? correct answers Hold c-spine
Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression forces applied to soft tissue? correct
answers Crush injury
A 20 yr old male was the unrestrained driver in a car crash. He is anxious, pale and has absent
lung sounds on the left side. Vitals signs are BP 80/48, P 132, R 31 and shallow. What should
you suspect. correct answers Tension pneumothorax
What is most life threatening for an adult patient? correct answers Bubbling wound to the chest
What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax? correct answers transporting rapidly
A 46 yr old female was in a car crash at highway speeds. She is unconscious, breathing deep and
fast with an abrasion to the lateral aspect of her neck. What should you do? correct answers Take
c-spine precautions
A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the shoulder and blood is spurting from the wound. What should
do you? correct answers Apply direct pressure