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1. How does a nasopharyngeal airway maintain a patent airway?
A. Displaces the jaw forward
B. Keeps the tongue in an anterior position
C. Ensures complete dilation of the nares
D. Blocks salivary and secretion glands
B.
2) A 28 year old officer was struck in the head while entering a hostile environment.
Upon assessment, you note that he has an irregular respiratory pattern, elevated
blood pressure, and a decreased pulse. At what level should you maintain this
patient's capnography?
A) 45-50 mmHg
B) 36-40 mmHg
C) Less than 30 mmHg
D) 30-35 mmHg
B.
,3) An unconscious casualty has suffered multiple injuries as a result of an IED blast.
Vital signs P 132, R 22. During the Indirect Threat Care phase, what should you do to
ensure the patient has a patent airway?
A) Insert an oropharyngeal airway
B) Place the patient in the recovery position
C) Perform a surgical cricothyroidotomy
D) Perform endotracheal intubation
B.
4) An adult patient only responds to painful stimuli. She is bleeding from multiple
entrance and exit wounds. She has a weak moan and is writhing in pain. Several
attempts at peripheral IV access was unsuccessful. What should you do?
A) Administer morphine per oral
B) Attempt IV access for a 3rd time
C) Establish external jugular
D) Establish I/0 access
D.
5) A 41 year old male has suffered a gunshot wound to the right shoulder. The
bleeding is controlled but he begins to present with difficulty breathing and decreased
chest rise on the right side. What should you suspect?
A) Airway obstruction
B) Hemothorax
, C. Tension pneumothorax
D) Hypoperfusion
B.
6) Applying direct pressure to a wound is an appropriate intervention for which of the
following casualties?
A) Conscious victim with heavy bleeding during Indirect Threat Care
B) Unconscious victim with no visible bleeding during Indirect Threat Care
C) Conscious victim with trickling bleeding during Direct Threat Care
D) Conscious victim with heavy bleeding during Direct Threat Care
A.
7) A 30 ear old female has partial-thickness burns on 60% of her total body surface
area. Vital signs are BP 76/50, P 140, R 26. When should fluid resuscitation be
initiated?
A) As soon as venous access is obtained
B) Only en route to the hospital
C) After analgesia administration
D) When the patient becomes unconscious
A.