JBL PRACTICE EXAM MODULE 4
1. 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.
Answer√√ A. apply a tourniquet proximal to the wrist.
2. 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
Answer√√ D. Rapid transport to a trauma center
3. 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.
Answer√√ D. Control the bleeding
4. In an acute injury setting, neurogenic shock is commonly accompanied by
,A. diaphoresis.
B. tachycardia.
C. hypovolemia.
D. hypothermia.
Answer√√ D. hypothermia
, 5. 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.
Answer√√ B. the skin.
6. 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
Answer√√ B. Heart, blood vessels, blood
1. 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.
Answer√√ A. apply a tourniquet proximal to the wrist.
2. 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
Answer√√ D. Rapid transport to a trauma center
3. 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.
Answer√√ D. Control the bleeding
4. In an acute injury setting, neurogenic shock is commonly accompanied by
,A. diaphoresis.
B. tachycardia.
C. hypovolemia.
D. hypothermia.
Answer√√ D. hypothermia
, 5. 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.
Answer√√ B. the skin.
6. 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
Answer√√ B. Heart, blood vessels, blood
