Test Bank for Paramedic Care - Principles & Practice ED.6 Volume 1-5 by Bryan Bledsoe, Robert Porter & Richard Cherry.COMPLETE, Elaborated and Latest Test Bank . ALL Chapters Included - Reviewed/Updated 2023 5* Rated isbn:9780136895299

, Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Trauma and Trauma Systems
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Chapter 2: Mechanism of Injury
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Chapter 3: Hemorrhage and Shock C
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h apter 4: Soft-
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Tissue Trauma Chapter 5: Burns
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Chapter 6: Head, Neck, and Spinal Trauma
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Chapter 7: Chest Trauma
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Chapter 8: Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma
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Chapter 9: Orthopedic Trauma
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Chapter 10: Environmental Trauma
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Chapter 11: Special Considerations in Trauma
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,Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies b3 b3 b3




Chapter 1: b3 Trauma and Trauma Systems b3 b3 b3




1) The purpose of determining the mechanism of injury and the index of suspicion for the trau
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p m a tiaen t at the same time is to allow you to
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A) decide whether to transport the patient
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Answer: D
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Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview) b 3 b 3 b3 b3


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Am erica?
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B) Falls
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Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview) Object
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3) Which of the following acts resulted in the development of modern EMS systems A
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?) Ryan White Act
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D) The Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 199
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0 Answer: B
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Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview) Object
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4) In addition to handling all types of specialty trauma, which level of trauma center provide c
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os ntinuing medical and public education programs?
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A) IV
B) III
C) I
D) II
Answer: C
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Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview) Object
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, 5) Upon arriving on a scene where the mechanism of injury indicates a potentially li
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3 r the care that is needed?
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A) Reevaluate the scene size-up. b3 b3 b3


B) Initiate transport immediately, delaying more extensive care until you are en route.
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C) Ask a surgeon to respond to the scene.
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D) Call immediately for air medical transport to reduce the "Golden Period."
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3A nswer: B
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Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview) Object
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6) Which of the following physical findings indicates the need for immediate transport A
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?) Vital signs: systolic blood pressure 80, respiratory rate 8
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C) Second-
degree burns involving 9 percent of total body surface area in an adult patient
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Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview) Object
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7) Which of the following requires immediate transport to a trauma cente A
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B) A 36-year-old woman in a motor vehicle crash who has a blood pressure of 100/60
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C) A 22-year-old soccer player with lower leg pain
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old involved in a motor vehicle crash that resulted in the death of his passen
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Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview) Object
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8) As a paramedic, your role in trauma care consists of all of the following, EXCEPT:
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A) providing rapid transport to appropriate facilities.
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C) providing care to seriously injured trauma patients.
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D) providing surgical interventions to stop hemorrhage.
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Answer: D
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Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview) Object
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