WEST COAST EMT EXAM 5 REVIEW
TESTED QUESTIONS ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
◉ Force acting over a distance is the definition of:
Select one:
A. work.
B. latent energy.
C. kinetic energy.
D. potential energy. Answer: A. work.
◉ The index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as:
Select one:
A. the detection of less obvious life-threatening injuries.
B. a predictable pattern that leads to serious injuries.
C. your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying
injuries.
D. the way in which traumatic injuries occur. Answer: C. your
awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying injuries.
◉ When assessing a patient who experienced a blast injury, it is
important to remember that:
,Select one:
A. solid organs usually rupture from the pressure wave.
B. secondary blast injuries are usually the least obvious.
C. primary blast injuries are the most easily overlooked.
D. primary blast injuries are typically the most obvious. Answer: C.
primary blast injuries are the most easily overlooked.
◉ When assessing an elderly patient who fell, it is important to
remember that:
Select one:
A. any fall in the elderly is considered to be high-energy trauma.
B. osteoporosis can cause a fracture as a result of a fall from a
standing position.
C. bilateral hip fractures usually occur when an elderly person falls.
D. elderly patients who fall usually have a secondary head injury.
Answer: B. osteoporosis can cause a fracture as a result of a fall from
a standing position.
◉ When the speed of a motor vehicle doubles, the amount of kinetic
energy:
Select one:
A. quadruples.
B. is not affected.
,C. triples.
D. doubles. Answer: A. quadruples.
◉ Which of the following destinations is most appropriate for a 41-
year-old male patient who was involved in a rollover motor vehicle
collision and is unconscious and unresponsive, assuming that travel
times to each is equal?
Select one:
A. A Level I or Level II trauma center
B. Only a Level I trauma center
C. A Level IV or Level III trauma center
D. Any designated trauma center is acceptable. Answer: A. A Level I
or Level II trauma center
◉ Which of the following findings would be LEAST suggestive of the
presence of high-energy trauma?
Select one:
A. Intrusion into the vehicle
B. Dismounted seats
C. Steering wheel deformity
D. Deployment of the air bag Answer: D. Deployment of the air bag
, ◉ Which of the following injuries would MOST likely occur as a
direct result of the third collision in a motor vehicle crash?
Select one:
A. Flail chest
B. Forehead lacerations
C. Aortic rupture
D. Extremity fractures Answer: C. Aortic rupture
◉ Which of the following interventions is the MOST critical to the
outcome of a patient with multisystem trauma?
Select one:
A. Intravenous fluid administration
B. Early administration of oxygen
C. Rapid transport to a trauma center
D. Elevation of the lower extremities Answer: C. Rapid transport to a
trauma center
◉ Which of the following statements regarding gunshot wounds is
correct?
Select one:
A. The size of a bullet has the greatest impact on the injury
produced.
B. High-velocity bullets will cause less severe internal injuries.
TESTED QUESTIONS ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
◉ Force acting over a distance is the definition of:
Select one:
A. work.
B. latent energy.
C. kinetic energy.
D. potential energy. Answer: A. work.
◉ The index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as:
Select one:
A. the detection of less obvious life-threatening injuries.
B. a predictable pattern that leads to serious injuries.
C. your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying
injuries.
D. the way in which traumatic injuries occur. Answer: C. your
awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying injuries.
◉ When assessing a patient who experienced a blast injury, it is
important to remember that:
,Select one:
A. solid organs usually rupture from the pressure wave.
B. secondary blast injuries are usually the least obvious.
C. primary blast injuries are the most easily overlooked.
D. primary blast injuries are typically the most obvious. Answer: C.
primary blast injuries are the most easily overlooked.
◉ When assessing an elderly patient who fell, it is important to
remember that:
Select one:
A. any fall in the elderly is considered to be high-energy trauma.
B. osteoporosis can cause a fracture as a result of a fall from a
standing position.
C. bilateral hip fractures usually occur when an elderly person falls.
D. elderly patients who fall usually have a secondary head injury.
Answer: B. osteoporosis can cause a fracture as a result of a fall from
a standing position.
◉ When the speed of a motor vehicle doubles, the amount of kinetic
energy:
Select one:
A. quadruples.
B. is not affected.
,C. triples.
D. doubles. Answer: A. quadruples.
◉ Which of the following destinations is most appropriate for a 41-
year-old male patient who was involved in a rollover motor vehicle
collision and is unconscious and unresponsive, assuming that travel
times to each is equal?
Select one:
A. A Level I or Level II trauma center
B. Only a Level I trauma center
C. A Level IV or Level III trauma center
D. Any designated trauma center is acceptable. Answer: A. A Level I
or Level II trauma center
◉ Which of the following findings would be LEAST suggestive of the
presence of high-energy trauma?
Select one:
A. Intrusion into the vehicle
B. Dismounted seats
C. Steering wheel deformity
D. Deployment of the air bag Answer: D. Deployment of the air bag
, ◉ Which of the following injuries would MOST likely occur as a
direct result of the third collision in a motor vehicle crash?
Select one:
A. Flail chest
B. Forehead lacerations
C. Aortic rupture
D. Extremity fractures Answer: C. Aortic rupture
◉ Which of the following interventions is the MOST critical to the
outcome of a patient with multisystem trauma?
Select one:
A. Intravenous fluid administration
B. Early administration of oxygen
C. Rapid transport to a trauma center
D. Elevation of the lower extremities Answer: C. Rapid transport to a
trauma center
◉ Which of the following statements regarding gunshot wounds is
correct?
Select one:
A. The size of a bullet has the greatest impact on the injury
produced.
B. High-velocity bullets will cause less severe internal injuries.
