Westcoast EMT Block 4 Exam Questions and Answers

1. Kinetic vs Potential Energy: kinetic energy: energy in motion potential energy: energy at rest 2. 3 collisions within a crash: 1st: collision of the car with another object (car, tree, wall). It can tell you a lot about the severity of the collusion, having an indirect effect on patient care 2nd: the collision of the passenger against the interior of the vehicle. Injuries in this part are typically obvious/dramatic and most commonly include lower extremity and rib fractures and head trauma. 3rd: The collision of the internal organs on the solid structures of the body. These injuries may not be as obvious as those from the 2nd collision, but they can be more serious. (Brain hitting skull, heart crashing into rib cage) 3. Proper location for seat belt: seat belts are desgined to be worn over the iliac crests of the pelvis to distribute the force over the bony surface