JB Learning Final Exam
1. The index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as
ANS your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying
injuries.
2. Signs of a pulmonary blast injury include
ANS coughing up blood.
3. Gastrointestinal bleeding should be suspected if a patient presents with
ANS -
hematemesis.
4. The systemic veins function by
ANS returning deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
5. If applying a dressing to control the bleeding of a patient's arm, the
EMT should .
ANS All of these answers are correct.
,6. Which of the following statements regarding hemophilia is correct?
ANS Pa- tients with hemophilia may bleed spontaneously.
7. A burn that is characterized by redness and pain is classified as a
ANS superfi- cial burn.
8. A closed soft-tissue injury characterized by swelling and ecchymosis
is called a(n)
ANS contusion.
9. Burns to pediatric patients are generally considered more serious than
burns to adults because
ANS pediatric patients have more surface area relative to total body
mass.
10.A laceration
ANS is an injury that separates various layers of soft tissue.
11.A partial-thickness burn involves the outer layer of skin and a portion
of the
,ANS dermal layer.
12.Patients with full-thickness (third-degree) burns generally do not
complain of pain because
ANS the nerve endings have been destroyed.
13. What layer of the skin forms a watertight, protective seal for the body?
ANS -
Epidermis.
14.When assessing a patient with a closed soft-tissue injury, it is
MOST important to
ANS remain alert for more severe underlying injuries.
15.With regard to the pediatric rule of nines, the
ANS legs are proportionately smaller than an adult's.
16.The lower jawbone is called the
ANS mandible.
17.The mastoid process is located approximately
, ANS 1 inch posterior to the exter- nal opening of the ear.
18.The white portion of the eye is called the
ANS sclera.
19.Bleeding from soft-tissue injuries to the face is MOST effectively
controlled with
ANS direct pressure using dry, sterile dressings.
20.If one or more occupants in the same vehicle are killed in a crash, the
EMT should
ANS suspect that all living occupants experienced the same serious
trauma.
21.The cervical spine is MOST protected from whiplash-type injuries
when the
ANS headrest is appropriately positioned.
1. The index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as
ANS your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying
injuries.
2. Signs of a pulmonary blast injury include
ANS coughing up blood.
3. Gastrointestinal bleeding should be suspected if a patient presents with
ANS -
hematemesis.
4. The systemic veins function by
ANS returning deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
5. If applying a dressing to control the bleeding of a patient's arm, the
EMT should .
ANS All of these answers are correct.
,6. Which of the following statements regarding hemophilia is correct?
ANS Pa- tients with hemophilia may bleed spontaneously.
7. A burn that is characterized by redness and pain is classified as a
ANS superfi- cial burn.
8. A closed soft-tissue injury characterized by swelling and ecchymosis
is called a(n)
ANS contusion.
9. Burns to pediatric patients are generally considered more serious than
burns to adults because
ANS pediatric patients have more surface area relative to total body
mass.
10.A laceration
ANS is an injury that separates various layers of soft tissue.
11.A partial-thickness burn involves the outer layer of skin and a portion
of the
,ANS dermal layer.
12.Patients with full-thickness (third-degree) burns generally do not
complain of pain because
ANS the nerve endings have been destroyed.
13. What layer of the skin forms a watertight, protective seal for the body?
ANS -
Epidermis.
14.When assessing a patient with a closed soft-tissue injury, it is
MOST important to
ANS remain alert for more severe underlying injuries.
15.With regard to the pediatric rule of nines, the
ANS legs are proportionately smaller than an adult's.
16.The lower jawbone is called the
ANS mandible.
17.The mastoid process is located approximately
, ANS 1 inch posterior to the exter- nal opening of the ear.
18.The white portion of the eye is called the
ANS sclera.
19.Bleeding from soft-tissue injuries to the face is MOST effectively
controlled with
ANS direct pressure using dry, sterile dressings.
20.If one or more occupants in the same vehicle are killed in a crash, the
EMT should
ANS suspect that all living occupants experienced the same serious
trauma.
21.The cervical spine is MOST protected from whiplash-type injuries
when the
ANS headrest is appropriately positioned.
