PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science:
Unit 3.2 Review Exam
Cross trained - Correct Answers -trained in multiple skills in their field
What types of professionals make up an emergency response team? - Correct Answers
-Paramedic, EMT, disaster response technician, emergency nurse practitioner, and
more
4 steps of a scene size up - Correct Answers -1. control the situation
2. look for potential hazards
3. assess the situation
4. protect and prioritize
Tourniquet - Correct Answers -A device used for bleeding control that constricts all
blood flow to and from an extremity (pressure on vein or artery)
Venous bleed - Correct Answers -low pressure, steady flow, dark red or maroon
Arterial bleed - Correct Answers -high pressure, spurting, red
compression - Correct Answers -adding pressure with gauze to hopefully stop or slow
bleeding
packing - Correct Answers -putting gauze into a wound
hemostat - Correct Answers -instrument used to clamp blood vessels
triage - Correct Answers -the prioritizing of care based on needs
4 steps of emergency care - Correct Answers -1. Triage
2. Physical exam and diagnostic testing
3. Medical treatment and reevaluation
4. Admission to hospital or discharge to home
emergent - Correct Answers -Highest priority; care needed immediately as the patient
may not survive without treatment (heart attack, stroke, vital signs very far off)
Unit 3.2 Review Exam
Cross trained - Correct Answers -trained in multiple skills in their field
What types of professionals make up an emergency response team? - Correct Answers
-Paramedic, EMT, disaster response technician, emergency nurse practitioner, and
more
4 steps of a scene size up - Correct Answers -1. control the situation
2. look for potential hazards
3. assess the situation
4. protect and prioritize
Tourniquet - Correct Answers -A device used for bleeding control that constricts all
blood flow to and from an extremity (pressure on vein or artery)
Venous bleed - Correct Answers -low pressure, steady flow, dark red or maroon
Arterial bleed - Correct Answers -high pressure, spurting, red
compression - Correct Answers -adding pressure with gauze to hopefully stop or slow
bleeding
packing - Correct Answers -putting gauze into a wound
hemostat - Correct Answers -instrument used to clamp blood vessels
triage - Correct Answers -the prioritizing of care based on needs
4 steps of emergency care - Correct Answers -1. Triage
2. Physical exam and diagnostic testing
3. Medical treatment and reevaluation
4. Admission to hospital or discharge to home
emergent - Correct Answers -Highest priority; care needed immediately as the patient
may not survive without treatment (heart attack, stroke, vital signs very far off)
