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TEST BANK
Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies
(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 11
,Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Trauma and Trauma Systems
Chapter 2: Mechanism of Injury
Chapter 3: Hemorrhage and Shock
Chapter 4: Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chapter 5: Burns
Chapter 6: Head, Neck, and Spinal Trauma
Chapter 7: Chest Trauma
Chapter 8: Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma
Chapter 9: Orthopedic Trauma
Chapter 10: Environmental Trauma
Chapter 11: Special Considerations in Trauma
,Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies
Chapter 1: Trauma and Trauma Systems
) The purpose of determining the mechanism of injury and the index of suspicion for the trauma
1
patient at the same time is to allow you to:
A) decide whether to transport the patient.
B) identify comorbid factors.
C) document a complete scene size-up.
D) anticipate your patient's injuries.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9-10
Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview)
Objective: 7
2) Which of the following accounts for the highest number of trauma deaths in the United States
of America?
A) Motor vehicle crashes
B) Falls
C) Assaults
D) Firearms injuries
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3
Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview)
Objective: 2
3) Which of the following acts resulted in the development of modern EMS systems?
A) Ryan White Act
B) Highway Safety Act of 1966
C) Good Samaritan Act
D) The Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 1990
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview)
Objective: 8
4) In addition to handling all types of specialty trauma, which level of trauma center provides
continuing medical and public education programs?
A) IV
B) III
C) I
D) II
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7-8
Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview)
Objective: 4
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B)ajInitiateajtransportajimmediately,ajdelayingajmoreajextensiveajcareajuntilajyouajareajenajroute.
C)ajAskajaajsurgeonajtoajrespondajtoajtheajscene.
D)ajCallajimmediatelyajforajairajmedicalajtransportajtoajreduceajtheaj"GoldenajPeriod."
Answer:ajB
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Standard:a j Traumaaj(TraumaajOverview)
Objective:a j 7
6)ajWhichajofajtheajfollowingajphysicalajfindingsajindicatesajtheajneedajforajimmediateajtransport?
A)ajVitalajsigns:ajsystolicajbloodajpressureaj80,ajrespiratoryajrateaj8
B)ajGlasgowajComaajScaleajscoreajofaj15
C)ajSecond-
degreeajburnsajinvolvingaj9ajpercentajofajtotalajbodyajsurfaceajareaajinajanajadultajpatient
D)ajFracturedajrightajfemur
Answer:a j A
Diff:aj2a j PageajRef:aj11-12
Standard:a j Traumaaj(TraumaajOverview)
Objective:a j 7
7)ajWhichajofajtheajfollowingajrequiresajimmediateajtransportajtoajaajtraumaajcenter
A)?ajAaj40-year-oldajwhoajfellaj12ajfeetajfromajaajgarageajroofajwithajaajradiusajfracture
B)ajAaj36-year-oldajwomanajinajaajmotorajvehicleajcrashajwhoajhasajaajbloodajpressureajofaj100/60
C)ajAaj22-year-oldajsoccerajplayerajwithajlowerajlegajpain
D)ajAaj47-year-
oldajinvolvedajinajaajmotorajvehicleajcrashajthatajresultedajinajtheajdeathajofajhisajpassenger
Answer:a j D
Diff:aj2a j PageajRef:aj12
Standard:a j Traumaaj(TraumaajOverview)
Objective:a j 7
8)ajAsajaajparamedic,aj yourajroleajinajtraumaajcareajconsistsajofajallajofajtheajfollowing,ajEXCEPT:
A)ajprovidingajrapidajtransportajtoajappropriateajfacilities.
B)ajpromotingajinjuryajprevention.
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Answer:a j D
Diff:aj2a j PageajRef:aj3
Standard:a j Traumaaj(TraumaajOverview)
Objective:a j 3
TEST BANK
Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies
(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 11
,Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Trauma and Trauma Systems
Chapter 2: Mechanism of Injury
Chapter 3: Hemorrhage and Shock
Chapter 4: Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chapter 5: Burns
Chapter 6: Head, Neck, and Spinal Trauma
Chapter 7: Chest Trauma
Chapter 8: Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma
Chapter 9: Orthopedic Trauma
Chapter 10: Environmental Trauma
Chapter 11: Special Considerations in Trauma
,Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies
Chapter 1: Trauma and Trauma Systems
) The purpose of determining the mechanism of injury and the index of suspicion for the trauma
1
patient at the same time is to allow you to:
A) decide whether to transport the patient.
B) identify comorbid factors.
C) document a complete scene size-up.
D) anticipate your patient's injuries.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9-10
Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview)
Objective: 7
2) Which of the following accounts for the highest number of trauma deaths in the United States
of America?
A) Motor vehicle crashes
B) Falls
C) Assaults
D) Firearms injuries
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3
Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview)
Objective: 2
3) Which of the following acts resulted in the development of modern EMS systems?
A) Ryan White Act
B) Highway Safety Act of 1966
C) Good Samaritan Act
D) The Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 1990
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview)
Objective: 8
4) In addition to handling all types of specialty trauma, which level of trauma center provides
continuing medical and public education programs?
A) IV
B) III
C) I
D) II
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7-8
Standard: Trauma (Trauma Overview)
Objective: 4
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5)ajUponajarrivingajonajaajsceneajwhereajtheajmechanismajofajinjuryajindicatesajaajpotentiallyajlife
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theajcareajthatajisajneeded?
A)ajReevaluateajtheajsceneajsize-up.
B)ajInitiateajtransportajimmediately,ajdelayingajmoreajextensiveajcareajuntilajyouajareajenajroute.
C)ajAskajaajsurgeonajtoajrespondajtoajtheajscene.
D)ajCallajimmediatelyajforajairajmedicalajtransportajtoajreduceajtheaj"GoldenajPeriod."
Answer:ajB
Diff:aj2a j PageajRef:aj13
Standard:a j Traumaaj(TraumaajOverview)
Objective:a j 7
6)ajWhichajofajtheajfollowingajphysicalajfindingsajindicatesajtheajneedajforajimmediateajtransport?
A)ajVitalajsigns:ajsystolicajbloodajpressureaj80,ajrespiratoryajrateaj8
B)ajGlasgowajComaajScaleajscoreajofaj15
C)ajSecond-
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D)ajFracturedajrightajfemur
Answer:a j A
Diff:aj2a j PageajRef:aj11-12
Standard:a j Traumaaj(TraumaajOverview)
Objective:a j 7
7)ajWhichajofajtheajfollowingajrequiresajimmediateajtransportajtoajaajtraumaajcenter
A)?ajAaj40-year-oldajwhoajfellaj12ajfeetajfromajaajgarageajroofajwithajaajradiusajfracture
B)ajAaj36-year-oldajwomanajinajaajmotorajvehicleajcrashajwhoajhasajaajbloodajpressureajofaj100/60
C)ajAaj22-year-oldajsoccerajplayerajwithajlowerajlegajpain
D)ajAaj47-year-
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Answer:a j D
Diff:aj2a j PageajRef:aj12
Standard:a j Traumaaj(TraumaajOverview)
Objective:a j 7
8)ajAsajaajparamedic,aj yourajroleajinajtraumaajcareajconsistsajofajallajofajtheajfollowing,ajEXCEPT:
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Objective:a j 3
