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You are treating a 24-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the right side of
the back. No exit wound is visible. She is awake but confused. Her skin is pale
and diaphoretic with cyanosis noted to the oral mucosa. Breath sounds are
clear and equal bilaterally. Jugular vein distention is present. Blood pressure is
90/78 mmHg, heart rate is 124 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is 28 per
minute and labored. Sinus tachycardia is seen on the cardiac monitor. What
condition do you think is most likely present with this patient?
a)Hemothorax
b)Tension pneumothorax
c)Pericardial tamponade
d)Lacerated aorta - CORRECT ANSWERS c)Pericardial tamponade
You are treating a 24-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the right side of
the back. No exit wound is visible. She is awake but confused. Her skin is pale
and diaphoretic with cyanosis noted to the oral mucosa. Breath sounds are
clear and equal bilaterally. Jugular vein distention is present. Blood pressure is
90/78 mmHg, heart rate is 124 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is 28 per
minute and labored. Sinus tachycardia is seen on the cardiac monitor. Which of
the following treatment regimens would be the most appropriate for this
patient?
a)High flow oxygen, spinal precautions, occlusive dressing over entrance
wound, rapid transport.
b)High flow oxygen by nonrebreather, spinal precautions, allow patient to
remain in a position of comfort.
c)High flow oxygen by nonrebreather, cover entrance wound with an occlusive
dressing.
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d)High flow oxygen, pleural decompression to right side of chest, rapid
transport. - CORRECT ANSWERS a)High flow oxygen, spinal precautions,
occlusive dressing over entrance wound, rapid transport.
You are treating a 12-year-old male patient who was hit in the nose with a
baseball. His nose is deviated to the left with moderate epistaxis. He is
complaining of severe pain to his nose. He is alert and oriented with no loss of
consciousness. Which of the following treatment sequences would best
manage this patient?
a)Pack nares with gauze to control bleeding.
b)Have patient lie supine while holding pressure to nares.
c)Align nose in the neutral position while holding pressure to nares.
d)Have patient sit upright and lean forward while holding pressure to nares. -
CORRECT ANSWERS d)Have patient sit upright and lean forward while holding
pressure to nares.
You are called for an elderly female that fell down and hurt her knee. When
you find the patient, she tells you she tripped and fell, and landed on her left
knee. She denies any loss of consciousness or trauma to her head. The patient
is only complaining of pain to the distal portion of her femur. During your
assessment, you notice deformity and swelling to the femur, proximal to the
knee. The patient has good distal pulses, motor function, and sensation. What
would be the most appropriate treatment for this patient?
a)Secure to a backboard and pad appropriately
b)Application of padded board splints
c)Traction splinting
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d)Inflation of the PASG on both legs - CORRECT ANSWERS a)Secure to a
backboard and pad appropriately
Which of the following patients would be most appropriate for triage to a non-
trauma center?
a)67-year-old female who was electrocuted by a 220 volt electrical outlet
b)19-year-old male involved in a single car MVC at a rate of 25 miles per hour
c)25-year-old female with a 1-inch laceration on her thigh
d)14-year-old male who fell 11 feet out of a tree, landing on his back -
CORRECT ANSWERS c)25-year-old female with a 1-inch laceration on her thigh
You have responded to a local residence of a 37-year-old male who had
lacerated his leg while using a chainsaw in the back of his house. Prior to your
arrival, the patient's wife, who is a nurse, applied pressure to the wound and
has the patient in a Trendelenburg position. Your assessment of the patient
reveals him to be responsive to painful stimuli with a weak carotid pulse and
the blood pressure unobtainable. There is a massive amount of blood
surrounding the patient on the ground. The wife tells you that the wound is
arterial and the injury occurred about 10 to 15 minutes ago. In addition to
oxygen therapy, what are your treatment priorities for this patient?
a)Continue applying direct pressure to the wound and call for ALS support.
b)Apply an arterial tourniquet and call for ALS support.
c)Apply an arterial tourniquet and call for ALS support.
d)Continue applying direct pressure to the wound and transport. - CORRECT
ANSWERS a)Continue applying direct pressure to the wound and call for ALS
support.
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Which of the following findings in a crush injury is typically the earliest and
most prominent?
a)Pain
b)Pulselessness
c)Paresthesia
d)Paralysis - CORRECT ANSWERS a)Pain
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which of the
following information is NOT an important factor in care of the patient?
a)Height of the ladder
b)Distance the patient fell from
c)Surface the patient landed on
d)What part of the body hit first - CORRECT ANSWERS a)Height of the ladder
You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients, all of which
have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment and the last is
complaining of neck and back pain. How should you proceed?
a)Treat all three patients, they are visibly injured and need medical attention
b)Obtain signed refusals from the first two patients then proceed to the third
c)Treat the third patient, nothing else is needed for the other two
d)Have your partner obtain refusals from the two patients who refused
treatment, while you treat the last patient. - CORRECT ANSWERS d)Have your
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You are treating a 24-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the right side of
the back. No exit wound is visible. She is awake but confused. Her skin is pale
and diaphoretic with cyanosis noted to the oral mucosa. Breath sounds are
clear and equal bilaterally. Jugular vein distention is present. Blood pressure is
90/78 mmHg, heart rate is 124 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is 28 per
minute and labored. Sinus tachycardia is seen on the cardiac monitor. What
condition do you think is most likely present with this patient?
a)Hemothorax
b)Tension pneumothorax
c)Pericardial tamponade
d)Lacerated aorta - CORRECT ANSWERS c)Pericardial tamponade
You are treating a 24-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the right side of
the back. No exit wound is visible. She is awake but confused. Her skin is pale
and diaphoretic with cyanosis noted to the oral mucosa. Breath sounds are
clear and equal bilaterally. Jugular vein distention is present. Blood pressure is
90/78 mmHg, heart rate is 124 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is 28 per
minute and labored. Sinus tachycardia is seen on the cardiac monitor. Which of
the following treatment regimens would be the most appropriate for this
patient?
a)High flow oxygen, spinal precautions, occlusive dressing over entrance
wound, rapid transport.
b)High flow oxygen by nonrebreather, spinal precautions, allow patient to
remain in a position of comfort.
c)High flow oxygen by nonrebreather, cover entrance wound with an occlusive
dressing.
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d)High flow oxygen, pleural decompression to right side of chest, rapid
transport. - CORRECT ANSWERS a)High flow oxygen, spinal precautions,
occlusive dressing over entrance wound, rapid transport.
You are treating a 12-year-old male patient who was hit in the nose with a
baseball. His nose is deviated to the left with moderate epistaxis. He is
complaining of severe pain to his nose. He is alert and oriented with no loss of
consciousness. Which of the following treatment sequences would best
manage this patient?
a)Pack nares with gauze to control bleeding.
b)Have patient lie supine while holding pressure to nares.
c)Align nose in the neutral position while holding pressure to nares.
d)Have patient sit upright and lean forward while holding pressure to nares. -
CORRECT ANSWERS d)Have patient sit upright and lean forward while holding
pressure to nares.
You are called for an elderly female that fell down and hurt her knee. When
you find the patient, she tells you she tripped and fell, and landed on her left
knee. She denies any loss of consciousness or trauma to her head. The patient
is only complaining of pain to the distal portion of her femur. During your
assessment, you notice deformity and swelling to the femur, proximal to the
knee. The patient has good distal pulses, motor function, and sensation. What
would be the most appropriate treatment for this patient?
a)Secure to a backboard and pad appropriately
b)Application of padded board splints
c)Traction splinting
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d)Inflation of the PASG on both legs - CORRECT ANSWERS a)Secure to a
backboard and pad appropriately
Which of the following patients would be most appropriate for triage to a non-
trauma center?
a)67-year-old female who was electrocuted by a 220 volt electrical outlet
b)19-year-old male involved in a single car MVC at a rate of 25 miles per hour
c)25-year-old female with a 1-inch laceration on her thigh
d)14-year-old male who fell 11 feet out of a tree, landing on his back -
CORRECT ANSWERS c)25-year-old female with a 1-inch laceration on her thigh
You have responded to a local residence of a 37-year-old male who had
lacerated his leg while using a chainsaw in the back of his house. Prior to your
arrival, the patient's wife, who is a nurse, applied pressure to the wound and
has the patient in a Trendelenburg position. Your assessment of the patient
reveals him to be responsive to painful stimuli with a weak carotid pulse and
the blood pressure unobtainable. There is a massive amount of blood
surrounding the patient on the ground. The wife tells you that the wound is
arterial and the injury occurred about 10 to 15 minutes ago. In addition to
oxygen therapy, what are your treatment priorities for this patient?
a)Continue applying direct pressure to the wound and call for ALS support.
b)Apply an arterial tourniquet and call for ALS support.
c)Apply an arterial tourniquet and call for ALS support.
d)Continue applying direct pressure to the wound and transport. - CORRECT
ANSWERS a)Continue applying direct pressure to the wound and call for ALS
support.
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Which of the following findings in a crush injury is typically the earliest and
most prominent?
a)Pain
b)Pulselessness
c)Paresthesia
d)Paralysis - CORRECT ANSWERS a)Pain
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which of the
following information is NOT an important factor in care of the patient?
a)Height of the ladder
b)Distance the patient fell from
c)Surface the patient landed on
d)What part of the body hit first - CORRECT ANSWERS a)Height of the ladder
You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients, all of which
have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment and the last is
complaining of neck and back pain. How should you proceed?
a)Treat all three patients, they are visibly injured and need medical attention
b)Obtain signed refusals from the first two patients then proceed to the third
c)Treat the third patient, nothing else is needed for the other two
d)Have your partner obtain refusals from the two patients who refused
treatment, while you treat the last patient. - CORRECT ANSWERS d)Have your
