TEST BANK Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies (Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 11

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Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
Volume 4: Trauma Emergencies
(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 11

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TableTofTContents

ChapterT1:TTraumaTandTTraumaTSystems

ChapterT2:TMechanismTofTInjury

ChapterT3:THemorrhageTandTShock

ChapterT4:TSoft-TissueTTrauma

ChapterT5:TBurns

ChapterT6:THead,TNeck,TandTSpinalTTrauma

ChapterT7:TChestTTrauma

ChapterT8:TAbdominalTandTPelvicTTrauma

ChapterT9:TOrthopedicTTrauma

ChapterT10:TEnvironmentalTTrauma

ChapterT11:TSpecialTConsiderationsTinTTrauma

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ChapterT1:T TraumaTandTTraumaTSystems

)TTheTpurposeTofTdeterminingTtheTmechanismTofTinjuryTandTtheTindexTofTsuspicionTforTtheTtrauma
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patient TatTtheTsameTtimeTisTtoTallowTyouTto:

A)TdecideTwhetherTtoTtransportTtheTpatient.
B)TidentifyTcomorbidTfactors.
C)TdocumentTaTcompleteTsceneTsize-up.
D)TanticipateTyourTpatient'sTinjuries.
Answer:T D
Diff:T2T PageTRef:T9-10
Standard:T TraumaT(TraumaTOverview)
Objective:T 7

2)TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTaccountsTforTtheThighestTnumberTofTtraumaTdeathsTinTtheTUnitedTStates
ofTAmerica?
A)TMotorTvehicleTcrashes
B)TFalls
C)TAssaults
D)TFirearmsTinjuries
Answer:T A
Diff:T2T PageTRef:T3
Standard:T TraumaT(TraumaTOverview)
Objective:T 2

3)TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTactsTresultedTinTtheTdevelopmentTofTmodernTEMSTsystems?
A)TRyanTWhiteTAct
B)THighwayTSafetyTActTofT1966
C)TGoodTSamaritanTAct
D)TTheTTraumaTCareTSystemsTPlanningTandTDevelopmentTActTofT1990
Answer:TB
Diff:T2T PageTRef:T4
Standard:T TraumaT(TraumaTOverview)
Objective:T 8

4)TInTadditionTtoThandlingTallTtypesTofTspecialtyTtrauma,TwhichTlevelTofTtraumaTcenterTprovides
continuingTmedicalTandTpublicTeducationTprograms?
A)TIV
B)TIII
C)TI
D)TII
Answer:T C
Diff:T2T PageTRef:T7-8
Standard:T TraumaT(TraumaTOverview)
Objective:T 4

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5)TUponTarrivingTonTaTsceneTwhereTtheTmechanismTofTinjuryTindicatesTaTpotentiallyTlife-
threateningTinjury,T youTshouldTemployTwhichTofTtheTfollowingTinterventionsTtoTbestThelpTdeliver
theTcareTthatTisTneeded?
A)TReevaluateTtheTsceneTsize-up.
B)TInitiateTtransportTimmediately,TdelayingTmoreTextensiveTcareTuntilTyouTareTenTroute.
C)TAskTaTsurgeonTtoTrespondTtoTtheTscene.
D)TCallTimmediatelyTforTairTmedicalTtransportTtoTreduceTtheT"GoldenTPeriod."
Answer:TB
Diff:T2T PageTRef:T13
Standard:T TraumaT(TraumaTOverview)
Objective:T 7

6)TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTphysicalTfindingsTindicatesTtheTneedTforTimmediateTtransport?
A)TVitalTsigns:TsystolicTbloodTpressureT80,TrespiratoryTrateT8
B)TGlasgowTComaTScaleTscoreTofT15
C)TSecond-degreeTburnsTinvolvingT9TpercentTofTtotalTbodyTsurfaceTareaTinTanTadultTpatient
D)TFracturedTrightTfemur
Answer:T A
Diff:T2T PageTRef:T11-12
Standard:T TraumaT(TraumaTOverview)
Objective:T 7

7)TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTrequiresTimmediateTtransportTtoTaTtraumaTcenter?
A)TAT40-year-oldTwhoTfellT12TfeetTfromTaTgarageTroofTwithTaTradiusTfracture
B)TAT36-year-oldTwomanTinTaTmotorTvehicleTcrashTwhoThasTaTbloodTpressureTofT100/60
C)TAT22-year-oldTsoccerTplayerTwithTlowerTlegTpain
D)TAT47-year-oldTinvolvedTinTaTmotorTvehicleTcrashTthatTresultedTinTtheTdeathTofThisTpassenger
Answer:T D
Diff:T2T PageTRef:T12
Standard:T TraumaT(TraumaTOverview)
Objective:T 7

8)TAsTaTparamedic,T yourTroleTinTtraumaTcareTconsistsTofTallTofTtheTfollowing,TEXCEPT:
A)TprovidingTrapidTtransportTtoTappropriateTfacilities.
B)TpromotingTinjuryTprevention.
C)TprovidingTcareTtoTseriouslyTinjuredTtraumaTpatients.
D)TprovidingTsurgicalTinterventionsTtoTstopThemorrhage.
Answer:T D
Diff:T2T PageTRef:T3
Standard:T TraumaT(TraumaTOverview)
Objective:T 3