OPEN BOOK QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
WhyAisAaAmeasureAofAserumAlactateAobtainedAinAtheAinitialAassessmentAofAtheAtraumaApatient?
A
a)AtoAmeasureAoxygenationAandAventilation
b)AtoAquantifyAtheAbaseAdeficitAforAtheAadequacyAofAcellularAperfusion
c)AtoAgaugeAend-organAperfusionAandAtissueAhypoxiaA
d)AtoAdetermineAtheAunderlyingAcauseAofAshockA-AcorrectAanswersAAnswer:Ac
AAtraumaApatientAisArestlessAandArepeatedlyAaskingA"whereAamAI?"AvitalAsignsAuponAarrivalAwer
eABPA100/60AmmAHg,AHRA96Abeats/min,AandARRA24Abreaths/min.AHerAskinAisAcoolAandAdry.ACurr
entAvitalAsignsAareABPA104/84mmAHg,AHRA108,ARRA28Abreaths/min.ATheApatientAisAdemonstrati
ngAsignsAandAsymptomsAofAwhichAstageAofAshock?A
A)AcompensatedA
B)AProgressive
C)Airreversible
D)AdecompensatedA-AcorrectAanswersAAnswer:AA
AnAelderlyApatientAwithAaAhistoryAofAanticoagulantAuseApresentsAafterAaAfallAatAhomeAthatAday.A
sheAdeniesAanyAlossAofAconsciousness.ASheAhasAaAhematomaAtoAherAforeheadAandAcomplainsAo
fAheadache,Adizziness,AandAnausea.AWhichAisAaAmostAlikelyAcauseAofAherAsymptoms?
A)AepiduralAhematoma
B)AdiffuseAaxonalAinjury
C)Apost-concussiveAsyndrome
D)AsubduralAhematomaA-AcorrectAanswersAAnswer:AD
EMSAbringsAaApatientAwhoAfellAridingAhisAbicycle.AUsingAtheAAmericanACollegeAofASurgeonsAscre
eningAguidelines,AwhichAassessmentAfindingAwouldApromptAtheAnurseAtoAprepareAtheApatientAf
orAradiologicAspineAclearance?
A)AAlertAwithAnoAneurologicAdeficits
B)AMultipleAabrasionsAtoAtheAextremitiesA
, C)AMultipleArequestsAofAwater
D)ASmellAofAalcoholAonAbreathA-AcorrectAanswersAAnswer:AD
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAoccursAduringAtheAthirdAimpactAofAaAmotorAvehicleAcrash?
A)ATheAdriverAofAtheAvehicleAcollidesAwithAtheAsteeringAwheel
B)AtheAvehicleAcollidesAwithAaAtree
C)AtheAaortaAisAtornAatAitsAattachmentAwithAtheAligamentumAarteriosumA
D)AtheAairbagAdeploysAandAstrikesAtheAfrontAseatApassengerA-AcorrectAanswersAAnswer:AC
AApassengerAisAbroughtAtoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAofAaAruralAhospitalAfollowingAaAhigh-
speedAMVC.AWhenAsignificantAabdominalAandApelvicAinjuriesAareAnotedAinAtheAprimaryAsurvey,
AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheApriorityAinterventions?
A)AinitiateAtransferAtoAaAtraumaAcenterA
B)AprovideAreportAtoAtheAoperatingAroomAnurse
C)AObtainedAimagingAstudies
D)APlaceAaAgastricAtubeA-AcorrectAanswersAAnswer:AA
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAinjuriesAisALEASTAlikelyAtoAbeApromptlyAidentified?
A)Aspleen
B)Alung
C)AbowelA
D)AbrainA-AcorrectAanswersAAnswer:AC
PatientsAwithAaAcrushAinjuryAshouldAbeAmonitoredAforAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAconditions?
A)AHypernatremiaA
B)AHypercalcemiaA
C)ADysrhythmiasA
D)ApolyuriaA-AcorrectAanswersAAnswer:AC
WhatAfindingAraisesAsuspicionAofAcompleteAspinalAcordAinjury?
A)AWeaknessAinAtheAlowerAextremities
B)APriapismA