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EMT Chapter 25 Trauma Overview Questions and Answers
with 100% Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
A 40-year-old unrestrained female impacted the steering wheel
of her vehicle with her chest when she hit a tree while traveling
at 45 mph. She is conscious and alert, but is experiencing
significant chest pain and shortness of breath. Which of the
following injuries is the LEAST likely?
A. Head injury
B. Pulmonary contusion
C. Multiple rib fractures
D. Cardiac contusion - ANSWER A. Head injury
When caring for an occupant inside a motor vehicle equipped
with an airbag that did not deploy upon impact, you should:
A. remember that it could still deploy and seriously injure you.
B. realize that the airbag malfunctioned at the time of impact.
C. suspect that the patient may have experienced serious
injuries.
D. recognize that the force of impact was most likely not severe.
- ANSWER A. remember that it could still deploy and seriously
injure you
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A 30-year-old male sustained a stab wound to the neck when he
was attacked outside a nightclub. During your assessment, you
should be MOST alert for:
A. injury to the cervical spine.
B. potential airway compromise.
C. damage to internal structures.
D. alterations in his mental status - ANSWER B. potential airway
compromise
Which of the following statements regarding gunshot wounds is
correct?
A. Low-velocity bullets will cause the greatest amount of
trauma.
B. The speed of a bullet has the greatest impact on the injury
produced.
C. The size of a bullet has the greatest impact on the injury
produced.
D. High-velocity bullets will cause less severe internal injuries. -
ANSWER B. the speed of a bullet has the greatest impact on the
injury proceeded
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The cervical spine is MOST protected from whiplash-type
injuries when the:
A. rear end of the vehicle is initially struck.
B. headrest is appropriately positioned.
C. patient tenses up at the time of impact.
D. airbag correctly deploys upon impact. - ANSWER B. headrest
is appropraitely positioned
Approximately 25% of severe injuries to the aorta occur during:
A. rear-end collisions.
B. rollover collisions.
C. lateral collisions.
D. frontal collisions - ANSWER C. lateral collisions
Evaluation of the interior of a crashed motor vehicle during
extrication will allow the EMT to:
A. determine the vehicle's speed at the time of impact.
B. identify contact points and predict potential injuries.
C. recognize if the driver hit the brakes before impact.
EMT Chapter 25 Trauma Overview Questions and Answers
with 100% Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
A 40-year-old unrestrained female impacted the steering wheel
of her vehicle with her chest when she hit a tree while traveling
at 45 mph. She is conscious and alert, but is experiencing
significant chest pain and shortness of breath. Which of the
following injuries is the LEAST likely?
A. Head injury
B. Pulmonary contusion
C. Multiple rib fractures
D. Cardiac contusion - ANSWER A. Head injury
When caring for an occupant inside a motor vehicle equipped
with an airbag that did not deploy upon impact, you should:
A. remember that it could still deploy and seriously injure you.
B. realize that the airbag malfunctioned at the time of impact.
C. suspect that the patient may have experienced serious
injuries.
D. recognize that the force of impact was most likely not severe.
- ANSWER A. remember that it could still deploy and seriously
injure you
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A 30-year-old male sustained a stab wound to the neck when he
was attacked outside a nightclub. During your assessment, you
should be MOST alert for:
A. injury to the cervical spine.
B. potential airway compromise.
C. damage to internal structures.
D. alterations in his mental status - ANSWER B. potential airway
compromise
Which of the following statements regarding gunshot wounds is
correct?
A. Low-velocity bullets will cause the greatest amount of
trauma.
B. The speed of a bullet has the greatest impact on the injury
produced.
C. The size of a bullet has the greatest impact on the injury
produced.
D. High-velocity bullets will cause less severe internal injuries. -
ANSWER B. the speed of a bullet has the greatest impact on the
injury proceeded
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The cervical spine is MOST protected from whiplash-type
injuries when the:
A. rear end of the vehicle is initially struck.
B. headrest is appropriately positioned.
C. patient tenses up at the time of impact.
D. airbag correctly deploys upon impact. - ANSWER B. headrest
is appropraitely positioned
Approximately 25% of severe injuries to the aorta occur during:
A. rear-end collisions.
B. rollover collisions.
C. lateral collisions.
D. frontal collisions - ANSWER C. lateral collisions
Evaluation of the interior of a crashed motor vehicle during
extrication will allow the EMT to:
A. determine the vehicle's speed at the time of impact.
B. identify contact points and predict potential injuries.
C. recognize if the driver hit the brakes before impact.
