Paramedic Trauma Final Exam Save
Terms in this set (45)
,A 21-year-old woman was B) maintain her head in the position found and continue with
thrown from a horse and your assessment.
landed on her head. Upon
arrival at the scene, you find the
patient lying supine. She is
conscious and has her head
turned to the side. As you
attempt to move her head to a
neutral in-line position, she
screams in pain. You should:
A) gently continue to move her
head until it is in a neutral in-line
position.
B) maintain her head in the
position found and continue
with your assessment.
C) perform a quick neurologic
exam prior to attempting
further movement of her head.
D) administer an analgesic to
relieve the pain so you can
move her head to a neutral
position.
, A 39-year-old man crashed his C) autonomic dysreflexia.
vehicle into a wooded area and
was not found for
approximately 8 hours. When
you arrive at the scene and
assess him, you note that he is
conscious but anxious. He is
unable to feel or move below
his mid-thoracic area and
complains of a severe
headache. His blood pressure is
210/130 mm Hg, heart rate is 44
beats/min, and respirations are
22 breaths/min. This patient's
clinical presentation is MOST
consistent with:
A) neurogenic shock.
B) intracranial pressure.
C) autonomic dysreflexia.
D) symptomatic bradycardia.
Terms in this set (45)
,A 21-year-old woman was B) maintain her head in the position found and continue with
thrown from a horse and your assessment.
landed on her head. Upon
arrival at the scene, you find the
patient lying supine. She is
conscious and has her head
turned to the side. As you
attempt to move her head to a
neutral in-line position, she
screams in pain. You should:
A) gently continue to move her
head until it is in a neutral in-line
position.
B) maintain her head in the
position found and continue
with your assessment.
C) perform a quick neurologic
exam prior to attempting
further movement of her head.
D) administer an analgesic to
relieve the pain so you can
move her head to a neutral
position.
, A 39-year-old man crashed his C) autonomic dysreflexia.
vehicle into a wooded area and
was not found for
approximately 8 hours. When
you arrive at the scene and
assess him, you note that he is
conscious but anxious. He is
unable to feel or move below
his mid-thoracic area and
complains of a severe
headache. His blood pressure is
210/130 mm Hg, heart rate is 44
beats/min, and respirations are
22 breaths/min. This patient's
clinical presentation is MOST
consistent with:
A) neurogenic shock.
B) intracranial pressure.
C) autonomic dysreflexia.
D) symptomatic bradycardia.
