EMT JBL Module 5 Trauma Quiz/ JBL Module 5 Exam/2023/2024 Questions With Complete Solutions / Test Bank

EMT JBL Module 5 Trauma Quiz/ JBL Module 5 Exam/2023/2024 Questions With Complete Solutions / Test Bank A 6-year-old female was riding her bicycle and struck a clothesline with her throat. She is breathing, but with obvious difficulty. Your assessment reveals a crackling sensation in the soft tissues of her neck and facial cyanosis. In addition to the appropriate airway management, the intervention that will MOST likely improve her chance of survival is: A. rapidly transporting her to the hospital. B. requesting a paramedic ambulance. C. quickly immobilizing her spinal column. D. careful monitoring her vital signs. (Answer: - A. rapidly transporting her to the hospital. A factory worker was splashed in the eyes with a strong acid chemical. He complains of intense pain and blurred vision. Your ambulance does not carry bottles of sterile saline or water. You should: Select one: A. mix baking soda with water and irrigate his eyes with the solution. B. flush both eyes with an alcohol-based solution and transport. C. irrigate both eyes continuously for 20 minutes with plain water. D. neutralize the acid chemical in his eye with an alkaline chemical (Answer: - C. irrigate both eyes continuously for 20 minutes with plain water. Bleeding from soft-tissue injuries to the face is MOST effectively controlled with: A. ice packs and elevation of the patient's head. B. direct pressure using dry, sterile dressings. C. digital pressure to an adjacent pulse point. D. pressure dressings and chemical ice packs. (Answer: - B. direct pressure using dry, sterile dressings Following blunt trauma to the face, a 21-year-old male complains of a severe headache and decreased ability to move his eyes. This patient's clinical presentation is MOST consistent with: A. a blowout fracture. B. a lacerated globe. C. a ruptured eyeball. D. optic vessel compression. (Answer: - A. a blowout fracture. If your patient swallows blood following facial trauma, there is an increased risk of ________. A. GI trauma B. hypotension C. vomiting D. altered LOC (Answer: - C. vomiting Significant trauma to the face should increase the EMT's index of suspicion for a(n): Select one: A. basilar skull fracture. B. displaced mandible. C. spinal column injury. D. airway obstruction. (Answer: - C. spinal column injury. The Adam's apple is: Select one: A. the small indentation in between the thyroid and cricoid cartilages. B. the upper part of the larynx that is formed by the thyroid cartilage. C. the lower part of the larynx that is formed by the cricoid cartilage. D. below the thyroid cartilage and forms the upper part of the trachea. (Answer: - B. the upper part of the larynx that is formed by the thyroid cartilage. The MOST significant complication associated with facial injuries is: A. airway compromise. B. cervical spine injury. C. damage to the eyes. D. mandibular immobility. (Answer: - A. airway compromise.