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Aj12-year-
oldjmalejjumpedjapproximatelyj12jfeetjfromjajtreejandjlandedjonjhisjfeet.jHejcomplainsjofjpainjtojhisjlowerjb
ack.jWhatjinjuryjmechanismjisjMOSTjlikelyjresponsiblejforjhisjbackjpain?

Selectjone:

A. Lateraljimpactjtojthejspine

B. Secondaryjfalljafterjthejinitialjimpact

C. Directjtraumajtojthejspinaljcolumn

D. Energyjtransmissionjtojthejspinej-janswer-D.jEnergyjtransmissionjtojthejspine



Aj15-year-
oldjfemalejwasjstruckjbyjajsmalljcarjwhilejridingjherjbicycle.jShejwasjwearingjajhelmetjandjwasjthrownjtojthej
ground,jstrikingjherjhead.jInjadditionjtojmanagingjproblemsjassociatedjwithjairway,jbreathing,jandjcirculatio
n,jitjisjMOSTjimportantjforjyoujto:

Selectjone:

A. leavejherjbicyclejhelmetjon.

B. obtainjbaselinejvitaljsigns.

C. stabilizejherjentirejspine.

D. inspectjthejhelmetjforjcracks.j-janswer-C.jstabilizejherjentirejspine.



Ajyoungjmalejsustainedjajgunshotjwoundjtojthejabdomenjduringjanjaltercation.jAsjyourjpartnerjisjassessingj
andjmanagingjhisjairway,jyoujshouldjcontroljthejobviousjbleedingjandjthen:

Selectjone:

A. auscultatejboweljsounds.

B. assessjforjanjexitjwound.

C. applyjajcervicaljcollar.

D. obtainjbaselinejvitaljsigns.j-janswer-B.jassessjforjanjexitjwound.



AccordingjtojthejAmericanjCollegejofjSurgeonsjCommitteejonjTraumaj(ACS-
COT),janjadultjtraumajpatientjshouldjbejtransportedjtojthejhighestjleveljofjtraumajcenterjifjhejorjshe:

Selectjone:

,A. wasjinvolvedjinjajmotorjvehiclejcrashjinjwhichjanotherjpatientjinjthejsamejvehiclejwasjkilled.

B. hasjajsystolicjbloodjpressurejofjlessjthanj110jmmjHgjorjajheartjratejgreaterjthanj110jbeats/min.

C. hasjajbleedingjdisorderjorjtakesjanticoagulantjmedicationsjandjhasjanyjbluntjorjpenetratingjinjury.

D. hasjajGCSjscorejofjlessjthanjorjequaljtoj13jwithjajmechanismjattributedjtojtrauma.j-janswer-
D.jhasjajGCSjscorejofjlessjthanjorjequaljtoj13jwithjajmechanismjattributedjtojtrauma.



AccordingjtojthejAssociationjofjAirjMedicaljServices,jyoujshouldjconsiderjairjmedicaljtransportjofjajtraumajpa
tientjif:

Selectjone:

A. thejpatientjrequiresjadvancedjlifejsupportjcarejandjstabilization,jandjthejnearestjALS-
groundjambulancejisjmorejthanj5jtoj10jminutesjaway.

B. trafficjconditionsjhamperjthejabilityjtojgetjthejpatientjtojajtraumajcenterjbyjgroundjwithinjthejidealjtimej
framejforjthejbestjclinicaljoutcome.

C. groundjtransportjwilljtakejyourjambulancejoutjofjservicejforjanjextendedjperiodjofjtime,jregardlessjofjth
ejseverityjofjthejpatient'sjinjuries.

D. hejorjshejwasjinvolvedjinjajmotorjvehiclejcrashjinjwhichjanotherjoccupantjinjthejsamejvehiclejwasjkilled
,jevenjifjyourjpatient'sjinjuriesjarejminor.j-janswer-
B.jtrafficjconditionsjhamperjthejabilityjtojgetjthejpatientjtojajtraumajcenterjbyjgroundjwithinjthejidealjtim
ejframejforjthejbestjclinicaljoutcome.



Approximatelyj25%jofjseverejinjuriesjtojthejaortajoccurjduring:

Selectjone:

A. frontaljcollisions.

B. rolloverjcollisions.

C. rear-endjcollisions.

D. lateraljcollisions.j-janswer-D.jlateraljcollisions.



Followingjajbluntjinjuryjtojthejhead,jaj22-year-
oldjfemalejisjconfusedjandjcomplainsjofjajseverejheadachejandjnausea.jOnjthejbasisjofjthesejsignsjandjsympt
oms,jyoujshouldjbejMOSTjconcernedjwithjthejpossibilityjof:

Selectjone:

A. ajfracturejofjthejskull.

B. airwayjcompromise.

,C. intracranialjbleeding.

D. spinaljcordjinjury.j-janswer-C.jintracranialjbleeding.



Forcejactingjoverjajdistancejisjthejdefinitionjof:

Selectjone:

A. work.

B. latentjenergy.

C. kineticjenergy.

D. potentialjenergy.j-janswer-A.jwork.



ThejindexjofjsuspicionjisjMOSTjaccuratelyjdefinedjas:

Selectjone:

A. thejdetectionjofjlessjobviousjlife-threateningjinjuries.

B. ajpredictablejpatternjthatjleadsjtojseriousjinjuries.

C. yourjawarenessjandjconcernjforjpotentiallyjseriousjunderlyingjinjuries.

D. thejwayjinjwhichjtraumaticjinjuriesjoccur.j-janswer-
C.jyourjawarenessjandjconcernjforjpotentiallyjseriousjunderlyingjinjuries.



Whenjassessingjajpatientjwhojexperiencedjajblastjinjury,jitjisjimportantjtojrememberjthat:jSelectj

one:

A. solidjorgansjusuallyjrupturejfromjthejpressurejwave.

B. secondaryjblastjinjuriesjarejusuallyjthejleastjobvious.

C. primaryjblastjinjuriesjarejthejmostjeasilyjoverlooked.

D. primaryjblastjinjuriesjarejtypicallyjthejmostjobvious.j-janswer-
C.jprimaryjblastjinjuriesjarejthejmostjeasilyjoverlooked.



Whenjassessingjanjelderlyjpatientjwhojfell,jitjisjimportantjtojrememberjthat:jSele

ctjone:

A. anyjfalljinjthejelderlyjisjconsideredjtojbejhigh-energyjtrauma.

, B. osteoporosisjcanjcausejajfracturejasjajresultjofjajfalljfromjajstandingjposition.

C. bilateraljhipjfracturesjusuallyjoccurjwhenjanjelderlyjpersonjfalls.

D. elderlyjpatientsjwhojfalljusuallyjhavejajsecondaryjheadjinjury.j-janswer-
B.josteoporosisjcanjcausejajfracturejasjajresultjofjajfalljfromjajstandingjposition.



Whenjthejspeedjofjajmotorjvehiclejdoubles,jthejamountjofjkineticjenergy:jSelectj

one:

A. quadruples.

B. isjnotjaffected.

C. triples.

D. doubles.j-janswer-A.jquadruples.



Whichjofjthejfollowingjdestinationsjisjmostjappropriatejforjaj41-year-
oldjmalejpatientjwhojwasjinvolvedjinjajrolloverjmotorjvehiclejcollisionjandjisjunconsciousjandjunresponsive,j
assumingjthatjtraveljtimesjtojeachjisjequal?

Selectjone:

A. AjLeveljIjorjLeveljIIjtraumajcenter

B. OnlyjajLeveljIjtraumajcenter

C. AjLeveljIVjorjLeveljIIIjtraumajcenter

D. Anyjdesignatedjtraumajcenterjisjacceptable.j-janswer-A.jAjLeveljIjorjLeveljIIjtraumajcenter



WhichjofjthejfollowingjfindingsjwouldjbejLEASTjsuggestivejofjthejpresencejofjhigh-

energyjtrauma?jSelectjone:

A. Intrusionjintojthejvehicle

B. Dismountedjseats

C. Steeringjwheeljdeformity

D. Deploymentjofjthejairjbagj-janswer-D.jDeploymentjofjthejairjbag



WhichjofjthejfollowingjinjuriesjwouldjMOSTjlikelyjoccurjasjajdirectjresultjofjthejthirdjcollisionjinjajmotorjvehicl
ejcrash?