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NAEMT BRAND NEW OFFICIAL
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in
which of the following
A) worsening coagulapathy
B) decreased mortality
C) earlier discharge from the hospital
D) a higher incidence of sepsis in the ICU - correct answer -
worsening coagulapathy
The secondary survey should be accomplished
A) never on a critical patient
B) before tranport
C) when time and situation allow
D) before moving the patient - correct answer -when time and
situation allow
The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management
of a trauma patient is which of the following
A) head tilt, chin lift
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B) supraglottic airway
C) trauma jaw thrust
D) oropharyngeal airway - correct answer -trauma jaw thrust
when verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the
"gold standard" of monitoring is considered to be
A) colorimetric carbon dioxide detector
B) pulse oximetry
C) listening to lung sounds
D) waveform capnography - correct answer -waveform
capnography
A patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On
exam, he has absent breath sounds on one side of his chest and
respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the
patient has a tension pneumothorax
A) distended neck veins
B) inspiratory wheezing
C) narrowed pulse pressure
D) tracheal deviation towards the side of injury - correct answer -
distended neck veins
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Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when
direct pressure alone does not work. The proper way to use most
hemostatic agents is which of the following
A) placing the agent around the edges of the wound
B) placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct
pressure
C) only using it after a tourniquet has been applied for 10 minutes
D) hemostatic agents should never be used unless you have a fall
in blood pressure - correct answer -placing the agent properly into
the wound and holding direct pressure
Of the following, which is preventable cause of secondary brain
injury addressable during the transport phase
A) intraparenchymal hemorrhage
B) systemic hypoxia
C) intracranial hematomas
D) herniation syndromes - correct answer -systemic hypoxia
When caring for a trauma patient, a principle is what is necessary
for patient improvement for survival. A preference is how the
principle is achieved and depends upon four factors. The factors
used to establish the preference in treating the patient include all
except:
A) condition of the patient
NAEMT BRAND NEW OFFICIAL
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in
which of the following
A) worsening coagulapathy
B) decreased mortality
C) earlier discharge from the hospital
D) a higher incidence of sepsis in the ICU - correct answer -
worsening coagulapathy
The secondary survey should be accomplished
A) never on a critical patient
B) before tranport
C) when time and situation allow
D) before moving the patient - correct answer -when time and
situation allow
The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management
of a trauma patient is which of the following
A) head tilt, chin lift
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B) supraglottic airway
C) trauma jaw thrust
D) oropharyngeal airway - correct answer -trauma jaw thrust
when verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the
"gold standard" of monitoring is considered to be
A) colorimetric carbon dioxide detector
B) pulse oximetry
C) listening to lung sounds
D) waveform capnography - correct answer -waveform
capnography
A patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On
exam, he has absent breath sounds on one side of his chest and
respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the
patient has a tension pneumothorax
A) distended neck veins
B) inspiratory wheezing
C) narrowed pulse pressure
D) tracheal deviation towards the side of injury - correct answer -
distended neck veins
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Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when
direct pressure alone does not work. The proper way to use most
hemostatic agents is which of the following
A) placing the agent around the edges of the wound
B) placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct
pressure
C) only using it after a tourniquet has been applied for 10 minutes
D) hemostatic agents should never be used unless you have a fall
in blood pressure - correct answer -placing the agent properly into
the wound and holding direct pressure
Of the following, which is preventable cause of secondary brain
injury addressable during the transport phase
A) intraparenchymal hemorrhage
B) systemic hypoxia
C) intracranial hematomas
D) herniation syndromes - correct answer -systemic hypoxia
When caring for a trauma patient, a principle is what is necessary
for patient improvement for survival. A preference is how the
principle is achieved and depends upon four factors. The factors
used to establish the preference in treating the patient include all
except:
A) condition of the patient
