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\.A dysbarism injury refers to the signs and symptoms related to changes in - Answer-
bariometric pressure
\.An air embolism associated with diving occurs when: - Answer- the diver holds their breath
during rapid ascent
\.breath- holding syncope is caused by a decreased stimulus to breathe and occurs when -
Answer- a swimmer hyperventilates prior to entering the water
\.Burns associated with lighting strikes are typically - Answer- superficial
\.common signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion include all of the following except - Answer-
hot, dry skin
\.covering a patients _________ - Answer- head
\.drowning is most accurately defined as - Answer- death from suffocation after submersion
in water
,\.geriatric patients, newborns, and infants are especially prone to hyperthermia because they: -
Answer- exhibit poor thermoregulation
\.high air temperature reduced the body's ability to lose heat by - Answer- radiation
\.high humidity reduces the body's ability to lose heat through - Answer- evaporation
\.the diving reflex might al - Answer- bradycardia and a slowing of the metabolic rate
\.the most prominent symptom of decompression sickness is - Answer- abdominal or joint
paint
\.the transfer of heat to circulating air, such as when cool air moves across the body's surface is
called: - Answer- convection
\.the two most efficient ways for the body to eliminate excess heat are - Answer- sweating
and vasodilation
\.the venom of a black widow spider is toxic to the - Answer- nervous system
\.to obtain the most accurate reading of a patients core body temp, you should place a special
hypothermia thermometere: - Answer- into the pateints rectum
\.when a warm hand is immersed in water that is 70F, heat is transferred from the hand to the
water through: - Answer- conduction
,\.which of the following is an early sign of pit viper envenomation? - Answer- local swelling
and ecchymosis
\.which of the following statements regarding drowning is correct?
a. large amount of water enter the lungs in a small number of victims
b. artificial ventilations can easily be performed in patients with a laryngospasm
c. hypoxia in the victim initially occurs due to water in the lungs
d. patients with a submersion injury might deteriorate rapidly because of pulmonary injury and
cerebral hypoxia - Answer- d. patients with a submersion injury might deteriorate rapidly
because of pulmonary injury and cerebral hypoxia
\.which of the following statements regarding lightning strikes is correct?
a. cervical spine fractures are the most common cause of lightening related death
b. lighting strikes might cause cardiac dysthymias that spontaneously resolve
c. victims who are struck by lighting experience severe full thickness burns
d. the tissue damage pathway caused by lighting usually occurs through the skin - Answer- b.
lighting strikes might cause cardiac dysthymias that spontaneously resolve
\.a _________ is a musculoskeletal injury in whicch there is partial or temporary separation of
the bone ends as well as partial streching or tearing of supporting ligaments - Answer- sprain
\.a fracture caused by minimal force that is associated with diseases such as cancer and
osteoporosis is called a ___________ fracture - Answer- pathologic
\.a(n) _______ fracture occurs in the growth section of a child's bone and might lead to bone
growth abnormalities. - Answer- epiphyseal
, \.atrophy is a condition that occurs when - Answer- muscle decreases in size and function
because of disease or trauma
\.bone marrow produces - Answer- blood cells
\.common signs and symptoms of a sprain include all of the following except:
a. swelling
b. guarding
c. deformity
d. ecchymosis - Answer- c. deformity
\.in which of the following situations should the emt splint an injured limb in the position of
deformity - Answer- if resistance is encountered or the patient expeirecnes severe pain
\.of the following musculoskeletal injuries, which is the least severe?
a. open fractures of a long bone
b. multiple closed long bone fractures
c. an amputation of an extremity
d. non displaced pelvic fracture - Answer- d. non displaced pelvic fracture
\.skeletal muscle is also referred to as __________ muscle. - Answer- striated
\.skeletal muscle is attached to the bone by tough, ropelike fibrous structures called - Answer-
tendons
\.the act of pulling on a body structure in the direction of its normal alignment is called: -
Answer- traction