Module 4 Quiz 6 SOE MEDIC
Questions and Answers
During the third collision in a motor vehicle crash: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Abdominal organs
Shear from their points of attachment
Fractures of the lower rib cage should make you most suspicious for injuries to the: - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>liver or spleen
Gross hematuria and suprapubic pain following a pelvic injury is most indicative of injury to the:
- <CORRECT ANSWER >>bladder
The major complication associated with injury of a hollow organ is: - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>peritonitis caused by rupture and spillage of toxins 4
The periumbilical area refers to the: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>area around umbilicus
When assessing a patient with abdominal trauma for distention, you should recall that: -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>a significant amount of blood accumulation in the abdominal cavity is
required to produce distention.
Which of the following factors primarily contributes to the extent of injury from a gunshot
wound to the abdomen? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>trajectory of the bullet
Which of the following is a function of the pancreas? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>secretion of
insulin
A 20-year-old female has a midshaft humeral fracture. Assessment reveals the presence of
wrist drop. What should you suspect? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>radial nerve injury
, A dislocation is considered an urgent injury because of its potential to cause: - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>Neurovascular compromise
Common signs and symptoms of an acute pulmonary embolism include: - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>tachycardia and tachypnea
During your assessment of a patient with a femur fracture, you discover a rapidly expanding
hematoma on the medial aspect of his thigh. What should you suspect? - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>arterial injury
Eliciting for crepitus during your exam of a deformed extremity: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>may
cause further injury to the bone and surrounding soft tissues
In a closed femur fracture, blood loss may exceed what amount before enough pressure
develops to tamponade the bleeding? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>1,000mL
Osteoporosis is most accurately defined as a(n) - <CORRECT ANSWER >>significant decrease in
bone density
Pain and tenderness in the anatomic snuffbox is a classic finding in fractures of which bone? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>metacarpal (the thumb bone)
The goal of prehospital pain control in a patient with a musculoskeletal injury should be to: -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>diminish the patients pain to a tolerable level
The most practical method of splinting multiple fractures in a critically injured patient is to: -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Splint the axial skeleton using a scoop stretcher.
The return of myoglobin to the systemic circulation following a crush injury could result in: -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Decreased pH (acidosis)
Questions and Answers
During the third collision in a motor vehicle crash: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Abdominal organs
Shear from their points of attachment
Fractures of the lower rib cage should make you most suspicious for injuries to the: - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>liver or spleen
Gross hematuria and suprapubic pain following a pelvic injury is most indicative of injury to the:
- <CORRECT ANSWER >>bladder
The major complication associated with injury of a hollow organ is: - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>peritonitis caused by rupture and spillage of toxins 4
The periumbilical area refers to the: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>area around umbilicus
When assessing a patient with abdominal trauma for distention, you should recall that: -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>a significant amount of blood accumulation in the abdominal cavity is
required to produce distention.
Which of the following factors primarily contributes to the extent of injury from a gunshot
wound to the abdomen? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>trajectory of the bullet
Which of the following is a function of the pancreas? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>secretion of
insulin
A 20-year-old female has a midshaft humeral fracture. Assessment reveals the presence of
wrist drop. What should you suspect? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>radial nerve injury
, A dislocation is considered an urgent injury because of its potential to cause: - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>Neurovascular compromise
Common signs and symptoms of an acute pulmonary embolism include: - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>tachycardia and tachypnea
During your assessment of a patient with a femur fracture, you discover a rapidly expanding
hematoma on the medial aspect of his thigh. What should you suspect? - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>arterial injury
Eliciting for crepitus during your exam of a deformed extremity: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>may
cause further injury to the bone and surrounding soft tissues
In a closed femur fracture, blood loss may exceed what amount before enough pressure
develops to tamponade the bleeding? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>1,000mL
Osteoporosis is most accurately defined as a(n) - <CORRECT ANSWER >>significant decrease in
bone density
Pain and tenderness in the anatomic snuffbox is a classic finding in fractures of which bone? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>metacarpal (the thumb bone)
The goal of prehospital pain control in a patient with a musculoskeletal injury should be to: -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>diminish the patients pain to a tolerable level
The most practical method of splinting multiple fractures in a critically injured patient is to: -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Splint the axial skeleton using a scoop stretcher.
The return of myoglobin to the systemic circulation following a crush injury could result in: -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Decreased pH (acidosis)
