EMS 202 FINAL PAPER EXAM SCRIPT
TESTED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ the goal for incident-to-surgery time for trauma patients
Answer: which definition most accurately reflects the meaning of
the term "Golden Period"?
◉ a mental summation of anticipated injuries based on your event
analysis
Answer: which one of the definitions accurately reflects the
meaning of "index suspicion"?
◉ trauma
Answer: the leading killer of persons between the ages of 1 and
44 is:
◉ falls
Answer: the most common cause of trauma resulting in activation
of ems system is
◉ trauma
,Answer: when considering all causes of death across all age
brackets, what cause of death is exceeded only by cardiovascular
disease and cancer in the total number of lives lost?
◉ level IV
Answer: a hospital that is most likely to attempt non-surgical
stabilization of critical trauma patients prior to transporting them
to a hospital with higher level trauma capabilities has a trauma
care rating of
◉ level 1
Answer: what trauma center designation is given to a regional
trauma center, usually a university teaching center, prepared and
committed to handle all types of specialty trauma?
◉ level 3
Answer: a community-based trauma center is a general hospital
with a commitment to special staff training and resource
allocation for trauma patients. this type of trauma center would
receive a rating of
◉ critical
Answer: you are called to the scene of a fall down a concrete
stairway. on arrival you note that the patient is unconscious and
bleeding heavily from the nose and mouth. you note a respiratory
rate of 24 and a radial pulse of 100. after suctioning, you are still
unable to place an et tube, making it difficult to prevent blood
,from entering the lungs. how would you rate this victims priority
status?
◉ a patient in whom you are unable to secure the airway,
breathing, or circulation
Answer: based on the cups triage scheme, which of the following
criteria represent the best description of a patient who would
receive a critical designation?
◉ the 1-hour incident to surgery time has not been substatiated
Answer: which statement is true regarding the Golden Period
◉ complete transport to the destination facility
Answer: in less than 10 minutes from arrival at the scene, what
may ems not be expected to do?
◉ because some trauma patients require urgent surgical
intervention
Answer: reducing time from initial injury to surgery is critical for
what reason?
◉ a motorcyclist involved in a 35 mph collision with a car
Answer: which of the following patients should be immediately
transported to a trauma center?
, ◉ an unrestrained child inside a vehicle involved in a 20 mph
vehicle collision
Answer: which patient should be immediately transported to a
trauma center?
◉ 13
Answer: how high could a GCS rating be and still indicated that
transportation to a designated trauma center is warranted?
◉ surveillance
Answer: the only way to recognize which trauma care practices
benefit patients is
◉ trauma registry
Answer: what is the health care surveillance process utilized in
trauma systems called?
◉ the trauma registry
Answer: identification of factors that lessen or increase trauma
patient survival is a benefit of
◉ the nearest appropriate trauma center is an hour away by
ground transport
Answer: which factor might warrant a call for air medical service?
TESTED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ the goal for incident-to-surgery time for trauma patients
Answer: which definition most accurately reflects the meaning of
the term "Golden Period"?
◉ a mental summation of anticipated injuries based on your event
analysis
Answer: which one of the definitions accurately reflects the
meaning of "index suspicion"?
◉ trauma
Answer: the leading killer of persons between the ages of 1 and
44 is:
◉ falls
Answer: the most common cause of trauma resulting in activation
of ems system is
◉ trauma
,Answer: when considering all causes of death across all age
brackets, what cause of death is exceeded only by cardiovascular
disease and cancer in the total number of lives lost?
◉ level IV
Answer: a hospital that is most likely to attempt non-surgical
stabilization of critical trauma patients prior to transporting them
to a hospital with higher level trauma capabilities has a trauma
care rating of
◉ level 1
Answer: what trauma center designation is given to a regional
trauma center, usually a university teaching center, prepared and
committed to handle all types of specialty trauma?
◉ level 3
Answer: a community-based trauma center is a general hospital
with a commitment to special staff training and resource
allocation for trauma patients. this type of trauma center would
receive a rating of
◉ critical
Answer: you are called to the scene of a fall down a concrete
stairway. on arrival you note that the patient is unconscious and
bleeding heavily from the nose and mouth. you note a respiratory
rate of 24 and a radial pulse of 100. after suctioning, you are still
unable to place an et tube, making it difficult to prevent blood
,from entering the lungs. how would you rate this victims priority
status?
◉ a patient in whom you are unable to secure the airway,
breathing, or circulation
Answer: based on the cups triage scheme, which of the following
criteria represent the best description of a patient who would
receive a critical designation?
◉ the 1-hour incident to surgery time has not been substatiated
Answer: which statement is true regarding the Golden Period
◉ complete transport to the destination facility
Answer: in less than 10 minutes from arrival at the scene, what
may ems not be expected to do?
◉ because some trauma patients require urgent surgical
intervention
Answer: reducing time from initial injury to surgery is critical for
what reason?
◉ a motorcyclist involved in a 35 mph collision with a car
Answer: which of the following patients should be immediately
transported to a trauma center?
, ◉ an unrestrained child inside a vehicle involved in a 20 mph
vehicle collision
Answer: which patient should be immediately transported to a
trauma center?
◉ 13
Answer: how high could a GCS rating be and still indicated that
transportation to a designated trauma center is warranted?
◉ surveillance
Answer: the only way to recognize which trauma care practices
benefit patients is
◉ trauma registry
Answer: what is the health care surveillance process utilized in
trauma systems called?
◉ the trauma registry
Answer: identification of factors that lessen or increase trauma
patient survival is a benefit of
◉ the nearest appropriate trauma center is an hour away by
ground transport
Answer: which factor might warrant a call for air medical service?
