Exam 3 EMS 131 Questions and
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Which of the following vessels has the thickest muscular walls that allow constriction
and dilation? - ✔✔Arteries
Which of the following BEST describes the function of blood? - ✔✔It transports gases
along with nutrients, aids in excretion, and provides protection and regulation.
Which of the following is a characteristic of venous bleeding? - ✔✔It can be profuse, but
is generally easily controlled.
Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to his right leg and has
active, steady, dark red bleeding. He is awake, pale, and diaphoretic. He has a strong
radial pulse of 112 per minute, a respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, and a blood
pressure of 122/82 mmHg. He has no other injuries or complaints. Which of the
following is the BEST sequence of steps in the management of this patient? - ✔✔Direct
pressure, high-concentration oxygen, and splinting the leg
Cold is sometimes used to help control bleeding. When using cold, the following
guidelines and statements are true except: - ✔✔it should be applied directly to the skin;
it will not be effective if anything is between the cold agent and the wound.
Your patient is a 12-year-old boy who ran his arm through a glass window and has an
8-inch laceration on his anterior forearm. You have applied a pressure dressing and
bandage, but these have become saturated due to continued bleeding. Which of the
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, following should you do now? - ✔✔Elevate that arm and prepare to apply a tourniquet
or consider administering a hemostatic agent.
Which of the following distinguishes decompensated shock from compensated stage of
shock? - ✔✔Cell damage and death in the vital organs
Which of the following layers of the skin is the MOST important in insulating the body
against heat loss? - ✔✔Subcutaneous layer
An injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but blood vessels and cells in the
dermis are injured, is called a(n): - ✔✔contusion.
Which type of wound has a small opening into the skin, but may be quite deep, and is
often caused by instruments such as nails, ice picks, or pencils? - ✔✔Puncture
Bleeding from soft-tissue injuries should initially be controlled with which one of the
following techniques? - ✔✔Direct pressure
Your patient is a 14-year-old male who crashed his bicycle, landing prone and sliding
along a gravel trail. He has deep abrasions to his hands, arms, chest, and knees. The
patient has small pieces of gravel, twigs, and dirt embedded in the abrasions. Which of
the following is the best way to manage this situation after taking cervical spine
immobilization? - ✔✔Assess for additional injuries, flush away large pieces of debris
with a sterile dressing, place dressings on the abrasions, bandage them in place, and
transport.
Your patient is a 32-year-old man with a fish hook that has perforated his hand between
the thumb and index finger. Which of the following is the best way to manage the
situation in the prehospital setting? - ✔✔Leave the hook in place and try not to disturb
it.
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Answers 100% Pass
Which of the following vessels has the thickest muscular walls that allow constriction
and dilation? - ✔✔Arteries
Which of the following BEST describes the function of blood? - ✔✔It transports gases
along with nutrients, aids in excretion, and provides protection and regulation.
Which of the following is a characteristic of venous bleeding? - ✔✔It can be profuse, but
is generally easily controlled.
Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to his right leg and has
active, steady, dark red bleeding. He is awake, pale, and diaphoretic. He has a strong
radial pulse of 112 per minute, a respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, and a blood
pressure of 122/82 mmHg. He has no other injuries or complaints. Which of the
following is the BEST sequence of steps in the management of this patient? - ✔✔Direct
pressure, high-concentration oxygen, and splinting the leg
Cold is sometimes used to help control bleeding. When using cold, the following
guidelines and statements are true except: - ✔✔it should be applied directly to the skin;
it will not be effective if anything is between the cold agent and the wound.
Your patient is a 12-year-old boy who ran his arm through a glass window and has an
8-inch laceration on his anterior forearm. You have applied a pressure dressing and
bandage, but these have become saturated due to continued bleeding. Which of the
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, following should you do now? - ✔✔Elevate that arm and prepare to apply a tourniquet
or consider administering a hemostatic agent.
Which of the following distinguishes decompensated shock from compensated stage of
shock? - ✔✔Cell damage and death in the vital organs
Which of the following layers of the skin is the MOST important in insulating the body
against heat loss? - ✔✔Subcutaneous layer
An injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but blood vessels and cells in the
dermis are injured, is called a(n): - ✔✔contusion.
Which type of wound has a small opening into the skin, but may be quite deep, and is
often caused by instruments such as nails, ice picks, or pencils? - ✔✔Puncture
Bleeding from soft-tissue injuries should initially be controlled with which one of the
following techniques? - ✔✔Direct pressure
Your patient is a 14-year-old male who crashed his bicycle, landing prone and sliding
along a gravel trail. He has deep abrasions to his hands, arms, chest, and knees. The
patient has small pieces of gravel, twigs, and dirt embedded in the abrasions. Which of
the following is the best way to manage this situation after taking cervical spine
immobilization? - ✔✔Assess for additional injuries, flush away large pieces of debris
with a sterile dressing, place dressings on the abrasions, bandage them in place, and
transport.
Your patient is a 32-year-old man with a fish hook that has perforated his hand between
the thumb and index finger. Which of the following is the best way to manage the
situation in the prehospital setting? - ✔✔Leave the hook in place and try not to disturb
it.
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