chap 14 wrong

Question 1

2. Any time you approach a patient with a soft-tissue injury, your most immediate priority should be to:
   A. cover the injury.
   B. control all bleeding.
   C. ensure a patent airway.
   D. take standard precautions.

Answer 1

D. take standard precautions.

Question 2

4, Which of the following statements reguding the heart is false?
A. The heart functions as the human circulatory system’s pump.
B. The lower chambers of the heart are the left and right ventricles.
C. The atria are reservoirs for blood returning from the body and lungs.
D. The atria are highly muscular and do most of the pumping for the heart.

Answer 2

D. The atria are highly muscular and do most of the pumping for the heart.

Question 3

11. All of the following types of shock are caused by capillary expansion, except:
    A. cardiogenic shock.
    B. psychogenic shock.
    C. anaphylactic shock.
    D. spinal shock.

Answer 3

A. cardiogenic shock.

Question 4

16. Shock resulting from hemorrhage occurs when:
    A. the body loses a significant amount of water volume.
    B. external bleeding results in damage to the blood vessels.
    C. as little as 1 pint of blood is suddonly lost in the adult.
    D. blood escapes from a normally closed circulatory system.

Answer 4

D. blood escapes from a normally closed circulatory system.

Question 5

24. Oxygen benefits the shock patient because it:
    A. provides quick relief from pain and anxiety.
    B. saturates the reduced number of red blood cells.
    C. activates platelets and helps to stop hemorrhage.
    D. generates heat and maintains body temperature.

Answer 5

B. saturates the reduced number of red blood cells.

Question 6

29. Signs and symptoms of internal bleeding include all of the following, except:
    A. flushed, moist skin.
    B. vomiting of blood
    C. rapid, shallow breathing.
    D. bleeding from the rectum.

Answer 6

A. flushed, moist skin.

Question 7

31. Capillary bleeding is characterized by:
    A. rapid and profuse blood loss.
    B. a steady flow of dark red blood.
    C. blood that oozes from the patient’s injury.
    D. bright red blood that spurts from the injury.

Answer 7

C. blood that oozes from the patient’s injury.

Question 8

50. Most deaths from gunshot wounds are the result of:
    A. a massive infection that sets in days after the injury.
    B. external bleeding caused by severe soft-tissue damage.
    C. internal blood loss caused by damage to internal organs.
    D. severe organ injury that occurs during emergency surgery.

Answer 8

C. internal blood loss caused by damage to internal organs.

Question 9

56. When applying a sterile dressing to an open wound of the forearm, you should:
    A. avoid touching the side that will be in contact with the wound.
    B. apply a tourniquet over the dressing to secure it firmly in place.
    C. first clean the open wound with a saline solution or sterile water.
    D. preferably use a dressing that measures 10” x 30” (25 cm x 76.2 cm).

Answer 9

A. avoid touching the side that will be in contact with the wound.

Question 10

60. A motorcyclist struck a tree at a high rate of speed, The patient, who was not wearing a helmet, has a large bleeding laceration to his forehead. Closer assessment reveals visible bone fogments in the wound. You should do all of the following, except:
    A. cover the wound with a loose dressing to control the bleeding
    B. remain alert for signs and symptoms of a significant brain injury.
    C. apply a tight pressure dressing to the wound to stop the bleeding.
    D. evalunte his level of consciousness and stabilize his head and neck.

Answer 10

C. apply a tight pressure dressing to the wound to stop the bleeding.

Question 11

64. A young boy has what appears to be a small laceration to his eyeball after his sister threw a toy at him. The child is crying but is cooperative. You should:
    A, cover both eyes with moist gauze pads, have the patient sit up, and arrange for prompt transport.
    B. apply moist pressure dressings to the injured eye and arrange for transport to an optometrist.
    C. apply a protective shield over the injured eye and have a parent take him to the emergency
    room.
    D. cover the eye with a dry gauze pad, lie the patient on his back, and arrange for transport to the hospital.

Answer 11

D. cover the eye with a dry gauze pad, lie the patient on his back, and arrange for transport to the hospital.

Question 12

68. Immediate treatment for a patient with an open chest wound involves:
    A. applying supplemental oxygen.
    B. applying an occlusive dressing.
    C. placing the patient on his or her side.
    D. covering the wound with sterile gauze.

Answer 12

B. applying an occlusive dressing.

Question 13

71. Which of the following findings is least suggestive of a closed abdominal wound?
    A. History of blunt abdominal trauma
    B. Soft abdomen that is sunken in
    C. Abdominal rigidity and severe bruising
    D. Vomiting bright red or dark brown blood

Answer 13

B. Soft abdomen that is sunken in

Question 14

79. Characteristics of a third-degree burn include all of the following, except:
    A. uncontrolled intense pain.
    B. fluid loss and infection.
    C. disfigurement.
    D. muscle and nerve damage.

Answer 14

A. uncontrolled intense pain.

Question 15

80. According to the rule of nines, the front of an adult patient’s trunk accounts for her body surface area.
    A. 9%
    B. 18%
    C. 27%
    D. 36%

Answer 15

B. 18%