Flashcards in Chapter 23: Bleeding Deck (13):
1
The cardiovascular system contains all of the following EXCEPT:
- blood vessels.
- blood and body fluids.
- cerebrospinal fluid.
- the heart.
CSF
2
Which blood vessel returns blood from the lungs to the left atrium?
pulmonary vein
3
When an adult patient quickly loses approximately 20% of his or her circulating blood volume, the patient's blood pressure will:
decrease
4
A(n) _________ bleed will be characterized as bright red and spurting.
arterial bleed
5
When treating a patient with a venous bleed on the forearm, your first step would be to:
take personal protection
6
The following are all indications for applying the pneumatic antishock garment (PASG) EXCEPT:
- control of massive soft-tissue bleeding in the lower extremities.
- control of internal bleeding associated with pelvic fractures.
- control of massive bleeding in a pregnant woman.
- stabilize fractures of the pelvis and femurs.
- control of massive bleeding in a pregnant woman.
7
When bleeding will not stop, the last resort is to apply:
a tourniquet
8
After taking standard precautions, the first step in treating a patient suffering from epistaxis is to:
help the patient sit forward
9
What is the most common sign of internal bleeding?
pain
10
Which of the following is another name for a bruise?
ecchymosis
11
Which of the following situations does not exhibit significant bleeding?
- The bleeding is associated with a significant mechanism of injury.
- The patient has a poor general appearance.
- It is venous bleeding.
- The EMT cannot control the bleeding.
it is venous bleeding
12
Which of the following terms means that the patient is vomiting blood?
hematemesis
13