Midterm

Question 1

The administration of instant concentrated glucose is the treatment for diabetic crisis (T or F)?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

An inadequate amount of insulin causes a condition called insulin shock (T or F)?

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Most external hemorrhage can be controlled by targeted direct pressure (T or F)?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

When the body doesn’t get enough glucose, it uses fat to make energy. → by product causes Ketosis (T or F)?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

The most common dressing is?

Answer 5

4 x 4

Question 6

Specialized shock caused by trauma to spine?

Answer 6

Neurogenic shock

Question 7

Universal color when oxygen tank has 100% oxygen?

Answer 7

Green

Question 8

What role does insulin play in bringing sugar to the cells?

Answer 8

Helps glucose cross cell membrane

Question 9

Priority of injury

Answer 9

Triage

Question 10

When you give oxygen to someone, it is beneficial to…

Answer 10

trauma, cardiac episodes, and respiratory distress (All of the above)

Question 11

Seizures are…

Answer 11

highest priority

Question 12

Childbirth is…

Answer 12

secondary priority

Question 13

Unconsciousness

Answer 13

highest priority

Question 14

Wound with hemorrhage

Answer 14

lowest priority

Question 15

Trauma to brain

Answer 15

concussion

Question 16

Check pulse for adult/child in this location…

Answer 16

carotid

Question 17

Check pulse for infant in this location…

Answer 17

brachial

Question 18

Difference between clinical and biological death

Answer 18

no pulse, respiration, or BP (clinically dead) | no BP, respiration, pulse, and brain has died (biological death → can happen in 10 minutes)

Question 19

Hypoxia

Answer 19

low oxygen to cells

Question 20

Anoxia

Answer 20

no oxygen to cells

Question 21

Cardiac tamponade

Answer 21

when you take the BP and every time the systolic and diastolic get closer and closer together; patient has a blood filled pericardial space

Question 22

Does the Good Samaritan act protect you against gross negligence?

Answer 22

no

Question 23

How do you open an airway for adult/child?

Answer 23

tilt head back and chin lift

Question 24

How do you open an airway for an infant?

Answer 24

keep head neutral

Question 25

When you approach an accident, the first thing you should do is...

Answer 25

Primary survey → looking for all life threating conditions → Airway Breathing Circulation Shock (ABCS)

Question 26

Secondary survey?

Answer 26

Non-life threating conditions → head to toe assessment

Question 27

If someone is having a seizures, the main concern is...

Answer 27

to protect them from an injury to themselves; e.g. move furniture away

Question 28

Most common cause of death related to trauma

Answer 28

head trauma

Question 29

58 year old male with cardiac referred pain with difficulty breathing. Likely cause?

Answer 29

Heart attack → call EMS, keep patient relaxed, give oxygen

Question 30

Most common airway obstruction in adult?

Answer 30

tongue

Question 31

Most common airway obstruction in an infant/child?

Answer 31

foreign object

Question 32

Patient has headaches, shortness of breath, dizzy, ongoing flu symptoms, but feel better upon leaving their house. Likely cause?

Answer 32

carbon monoxide poisoning

Question 33

Arterial bleeding

Answer 33

blood spurts

Question 34

Venous bleeding

Answer 34

blood flow

Question 35

Capillary bleeding

Answer 35

hemorrhage

Question 36

What do you place directly over a wound?

Answer 36

dressing

Question 37

What holds dressing in place?

Answer 37

bandage

Question 38

Shark bite or large piece of tissue becoming unattached ?

Answer 38

avulsion

Question 39

Fracture with bone ends sticking out

Answer 39

compound fracture

Question 40

Fracture inside skin

Answer 40

simple fracture

Question 41

How do you immobilize a fracture?

Answer 41

use splint → reduces pain → reduces shock

Question 42

Grade I

Answer 42

no unconscious, dizzy, confused

Question 43

Grade II

Answer 43

unconscious, react to mild stimuli

Question 44

Grade III

Answer 44

unconscious, react to pain provoking stimuli

Question 45

Grade IV

Answer 45

unconscious, unresponsive, comatose

Question 46

Is it better or worse when you have multiple changes in level of consciousness?

Answer 46

worse

Question 47

Neck pain and needs support, acute stage of cervical syndrome.

Answer 47

cervical wrap → fold towel in thirds and then wrap it around the neck and tape it

Question 48

Most common cause of seizure in children

Answer 48

fever (over 105-107)

Question 49

Universal precautions

Answer 49

wear eye guard, gloves, WASH YOUR HANDS