test 8 Flashcards
Blunt trauma is:
more common in rural and suburban areas.
Which of the following patients is the most critical, based on trauma triage guidelines?
31-year-old male construction-site fall victim who fell approximately two stories and who demonstrates signs and symptoms of shock
For an older trauma patient, what is LEAST important to determining the patient’s priority for triage to a higher level of care?
Medications for chronic conditions
A GCS of 8 indicates:
a significant likelihood of head injury.
Timing in multisystem trauma management involves:
an awareness that time on scene must be efficiently managed in order to expedite transport.
During transport of a hypothermic patient who is alert and responding appropriately, and whom local protocols dictate you may actively rewarm, you should:
gently apply heat to the patient’s body.
Which of the following items is most important to have immediately available in managing a drowning victim?
Suction
You suspect that your patient is suffering from severe hypothermia. When checking for a pulse, you should check for:
at least 60 seconds.
What is the correct order of procedures for a water rescue?
Reach, throw and tow, row, and go
Ventilating a drowning victim too quickly or forcefully will likely cause:
significant gastric distention.
Which of the following types of patients typically have an ineffective shivering response to cold?
Pediatric patients
Which of the following statements best describes conductive heat loss?
The transfer of heat from one material to another through direct contact
Rough handling of a hypothermic patient may lead to:
ventricular fibrillation.
When caring for a patient with high-altitude cerebral edema or high-altitude pulmonary edema, what is your priority?
Arranging for immediate descent to a lower altitude
Which of the following conditions is associated with a breakdown in the body’s heat-regulating mechanisms and a dramatic and dangerous increase in core body temperature?
Heat stroke
When too little heat is generated to be available to all parts of the body, then:
exposed tissues are damaged, and body functions reduce or cease.
Your patient is a 38-year-old female who was mowing the lawn where the outdoor temperature was 96F with 80% humidity. She is sitting outside on the porch, complaining of severe cramping in the calves of her legs. Which of the following should be your first step in managing this patient?
Get the patient out of the hot environment.
Which of the following is most likely related to cardiac arrest in a drowning victim?
Respiratory arrest
Which of the following best describes heat exhaustion?
A condition characterized by fluid and salt loss
You are treating a patient at 6,000 feet altitude. The patient arrived about eight hours ago, and reports a diffuse headache that he describes as being similar to a hangover, though he has not consumed any alcohol. He also reports feeling nauseous. Assessment of his vital signs reveals tachycardia. Based on these symptoms, the patient is most likely experiencing:
acute mountain sickness.
When treating patients with environmental emergencies, it is important to remember such emergencies:
may involve preexisting conditions or involve additional injuries.
A patient has “the bends” following a deep sea dive. The patient’s condition is likely due to:
decompression sickness.
Which of the following steps is included in the emergency care of a patient who was bitten by a poisonous snake?
Keeping any bitten extremities immobilized and still
To take the weight off the vena cava and counteract or avoid the possible drop in blood pressure from vena cava compression, all patients at which stage of pregnancy should be transported on their left sides?
Third trimester
