NREMT – Trauma || All Questions Answered Correctly.
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Factors that affect a person's ability to compensate for internal or external blood loss include all of the following, EXCEPT: correct answers high cholesterol in the blood
During your assessment of a patient who experienced blunt facial trauma, you note the presence of a hyphema. This indicates...
NREMT – Trauma || All Questions Answered Correctly.
Factors that affect a person's ability to compensate for internal or external blood loss include all
of the following, EXCEPT: correct answers high cholesterol in the blood
During your assessment of a patient who experienced blunt facial trauma, you note the presence
of a hyphema. This indicates: correct answers directs trauma to the eyeball
Which of the following factors would reduce the blood's natural ability to clot, thus worsening
internal or external bleeding? correct answers hypothermia
In which of the following situations would external bleeding be the MOST difficult to control?
correct answers femoral artery laceration, BP of 140/90
Shock following major trauma is MOST often the result of: correct answers hemorrhage
Internal or external bleeding would be especially severe in a patient: correct answers with
hemophilia
A woman has a painful, deformed humerus after she fell. The injured arm is cool and pale, and a
radial pulse cannot be palpated. The EMT should: correct answers apply gentle traction in order
to reestablish distal circulation
Injury to which of the following organs would MOST likely cause hemorrhagic shock? correct
answers liver
A patient experienced blunt trauma to the left upper abdominal quadrant. When he is positioned
supine, he experiences severe pain in his left shoulder. Which of the following should the EMT
suspect? correct answers ruptured spleen
When assessing distal circulation in a patient with a swollen deformed femur, you should:
correct answers palpate for a dorsalis pedis pulse
Following a head injury, a young woman is semiconscious and is bleeding from the nose and left
ear. You should: correct answers cover her ear and nose with a loose gauze pad to collect the
blood
A 22-year-old woman fell on her knee and is in severe pain. Her knee is flexed and severely
deformed. Her leg is cold to the touch and you are unable to palpate a distal pulse. You should:
correct answers manually stabilize her injury and contact medical control for further stabilization
instructions
Firefighters have rescued a man from his burning house. He is conscious and alert, but is
experiencing significant respiratory distress. He has a brassy cough and singed nasal hairs. The
MOST immediate threat to this patient's life is: correct answers airway swelling
, Which of the following will provide you with the MOST information regarding a head-injured
patient's condition? correct answers mental status
Which of the following BEST describes the mechanism of injury? correct answers the way in
which traumatic injuries occur
A patient experienced blunt chest trauma and has asymmetrical chest wall movement. This
finding indicates: correct answers decreased air movement into one lung
In which of the following circumstances would external bleeding be the LEAST difficult to
control? correct answers lacerated femoral vein; BP of 70/40 mm Hg
A man was kicked in the head and chest and stabbed in the abdomen. He is conscious, but
restless, and is coughing up blood. His breathing is rapid and shallow, his skin is cool and pale,
and his pulse is rapid and weak. The EMT should recognize that this patient's signs and
symptoms are MOST likely the result of: correct answers internal hemorrhage
A young man has a large laceration to his lateral neck, directly over his jugular vein. His airway
is patent and his breathing is adequate. Your MOST immediate priority should be to: correct
answers keep air out of the wound and control the bleeding
A 30-year-old man sustained partial-thickness burns to the anterior chest and both anterior arms.
Based on the Rule of Nines, what percentage of his body surface area has been burned? correct
answers 18%
When assessing and treating a patient with a gunshot wound, you should routinely: correct
answers look for the presence of an exit wound
An adult patient opens his eyes in response to a painful stimulus, moans when you ask him
questions, and pulls his arm away when you palpate it. What is his Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
score? correct answers 8
Following blunt injury to the anterior torso, a patient is coughing up bright red blood. You
should suspect: correct answers bleeding within the lungs
A high school student was splashed in the eyes with a strong acid chemical during a lab
experiment. He is in severe pain and is unable to open his eyes. You should: correct answers
continuously flush his eyes with saline for at least 20 minutes
A man's legs were pinned by a steel girder for 5 hours before he was found. He is conscious and
alert with stable vital signs but cannot feel his legs. The EMT should anticipate that: correct
answers intravenous fluids and certain drugs may be given before he is freed
A 22-year-old man had a strong acid chemical splashed into both of his eyes. He is conscious
and alert, is experiencing intense pain, and states that he is wearing contact lenses. Treatment
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