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In a rear-impact moter vehicle crash, which area of the spine is most susceptible to
injury - ANSWERS✔✔cervical q
A 36 y/o/m sustains blunt force thoracic trauma and fits the criteria for a load-and-
go patient. Which of the following should be preformed on the scene? -
ANSWERS✔✔Assess for other potentially life-threatening conditions
The use of external laryngeal manipulation - ANSWERS✔✔Improves glottic
visualization
A pericardiocentesis is performed to - ANSWERS✔✔To remove fluid from the
lining around the heart
A 56 y/o/m sustains a GSW to the ABD. Vitals signs are BP 74/32, P 136 present
only at the carotid, and R 24 and shallow. The target of fluid resuscitation is -
ANSWERS✔✔Return of peripheral pulses
An unconscious 15 y/o/m was struck on the head with a baseball bat. His arms and
legs are extended(decelerate posturing/ brain herniation) and his right pupil is
dilated and fixed. You should - ANSWERS✔✔Preform bag-mask ventilation and
20 per min.
Which of the following mechanisms of injury does not commonly cause damage to
the spinal cord? - ANSWERS✔✔Lateral stress
, A 4 y/o/f is unconscious after falling off a bicycle. Which of the following in the
best method to open the airway? - ANSWERS✔✔Modified jaw- thrust
When performing the ITLS Primary Survey, the team leader may minimize errors
by: - ANSWERS✔✔Delegating interventions.
You have placed an NPA in your PT and now observe mild hemorrhage from the
nares. You should: - ANSWERS✔✔Leave the NPA in place so as not to disturb
the clot or reactivate bleeding
A 27 y/o/m with blunt chest trauma from a MVC was successfully incubated at the
scene. While ventilating the Pt, you note resistance with absence of right chest wall
movement. You should suspect a: - ANSWERS✔✔Tension pneumothorax
A 34 y/o/m has a GSW wound to the right groin area. Arterial bleeding, which
cannot be controlled with direct pressure or tourniquet, is coming form the wound.
The Pt appears confused, diaphoretic, and has weak peripheral pulses. What is the
appropriate fluid resuscitation regiment for this Pt. - ANSWERS✔✔Intravenous
fluid, give enough fluid to maintain peripheral pulses.
The gold standard to confirm endotracheal placement is? -
ANSWERS✔✔Waveform capnography
uncomon mechanism of injury for the pediatric Pt is - ANSWERS✔✔Animal bites
Which of the following injuries would change a trauma Pt transport classification
from "stable" to "load and go" - ANSWERS✔✔Pelvic Fx
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