OEC Chapter 20 Test Questions and Correct Answers
A 60-year-old woman suffered an open tibial fracture when she stepped sideways on her foot while jogging. Which of the following interventions constitutes appropriate care for this injury?
a. Gently replace the protruding bone beneath the skin....
OEC Chapter 20 Test Questions
and Correct Answers
A 60-year-old woman suffered an open tibial fracture when she stepped sideways on
her foot while jogging. Which of the following interventions constitutes appropriate care
for this injury?
a. Gently replace the protruding bone beneath the skin.
b. Clean dirt from off the bone and out of the wound before splinting the leg.
c. Tightly apply a pressure dressing to the open wound.
d. Apply a sterile dressing to the bone end and to the soft-tissue wound. - Answer: d
Objective: Supplemental
Reference: 639
The benefit of applying a traction splint to a deformed femur fracture is that it:
a. corrects the fracture.
b. decreases pain.
c. increases perfusion to the muscle.
d. contracts the thigh muscle. - Answer: b
Objective: Supplemental
Reference: 644
You are watching an OEC candidate apply a splint to an injured patient. You note that
the splint appears to be loose, and you assist the candidate in properly applying it. After
you have delivered your patient to the aid room, you explain to the candidate that a
splint applied too loosely could result in:
a. damage to muscles, nerves, and blood vessels.
b. conversion of an open fracture to a closed fracture.
c. decreased pain to the fracture site.
d. new fractures along the bone. - Answer: a
Objective: Supplemental
Reference: 640
You and a fellow patroller respond to a snowboard injury in a 12-year-old boy who fell
on his outstretched arm. His left wrist is swollen and ecchymotic. A radial pulse is
readily palpated, and the skin on the hand is warm to the touch. Which of the following
instructions to your partner indicates that you have a proper understanding of the care
for this patient's arm?
,a. "After we splint his wrist, we will need to apply a sling and swathe to prevent further
movement."
b. "When you splint that arm, make sure that it is somewhat loose so the patient can
move it if he becomes uncomfortable."
c. "Make sure to wrap that splint as tightly as you can; we need a lot of pressure to
prevent additional swelling."
d. "Since he still has a pulse in the arm, the swelling must be from a muscle injury. We
can forego the splint and just apply ice packs." - Answer: a
Objective: Supplemental
Reference: 640
You are working in the first-aid room when a patient arrives with an open injury of the
left lower leg. Which of the following observations would indicate that the extremity was
improperly splinted?
a. The splint has immobilized the ankle, knee, and hip regions.
b. Ice packs wrapped in towels have been applied to the skin between the splints.
c. The patient is able to flex her left ankle when directed to do so.
d. The skin of the left foot is red and swollen and a pedal pulse is present. - Answer: c
Objective: Supplemental
Reference: 667
A patient exhibits swelling and deformity to the wrist. Which of the following positions for
the hand is most appropriate when splinting this injury?
a. Fingers curled slightly down around a roller bandage
b. Fingers extended and spread
c. Hand in a fist with the thumb inside the fist
d. Wrist flexed with fingers extended - Answer: a
Objective: Supplemental
Reference: 656
Which of the following statements indicates that an OEC Technician has a good
understanding of the proper care of a possible joint dislocation?
a. "If a joint injury is suspected, ice packs, but not splints, are indicated."
b. "The care for a patient with a joint injury is similar to that for a fracture."
c. "If a distal pulse is absent, three attempts to straighten the joint can be made."
d. "Warm packs, not cold packs, are indicated for a patient with a possible joint injury." -
Answer: b
Objective: 20-3
Reference: 602
Which of the following assessment findings contraindicates the use of a traction splint to
treat a femur injury?
, a. A gross deformity of the hip that indicates dislocation
b. Decreased pedal pulse rate
c. Numbness in the foot
d. An open fracture - Answer: a
Objective: Supplemental
Reference: 644
Which of the following functions is not one of the several functions of bones?
a. Providing structure and form for body tissues
b. Protecting vital organs
c. Responding to sensory nerve stimulation to protect skin and other tissues
d. Producing red blood cells - Answer: c
Objective: 20-1
Reference: 603
30. Displacement of the bones of a joint is known as:
a. a dislocation.
b. a fracture.
c. circumduction.
d. dorsiflexion. - Answer: a
Objective: 20-8
Reference: 615
31. You are discussing a sling and swathe while teaching an OEC class about splints.
Which of the following statements regarding a sling and swathe is correct?
a. It is used to immobilize injuries to either the upper extremity or the lower extremity.
b. It provides a stable platform for the arm and can be used to immobilize either the arm
alone or the arm with a separate splint in place.
c. It is the second most commonly used splint by OEC Technicians.
d. There is only one way to properly apply a sling and swathe. - Answer: b
Objective: Supplemental
Reference: 640
32. A patient for whom you recently provided care stops by to thank you. He reports that
he was diagnosed with a strain to his lower right leg. Which of the following structures is
the primary structure affected in that injury?
a. A joint
b. A ligament
c. A muscle
d. A bone - Answer: c
Objective: 20-1
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