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EMT Module 6 ExamYour patient is a 12-year-old boy who ran his arm through a glass window and has an 8- inch laceration
on his anterior forearm. You have applied a pressure dressing and bandage, but these have become
saturated due to continued bleeding. Which of the following should you do now?
A) Apply additional dressing material, bandage it in place, and apply pressure to the brachial artery.
B) Remove the pressure dressing and bandage, apply direct pressure with your gloved hand, and elevate
the arm.
C) Remove the pressure dressing and bandage, apply an ice pack to the wound, and bandage it in place
with an elastic bandage.
D) Elevate that arm and prepare to apply a tourniquet or consider administering a hemostatic agent. -
ANS D) Elevate that arm and prepare to apply a tourniquet or consider administering a hemostatic
agent.
Which of the following BEST describes the delivery of oxygen and nutrients at the body's cellular level?
A) Hydrostatic pressure
B) Osmosis
C) Perfusion
D) Circulation - ANS C) Perfusion
Which of the following is the MOST effective way of controlling external bleeding?
A) Using direct pressure with a dressing
B) Using an ice pack
C) Running cold water over the wound
D) Elevating the affected part - ANS A) Using direct pressure with a dressing
,Limiting time spent at a scene can be especially important if the mechanism of injury suggests that the
patient could go into shock. In order to keep the time at the scene to a minimum, which of the following
assessments or treatments should NOT be performed on the scene?
A) Rapid trauma exam
B) Splinting swollen extremities
C) Immobilization
D) ABCs with spinal precautions - ANS B) Splinting swollen extremities
Which of the following distinguishes decompensated shock from compensated stage of shock?
A) Cell damage and death in the vital organs
B) Delayed capillary refill time
C) Low blood pressure
D) Altered mental status - ANS C) Low blood pressure
Which of the following may occur when there is bleeding from a large vein?
A) Air embolism
B) Hypoperfusion
C) Transmission of bloodborne illnesses
D) All of the above - ANS D) All of the above
Which of the following is NOT part of the circulatory system?
A) Heart
B) Blood
C) Blood vessels
D) Brain - ANS D) Brain
,Which of the following is a characteristic of arterial bleeding?
A) Steady flow
B) Spurting under pressure
C) Dark red color
D) Both B and C - ANS B) Spurting under pressure
External bleeding may be classified according to types. Which one of the following is one of those types?
A) Brain bleeding
B) Liver bleeding
C) Cardiac bleeding
D) Capillary bleeding - ANS D) Capillary bleeding
Which of the following statements is NOT true when you are on-scene and treating a patient that
appears to be in shock?
A) It is important to spend on-scene time to be sure you have corrected and dealt with any of the causes
of the shock so that it does not get worse. This is more important than rapid transport.
B) The patient should be promptly put on high-concentration oxygen.
C) Prompt transportation is a very high priority.
D) Airway management is of top priority. - ANS A) It is important to spend on-scene time to be sure you
have corrected and dealt with any of the causes of the shock so that it does not get worse. This is more
important than rapid transport.
Which one of the following is incorrect in the application of a tourniquet?
A) If possible, the tourniquet should be placed on a joint.
B) The tourniquet should be 2 to 4 inches wide.
C) A blood pressure cuff can be used as a tourniquet.
D) The tourniquet should be placed
, approximately 2 inches above the
bleeding. - ANS A) If possible, the tourniquet should be placed on a joint.
In the average adult, the sudden loss of ________ cc of blood is considered serious.
A) 1,000
B) 750
C) 150
D) 500 - ANS A) 1,000
Which of the following is responsible for most of the signs and symptoms of early shock?
A) The body's attempts at compensation for blood loss
B) Dilation of the peripheral blood vessels
C) Increased respirations of the patient
D) Constriction of the peripheral blood vessels - ANS A) The body's attempts at compensation for blood
loss
Cold is sometimes used to help control bleeding. When using cold, the following guidelines and
statements are true except:
A) it should not be used alone but rather in conjunction with other manual
techniques.
B) it should not be left in place for more than 20 minutes.
C) it will reduce pain.
D) it should be applied directly to the skin; it will not be effective if anything is between the cold agent
and the wound. - ANS D) it should be applied directly to the skin; it will not be effective if anything is
between the cold agent and the wound.
Which of the following is NOT indicated in the management of a patient in shock?
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