53 yo F hit by car. Unresponsive w/ deformity to the left femur and pelvic
instability. Diminished lung sounds on L side. You should?
✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Immobilize long backboard
28 yo M, blunt trauma to R anterior chest. Pale, cool, diaphoretic and responsive to
verbal. R 38 and shallow with paradoxical movement. What should you do?
✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖02 with positive pressure ventilations
What is the most likely cause of periorbital echymosis?
✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Basilar skull fracture
30 yo M shot in mid thigh. Bleeding continues after partner applies direct pressure.
You should? ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Tourniqet
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28 yo PT driver motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not wearing a helmet.
Supine with copious amount of blood around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min.
ANOTHER most appropriate action? ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Jaw thrust without
head tilt
M fell while water skiing. Unconsciouse. Suspect? ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Head
and spine injury
Appropriate care for amputated extremity? ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Wrap in dry
gauze, seal in plastic bag, and place in cool water
28 yo pt driving motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not wearing a helmet.
Supine with copious amount of blood around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most
appropriate? ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Control bleeding
18 yo M holding right shin after sports related injury. Deformity and swelling;
pedal pulse present. You should? ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Apply board splint in
position found
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Pedestrian hit by car. Pale, cool, and diaphoretic. Oriented to name only and has
difficulty breathing. BP 80/40, P 120, R 28 and shallow. 90% SP02. You should?
✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖BVM
81 yo F helthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture. Which
medication should concern you the most? ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Coumadin
You are treating a patient with agonal respirations and gunshot wound to the chest.
You notice an open skull fracture leaking brain matter. There is no radial pulse,
you should? ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Asses a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
a 45 year old male fell asleep outisde while doing yard work. His face and lower
legs are bright red with blisters and painful on examination. You should suspect
✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Both superficial and partial thickness burns
a 35 year old patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The distal
extremity is pulsless and the skin is cool and cyanotic. You should
✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Realign the injured extremity
You arrive on scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining of severe
chest and abdominal pain. His radial is weak and rapid. Skin is cool, pale, and
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moist. The patient has a history of cardiac problems. You should?
✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Rapidly extricate onto a long spinal board and transport
47 male shot in back has cool and clammy skin with arm weakness. BP 130/90, P
76, R 24. You should suspect ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Spinal cord injury
Injury that is most likely to require routine assessment and transport
✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Deformed Wrist Injury
After securing pt on long board, you should immediately assess
✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖PMS
23 yo soccer player was kicked in the chest. He is alert with rapid, shallow R and
complains of chest pain. Pale, cool, and wet. You should?
✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Non Rebreather
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which of the following
information is NOT an important factor in care of the patient?
a)Height of the ladder
b)Distance the patient fell from
c)Surface the patient landed on
d)What part of the body hit first ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖a)Height of the ladder
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