OEC Chapter 18 Test questions with
100% correct answers
A young boy was out riding his bike in the neighborhood when he fell onto a stick protruding from the
ground. The stick impaled him in the neck. The boy immediately pulled the stick out. Assessment reveals
a gaping wound to the boy's right neck. Which of the following types of dressing would you use on this
injury? - correct answer ✔✔An occlusive dressing that is taped on all sides
Which of the following statements about impaled objects not affecting the airway is true? - correct
answer ✔✔The impaled object should be left in place during transport.
Which of the following actions should you take next when direct pressure, elevation, and femoral artery
pressure have failed to control arterial bleeding on a patient lower leg? - correct answer ✔✔Apply a
tourniquet below the knee
Which of the following statements about an impaled object is true? - correct answer ✔✔The primary
treatment goal in the field is to stabilize the object in the position found.
A patient has been stabbed in the chest with a 6-inch-long ice pick. When you assess the wound, you
find it to be very small and insignificant in appearance, with minimal bleeding. Which of the following
assumptions can you correctly make about this injury? - correct answer ✔✔Damage to the underlying
structures is likely.
A 49-year-old man was climbing on rocks when he fell backward to the ground. He presents with a two-
inch linear wound on the top of his head. Bleeding has been controlled. You would document this type of
injury as a (n): - correct answer ✔✔Laceration
You arrive at a scene at which a 16-year-old girl who tells you she has cut her wrist with a knife. She
appears to be pale, and blood is spurting from the cut. Which of the following actions should you take
first after making the scene safe? - correct answer ✔✔Apply direct pressure to the cut
, You have applied a pressure dressing to the calf of a woman who suffered a deep laceration from a piece
of broken glass. Which of the following actions should you take next? - correct answer ✔✔Check CMS in
the patient's foot
Which of the following statements about a high-pressure injection injury is false? - correct answer ✔✔A.
The injury involves the introduction of a liquid or gas into the body from a pressurized source.
B.
The injury may require surgical amputation of the injured part.
C.
The presenting wound is typically large.
(Answer C is Correct)
D.
The injury typically involves the limbs.
Mechanical tattooing is defined as: - correct answer ✔✔The introduction of foreign debris such as dirt,
gunpowder, or small rocks into the skin.
You are responding to a call to aid a patient who has cut himself with a knife. Reportedly arterial
bleeding is involved. Given this information, which of the following findings do you expect? - correct
answer ✔✔Bright-red blood that is spurting with each beat of the heart
Using a very narrow material such as wire or rope for a tourniquet can cause: - correct answer
✔✔Serious tissue damage
Severe external bleeding should be controlled during what phase of a patient assessment? - correct
answer ✔✔The primary assessment
Which of the following injuries is most likely to result in capillary bleeding only? - correct answer ✔✔An
abrasion
You have just arrived on scene, where a young girl has pushed her arm through a plate glass window. She
is responsive and has a patent airway. Bright red blood is spurting from a large laceration on her right
100% correct answers
A young boy was out riding his bike in the neighborhood when he fell onto a stick protruding from the
ground. The stick impaled him in the neck. The boy immediately pulled the stick out. Assessment reveals
a gaping wound to the boy's right neck. Which of the following types of dressing would you use on this
injury? - correct answer ✔✔An occlusive dressing that is taped on all sides
Which of the following statements about impaled objects not affecting the airway is true? - correct
answer ✔✔The impaled object should be left in place during transport.
Which of the following actions should you take next when direct pressure, elevation, and femoral artery
pressure have failed to control arterial bleeding on a patient lower leg? - correct answer ✔✔Apply a
tourniquet below the knee
Which of the following statements about an impaled object is true? - correct answer ✔✔The primary
treatment goal in the field is to stabilize the object in the position found.
A patient has been stabbed in the chest with a 6-inch-long ice pick. When you assess the wound, you
find it to be very small and insignificant in appearance, with minimal bleeding. Which of the following
assumptions can you correctly make about this injury? - correct answer ✔✔Damage to the underlying
structures is likely.
A 49-year-old man was climbing on rocks when he fell backward to the ground. He presents with a two-
inch linear wound on the top of his head. Bleeding has been controlled. You would document this type of
injury as a (n): - correct answer ✔✔Laceration
You arrive at a scene at which a 16-year-old girl who tells you she has cut her wrist with a knife. She
appears to be pale, and blood is spurting from the cut. Which of the following actions should you take
first after making the scene safe? - correct answer ✔✔Apply direct pressure to the cut
, You have applied a pressure dressing to the calf of a woman who suffered a deep laceration from a piece
of broken glass. Which of the following actions should you take next? - correct answer ✔✔Check CMS in
the patient's foot
Which of the following statements about a high-pressure injection injury is false? - correct answer ✔✔A.
The injury involves the introduction of a liquid or gas into the body from a pressurized source.
B.
The injury may require surgical amputation of the injured part.
C.
The presenting wound is typically large.
(Answer C is Correct)
D.
The injury typically involves the limbs.
Mechanical tattooing is defined as: - correct answer ✔✔The introduction of foreign debris such as dirt,
gunpowder, or small rocks into the skin.
You are responding to a call to aid a patient who has cut himself with a knife. Reportedly arterial
bleeding is involved. Given this information, which of the following findings do you expect? - correct
answer ✔✔Bright-red blood that is spurting with each beat of the heart
Using a very narrow material such as wire or rope for a tourniquet can cause: - correct answer
✔✔Serious tissue damage
Severe external bleeding should be controlled during what phase of a patient assessment? - correct
answer ✔✔The primary assessment
Which of the following injuries is most likely to result in capillary bleeding only? - correct answer ✔✔An
abrasion
You have just arrived on scene, where a young girl has pushed her arm through a plate glass window. She
is responsive and has a patent airway. Bright red blood is spurting from a large laceration on her right
