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The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to: - ✔✔Establish a baseline for additional *IMPORTANT*
Any physical examination of a patient should begin with: - ✔✔Inspection
All of the following are part of the respiratory system EXCEPT
A) trachea
B) larynx
C) esophagus
d) alveoli
e) diaphragm - ✔✔Esophagus
A patient has been involved in a motorcycle accident. The patient is cyanotic, with rapid shallow
respirations at a rate of 32 per minute, unequal chest expansion, and diminished breath sounds. The
MOST APPROPRIATE device for delivering treatment is a: - ✔✔Bag-valve mask with a reservoir and
supplemental oxygen. (This answer is better than a regular BVM because the reservoir will help the BVM
get more/higher concentration of oxygen) *IMPORTANT*
You are suctioning a trauma patient who has large blood clots present in the mouth. You should: -
✔✔Sweep the clots out of the mouth before suctioning.
Bleeding due to a laceration in the neck may threaten the patient's life because. - ✔✔Air may enter the
blood vessel, making the patient prone to air embolism.
, A distinguishing trait of arterial bleeding is that it: - ✔✔Flows from the wound in distinct spurts
*IMPORTANT*
If bleeding to an extremity does not stop with application of direct pressure and pressure dressing,
the next step is to: - ✔✔Apply a tourniquet.
The principal cause of hypoperfusion (shock) in a victim with a massive burns is loss of: -
✔✔Plasma *IMPORTANT*
The BEST indication of brain perfusion in a shock victim is the patient's: - ✔✔Mental status
What are the four signs and symptoms of hypoperfusion (shock) - ✔✔Rapid weak pulse,
perspiration, pallor, shallow breathing (this is compensated shock)
A localized soft-tissue injury characterized by swelling and bruising is called a/an: - ✔✔Contusion
A pressure dressing may require loosening if: - ✔✔No distal pulse is found
One of the functions of the skeletal system is: - ✔✔Protect the body
A closed bone or joint injury (Definition) is BEST defined as an injury: - ✔✔In which there is no break
in the continuity of the skin.
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