EMT Chapter12 Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2024
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EMT Chapter12 Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2024
A 20-year-old male has a large laceration to his wrist. He is holding a blood-soaked towel over the wound, but it continues to bleed rapidly. You should:
A. wrap the towel with pressure bandages.
B. apply pressure to the brachia...
EMT Chapter12 Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2024
A 20-year-old male has a large laceration to his wrist. He is holding a blood-soaked towel over the
wound, but it continues to bleed rapidly. You should:
A. wrap the towel with pressure bandages.
B. apply pressure to the brachial artery.
C. apply a tourniquet proximal to the wrist.
D. administer high-flow supplemental oxygen. - Answers C. apply a tourniquet proximal to the wrist.
! A 25-year-old unrestrained female struck the steering wheel with her chest when her car hit a tree
while traveling at a high rate of speed. She has signs and symptoms of shock, which you suspect are the
result of intrathoracic bleeding. Which of the following interventions will provide this patient with the
greatest chance for survival?
A. Rapid transport to a trauma center
B. Full immobilization of her spine
C. Intravenous fluid administration
D. High-flow oxygen administration - Answers A. Rapid transport to a trauma center
As you approach a patient lying at the side of the roadway, you observe severe bleeding from the leg.
What should your first action be?
A. Open the airway.
B. Control the bleeding.
C. Administer oxygen.
D. Check for a pulse - Answers B. Control the bleeding.
Distributive shock occurs when:
A. widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to pool in the vascular beds.
B. temporary but severe vasodilation causes a decrease in blood supply to the brain.
, C. an injury causes restriction of the heart muscle and impairs its pumping function.
D. severe bleeding causes tachycardia in order to distribute blood to the organs faster. - Answers A.
widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to pool in the vascular beds.
Foods, medications, and insects are common causes of ________.
A. psychogenic shock
B. septic shock
C. anaphylactic shock
D. neurogenic shock - Answers C. anaphylactic shock
! Hypovolemic shock caused by severe burns is the result of a loss of:
A. platelets.
B. plasma.
C. red blood cells.
D. whole blood. - Answers B. plasma.
In an acute injury setting, neurogenic shock is commonly accompanied by:
A. diaphoresis.
B. tachycardia.
C. hypothermia.
D. hypovolemia. - Answers C. hypothermia.
! Inadequate circulation of blood throughout the body is called ________.
A. hypotension
B. shock
C. perfusion
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