EMT-Test #4 (EOC, JBL, Green Star) Questions With Complete Solutions

24.EOC: What is your first concern in this situation? (dispatched to an MVC on a rural road, single vehicle in an embankment. scene is safe, car w/ front end damage and starred windshield. find unrestrained driver sitting in the driver seat. opens eyes to verbal, confused, unable to say what happened, follows commands. laceration to center of forehead and large bruise to chest. PMS intact x4, pulse rapid, breathing slightly labored) A. History taking B. Physical examination C. Scene-size up D. Reassessment correct answer: C. scene size-up 24.EOC: What type of chest injury is present? (large bruise to chest s/p MVC) A. Blunt B. Penetrating C. Crushing D. Barotrauma correct answer: A. Blunt 24.EOC: What is the GCS score for this patient? (driver opens eyes to verbal, confused, unable to say what happened, follows commands.) A. 15 B. 14 C. 13 D. 12 correct answer: C. 13 24.EOC: You would use the Revised Trauma Score scoring system for a patient if there is potential for what type of trauma? A. Abdominal B. Head C. Chest D. Extremity correct answer: B. Head 24.EOC: Given the patient's condition and the findings of your assessment, which of the following would be the most correct transport consideration? (dispatched to an MVC on a rural road, single vehicle in an embankment. scene is safe, car w/ front end damage and starred windshield. find unrestrained driver sitting in the driver seat. opens eyes to verbal, confused, unable to say what happened, follows commands. laceration to center of forehead and large bruise to chest. PMS intact x4, pulse rapid, breathing slightly labored) A. Transport the patient to a Level 1 trauma center 1 hour away B. Transport the patient to a Level 2 Trauma center that is the same distance as a Level 1 trauma center C. Transport the patient to a Level 3 trauma center D. Call for an ALS unit to respond to the scene or intercept the BLS transport correct answer: D. Call for an ALS unit to respond to the scene or intercept the BLS transport 24.EOC: What is the index of suspicion? A. Life-threatening injuries are present w/ a significant MOI B. The patient has an illness that is not caused by an outside force. C. Awareness that due to MOI, unseen injuries may be present D. Awareness that MOI will r/o any life-threatening injuries. correct answer: C. Awareness that due to MOI, unseen injuries may be present 24.JBL: You are assessing a 10-year-old boy who fell out of a tree. Evaluation of the MOI would concentrate on which of the following? (select ALL that apply) A. Calculating the speed at which the child hit the ground B. The height from which the child fell C. The surface onto which the child fell D. The part of the body that struck the ground first correct answer: B. The height from which the child fell