First Aid

True or False: You are providing care for a 40-year-old female who fell through a plate glass window. The victim sustained a large wound to her left abdomen and it appears that her abdominal contents are protruding out. You should cover the wound with moist sterile dressings.

True

True or False: You are providing care to a 23-year-old male who was struck on the side with a baseball bat. The victim has pain and is having difficulty breathing. It is clear that the victim has sustained a lung injury and that air has been allowed to build up in the chest cavity, reducing heart and lung function. This is known as flail chest.

False

True or False: You are providing care for a 19-year-old male who has been stabbed in the right upper quadrant. The knife is still in place where the victim is in a great deal of pain. Your priority should be to stabilize the object with bulky dressings and place him on his left side with his knees tucked up.

False

True or False: The area of the rib cage that is most vulnerable is in the middle of the chest.

False.

What is the most important step in caring for a victim of an impaled object in the chest? a) Stabilizing the object in place. b) Controlling internal bleeding. c) Removing the object. d) Controlling external bleeding.

a) Stabilizing the object in place.

Signs and symptoms of flail chest include: a) blood oozing from injury site. b) abnormal movement of part of chest wall during breathing. c) pain upon movement. d) an object penetrating the chest.

b) abnormal movement of part of the chest wall during breathing.

Which symptom accompanies a pelvis injury? a) massive internal bleeding. b) severe pain. c) all of these answered are correct. d) shock.

c) all of these answered are correct

Pneumothorax and tension pneumothorax are examples of injuries that can happen to the _____. a) heart. b) abdomen. c) lungs. d) chest wall.

c) lungs.

What can be used to stabilize fractured ribs? a) An elastic bandage. b) Adhesive tape. c) A soft pillow or soft object. d) All of the answers are correct.

d) All of the answers are correct.

__________ occur when the internal abdominal tissues are damaged but the skin is not broken. a) open abdominal injuries. b) penetrating chest injuries. c) none of these answers are correct. d) closed abdominal injuries.

d) closed abdominal injuries.