Chapter 30 Pre-Test
epidermis.
The skin is the largest organ of the body. It is composed of three layers, including the:
Protection
The skin serves which of the following functions?
dressing.
The sterile material that is placed directly on a wound is termed the:
Spleen, liver, or kidneys
A bruise on the abdomen could indicate injury to which of the following?
an injury with the potential for many far-reaching effects. (Most people think of burns as injuries to the skin, but burns can affect much more, including underlying systems, the patient's airway and respiratory structures, and the patient's long-term emotional and psychological health.)
A burn injury should be considered to be:
a hematoma.
A swelling caused by the collection of blood under the skin or in damaged tissues as a result of an injured or broken blood vessel is:
closed.
An internal injury with no open pathway from the outside is called:
their body surface area is greater in relation to their total body size.
Burns pose greater risks to infants and children than to adults because:
The epidermis
In a contusion, what remains intact?
you want to avoid sympathetic eye movement.
In treating a puncture wound of the eye, if you bandage both eyes, it is because:
Occlusive dressing
In treating open wounds to the neck or abdomen, which type of dressing is preferred?
possible underlying fracture.
Swelling or deformity at the site of a bruise indicates a:
direct pressure and elevation.
To control bleeding, start with:
Thermal burn from excessively hot coffee
What is an example of classifying a burn by agent and source?
Respiratory or cardiac arrest
What is the primary risk for electrical injury patients?
a mechanism of blunt trauma.
When assessing a patient, consider the possibility of closed soft-tissue injuries whenever there is swelling, pain, or deformity, as well as
Wash away the chemical with flowing water.
Which of the following is a guideline for the treatment of chemical burns?
Contact medical control and ensure someone stabilizes the object while it is gently cut to the desired length.
You are dispatched to the scene of a construction site where a 33-year-old male has been impaled with a piece of rebar to his right anterior chest near the clavicle. The rebar is too long to allow transport of the patient. The patient is alert and seated on the ground. How should you manage this injury?
This patient should be fully immobilized. (All serious electrical shock patients should be fully immobilized because electrical current can cause severe muscular contraction. Also, the patient may have been thrown by a high-voltage current.)
You arrive on scene to a residence where you find a 16-year-old female patient who was shocked while plugging in an appliance in the garage. Her father states that he heard the shock and saw her get "thrown to the ground." The patient is awake and alert still lying on the ground. Based on the patient's presentation, how should you manage this patient's injury?
Laceration
You arrive on scene to an assault. Law enforcement has secured the scene. Your patient is a 23-year-old male with a blood soaked shirt. The patient states that the assailant "slashed at him with a box opener." You expose the chest and note a jagged cut on his left anterior chest with steady, dark red hemorrhaging. Based on this assessment finding, the wound is MOST likely which of the following?
18 percent
Your patient has burns to the entire right arm and the anterior chest. What is the estimated surface area involved?
Brush off the powder before using water to flush.
Your patient has sustained a chemical burn to her hands from dry lime. How is this treated in the field?
