EMT CH.29 quiz

Which of the following interventions may be used to help reduce intracranial pressure

A 30-degree elevation of the head

The most reliable sign of a head injury is:

A Decreased level of consciousness

A short backboard or vest-style immobilization device is indicated for patients who

Are in a sitting position and are clinically stable

Responsible for the actions of the sympathetic nervous system is:

Epinephrine

When placing a patient onto a backboard, the EMT at the patient's ________ is in charge of all patient movements:

Head

When opening the airway of a patient with a suspected spinal injury, You should use the:

Jaw-thrust maneuver

Find a symptoms that might be found in a patient who has experienced a concussion include

Nausea and ringing in the ears

The ________ nervous system consist of 31 pairs of spinal nerves and 12 pairs of cranial nerves

Peripheral

You should be most suspicious that a patient has experienced a significant head injury if his or her pulse is:

Slow

Which part of the nervous system controls the body is voluntary activities?

Somatic

An epidural hemotoma is most accurately defined as

What are you doing between the school and dura matter

The Central Nervous System (CNS) is composed of the:

brain and spinal cord

Coordination of balance and body movement is controlled by the:

cerebellum

The frontal and parietal bones of the skull are especially susceptible to:

depressed skull fractures

The tough, fibrous outer meningeal layer is called the:

dura mater

In contrast to a cerebral concussion, a cerebral contusion:

involves physical injury to the brain tissue.

Once a cervical collar has been applied to a patient with a possible spinal injury, it should not be removed unless:

it causes a problem managing the airway.

When a patient experiences a severe spinal injury, he or she:

may lose sensation below the level of the injury.

Spinal cord is encased in and protected by the:

spinal canal

The ideal procedure for moving an injured patient from the ground to a backboard is:

the four-person log roll.