EMT-B: Chapter 24 eBook Quiz

the bullet may tumble or ricochet within the body

Internal injuries caused by gunshot wounds are difficult to predict because:

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When a driver is in a car equipped with an air bag, but is not wearing a seatbelt, he or she will MOST likely strike the __________when the air bag deploys upon impact.

mechanism of injury

When assessing the interior of a crashed motor vehicle for damage, you are gathering information regarding the:

avoid giving oxygen under positive pressure

When treating a patient who experienced a pulmonary blast injury, you should:

a 4'6 patient who fell 13 feet

Which of the following patients has experienced the MOST significant fall?

The area of injury is usually close to the path the object took through the body.

Which of the following statements regarding low-energy penetrating injuries is correct?

kinetic energy

The energy of a moving object is called:

potential airway compromise.

A 30-year-old male sustained a stab wound to the neck when he was attacked outside a nightclub, during your assessment, you should be MOST alert for:

compression of the head against the roof

A small compact car was involved in a rollover crash. as you are approaching the vehicle, you note that the roof is significantly collapsed. the patient, a 29-year-old male, is complaining of severe pain in his neck and to the top of his head as well as numbness and tingling in his extremities. witnesses who removed the patient from the vehicle state that he was wearing his seatbelt. what injury mechanism is MOST likely responsible for this patient's condition?

transport to a trauma center.

Control and struck a utility pole head-on. the driver was killed instantly. the passenger, a younger female, is conscious and alert and has several small abrasions and lacerations to her left forearm. treatment for the passenger should include:

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During your assessment of a patient with a head injury, you note that he opens his eyes when you pinch his trapezius muscle, is mumbling, and has his arms curled in toward his chest. you should assign him a GCS score of:

identify contact points and predict potential injuries

Evaluation of the interior of a crashed motor vehicle during extrication will allow the EMT to:

the speed of the fall.

Factors that should be considered when assessing a patient who has fallen include all of the following, EXCEPT:

stomach rupture

If a person is standing near a building that explodes, which of the following injuries would he or she MOST likely experience as a result of the pressure wave?

have general surgeons who are in house 24 hr a day

In contrast to a level III trauma center, a level I trauma center must:

thoracic and lumbar

Passenger who are seated in the rear of a vehicle and are wearing only lap belts have a higher incidence of injuries to the__________ spine during a rear-end crash.

falls and motor vehicle collisions

Two of the MOST common mechanisms of injury for blunt trauma are:

approximate the speed of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian.

When evaluating the mechanism of injury of a car-versus-pedestrian collision, you should first:

it is the most dramatic part of the collision and may make extrication difficult.

Which of the following statements regarding the first collision that occurs during a motor vehicle crash is correct?

bruising of the heart muscle.

While assessing a young male who was struck in the chest with a steel pipe, you note that his pulse is rapid and irregular. you should be MOST suspicious for: