EMT halter 28-31 test

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Prepare for a call for a multiple trauma patient by _______ for it

Practicing

The scalp has many _____ ______ so any scalp injury may bleed perfusely

Blood vessels

Application of external heat source to the body is known as ______ ______

Active rewarming

Above all else you must _______ to the situation

Adapt

A(n) _______ _____ is the result of gases leaving a damaged lung and entering the bloodstream

Air embolism

Primary concern with facial fractures in the patient's ______

Airway

Key principle of multiple trauma management is to perform agent or emergency move _______ ________

As necessary

Critical concept is to get the multisystem trauma patient to the appropriate facility

As soon as possible

The __ is the master organ of life

Brain

I nervous system is divided into two subsystems the: ______ ______ ______ and the ______ ______ ______

Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

Application of heat to the lateral chest neck armpits and groin is known as _______ _______

Central re-warming

The brain is buried in a substance called ______ ______

Cerebrospinal fluid

The object of realignment if deformed extremities is to assist in restoring effective ______.

Circulation

The memory aid CSM stands for ______, ________, ________

Circulatory, sensory, motor function

In a _______ ________ _______ the shock or impact on the skull is transferred to the brain

Close brain injury

The ______ of the water in which a near drowning patient has been submerged the better the chances of survival

Colder

The three classifications of bone fractures are ________, _______, and _______

Comminuted, greenstick, and angulated

_______ Is the transfer of heat from one material to another through direct contact

Conduction

A bruised brain or ________ occurs when the force of a blow is great enough to ruptured blood vessel's

Contusion

_______ Occurs when currents of air or water passes over the body carrying away heat

Convection

With head injuries the words open and close to refer to the _____ _____

Cranial bones

The ______ is the portion of the school that encloses the brain

Cranium

Different kinds of tremors tend to have different kinds of _______

Dangers

When a diver comes up too quickly from a deep prolonged dive he may experience

Decompression sickness

The three types of mechanisms that cause musculoskeletal injuries are ______ force, ______ force, and ________ force

Direct, indirect, and twisting

The ______ _______ ______ Was formed to assist the rescuers with a care of underwater diving accident patients

Diver alert network

________ Is a form of heat loss that occurs when the body perspires or gets wet

Evaporation

The most common type of bone injury is a break or _____

Fracture

As components of the skeleton, bones provide the body's ______

Framework

Another name for late or deep local cold injuries is _________

Frostbite

In addition to AVPU some EMS Systems use the _______ _______ _______for ongoing neurological assessment

Glasgow coma scale

The most radiant heat loss occurs from a persons ______ and _______

Head and neck

Condition in which the body temperature rises above normal is known as ______

Hypothermia

When cooling affects the entire body a problem known as ______developes

Hypothermia

For any splint to be effective it must:

Immobilize adjacent joints and bone ends

Studies of mechanisms of injury indicate that infant and children with fractured femur's help often injury to _______ ______

Internal injuries

_____ are the places where bones articulate and are a critical element in the body's ability to move

Joints

Dramatic-looking or painful exrtremity injuries can sometimes distract an EMt from looking for other _______-_______ conditions.

Life-threatening

______ ______Injuries are temperate related injuries affecting particular parts of the body

Local cooling

An EMT will need to ______ _______ a patient to apply the long backboard

Log roll

In documenting injuries to the head and spine, carefully note any changes in he patients _______ ________ throughout assessment, treatment, and transprot

Mental status

The ________-_______ patient has more than one serious injury

Muitliple trauma

The ______ _____ is composed of all the bones, joints, and muscles of the body.

Musculoskeletal system

In a diving accident assume that any unconscious or unresponsive patient has _______ and ________ injuries

Neck and spinal

The major components of the _______ ______. are the brain and spinal cord

Nervous system

Soaking a wound in _______ water for 30 minutes will break down venom from a stinging or bite wound

Nonscolding

A ______ ______ ______ the brain is lacerated punctured or bruised by any broken bone or foreign objects

Open brain injury

If you are unable to ventilate your patient without assistance try ________ _______ until you find one that works

Other approaches

Blood at the meatus (opening) of the penis is a sign of ______ trauma

Pelvic

A traction splint is contraindicated if there is a(n)

Pelvic, hip, or knee injury

Both swelling and clotting associated with broken bones is due to the destruction of blood vessels in the _____

Periosteum

Two classes a poisonous snakes in the United States are ______ ______ and ______ ______

Pit vipers and coral snakes

_______ Is the heat the body sends out in waves

Radiation

Hey rapid trauma exam and EMT should assess the head and neck and then apply a(n) _____ _____ _____

Rigid cervical collar

________ _______ Is Paramount in multiple trauma management

Scene safety

A patient with a hip fracture should be managed for ______ and her seat oxygen at high concentration

Shock

____ from blood loss is generally not a sign of head injury except in infants

Shock

The triangular bandage used to support her shoulder and arm is a _____

Sling

Whenever an EMT sees a spiderweb cracked windshield she knows that the driver needs full _______ _______

Spinal immobilization

Assume that all unconscious trauma patients will have ______ _______

Spinal injuries

Proper______ and prehospital car of musculoskeletal injuries help prevent closed injuries from becoming ______ injuries.

Splinting, open

_______ and ______ Are the most common musculoskeletal injuries in the foot and ankle

Sprains and fractures

Integrating the three "t" ________, _______, and _______ into your management will help things go smoother and more efficiently for the patient

Teamwork timing and transport

______ are bands of connective tissue that bind the muscles to bones

Tendons

Assume that any fall at least _______ times the patient height will also be accompanied by a spinal injury

Three

The _______ _______ applies constant pull along the length of the femur to stablize fractures and reduce muscle spasms

Traction splint

An EMT should _______ or over treat patients with potential spinal injuries

Uptriage

The term for a toxin produced by snakes spiders and marine life is ______

Venom

________\ Causes loss of body heat as a result of exhaled warm air

respiration


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