EMT SELF STUDY CH 26
43) Which of the following is a consideration in determining a burn's severity?
) Other illnesses or injuries the patient may have B) Body surface area (BSA) involved in the burn C) The type of agent that caused the burn
12) Which of the following is appropriate in caring for a patient with closed soft-tissue injuries and a significant mechanism of injury?
) Treat for shock if you think there are internal injuries even if the patient's vital signs are normal. B) Anticipate vomiting. C) Splint any swollen, deformed extremities.
8) Which of the following is NOT an open tissue injury?
A) Contusion
3) Which of the following is a description of the rule of nines for an adult?
A) The rule of nines assigns 9% to the head and neck, each upper extremity, the chest, the abdomen, the upper back, the lower back and buttocks, the front of each lower extremity, and the back of each lower extremity, then 1% to the genital region.
7) The meatus is:
A) an orifice of the urethra.
9) An injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but blood vessels and cells in the dermis are injured, is called a(n):
A) contusion.
10) An injury caused by heavy pressure to the tissues, such as when an extremity is trapped under a fallen tree, that results in damage to muscle cells and the accumulation of waste products in the tissue is called a(n):
A) crush injury.
16) Which of the following is of concern with a puncture wound?
An object that remains impaled in the body B) Hidden internal bleeding with minimal external bleeding C) Strong possibility of contamination
24) Which of the following is NOT a type of avulsion?
B) A finger is cut off with a butcher's saw.
17) Which of the following is NOT an open tissue injury?
B) Contusion
21) Bleeding from soft-tissue injuries should initially be controlled with which one of the following techniques?
B) Direct pressure
1) Which of the following is the outermost layer of the skin?
B) Epidermis
23) Which of the following BEST describes an avulsion?
B) Flap of skin that is partially or completely torn away from the underlying tissue
42) A burn extending into the subcutaneous fat would be classified as which type of burn?
B) Full thickness
32) Your patient is a 32-year-old man with a fish hook that has perforated his hand between the thumb and index finger. Which of the following is the best way to manage the situation in the prehospital setting?
B) Leave the hook in place and try not to disturb it.
39) Burns pose a greater risk to infants and children for which of the following reasons?
B) Pediatric patients have a greater risk of shock from the burn.
28) You are dispatched to an auto repair shop for an "accident." You arrive and are told by the owner that one of the workers apparently got his hand in the way while using a high-pressure grease gun and injected the grease into his hand. You find the patient seated in a chair with a coworker applying ice to the injured hand. Your examination reveals a minor round laceration in the hand. The patient is complaining of pain in the area but wants to let the wound take care of itself and go back to work. What should you do?
B) Remove the ice from the wound, then elevate and splint the limb. Transport the patient high priority.
5) Which of the following layers of the skin is the MOST important in insulating the body against heat loss?
B) Subcutaneous layer
2) You are examining a 48-year-old patient who has been burned. You decide to use the rule of palm to measure the extent of the burn. What does this mean?
B) The palm of the patient's hand equals about 1% of the body's surface area.
22) Which of the following is required in the management of all open soft-tissue injuries?
B) Use of Standard Precautions by the EMT
38) While assessing a 78-year-old male patient who escaped an apartment fire with partial thickness burns to both arms, the EMT must be aware of which of the following?
C) Medical conditions may be aggravated by the burn.
13) Your patient is a 55-year-old male who was found in the parking lot behind a tavern. He states that he was assaulted and robbed by three individuals. He is complaining of being "hit in the face and kicked and punched in his ribs and stomach." Your examination reveals contusions and swelling around both eyes, bleeding from the nose, a laceration of his upper lip, and multiple contusions of the chest, abdomen, and flanks. Which of the following should cause the greatest concern regarding the prehospital care of this patient?
C) Potential internal injuries
18) Which type of wound has a small opening into the skin, but may be quite deep, and is often caused by instruments such as nails, ice picks, or pencils?
C) Puncture
36) Which of the following is recommended when caring for an amputated part?
C) Seal the part in a plastic bag and place it in a pan of water cooled by an ice pack.
11) You are dispatched to the local high school for a "person struck with a baseball." You arrive on the scene and find a 16-year-old male sitting on the bench. Apparently he was the pitcher and was struck in the abdominal area by a line drive ball that was hit very hard. He states that nothing is hurting except he has some mild pain in the area where he was struck. He is upset that the ambulance was called and wants to go back into the game and continue pitching. Your exam reveals nothing remarkable except mild pain when you palpate the injured area. Vital signs are normal. What is the next step?
C) Take appropriate Standard Precautions, apply high-concentration oxygen by nonrebreather mask, and transport the patient ASAP, carefully monitoring the patient during transport.
35) You are treating the amputation of three fingers on a 40-year-old male. The fingers were torn off while he was cleaning his snow blower. You have stopped the bleeding. What should you do with the amputated fingers?
C) Wrap them in a sterile dressing, put them in a plastic bag, and keep them cool.
33) You are caring for a 23-year-old female who fell off of a bicycle and sustained a severe laceration on the inside of her upper thigh. Her slacks are torn, and you can see most of the wound. What is the next step?
C) You need to expose the wound completely, control bleeding, clean the surface by simply removing large pieces of foreign matter if any, and dress and bandage the wound.
37) For which of the following patients should the EMT carefully continue to monitor the patient's ventilatory status throughout treatment and transport due to the greatest risk of respiratory failure?
D) 16-year-old male whose shirt caught on fire, resulting in circumferential burns of his chest
14) Which of the following is NOT appropriate in caring for a patient with closed soft-tissue injuries and a significant mechanism of injury?
D) Allow the patient to have small sips of water.
34) A 37-year-old male was hit by a trolley and his foot was almost severed. It is only connected by some skin and crushed bone. What should you do?
D) Apply a pressure dressing to control bleeding, stabilize the foot by splinting, apply oxygen, and transport as a priority patient.
31) In caring for a 27-year-old male who has a large laceration on his anterior forearm, you have noticed that your pressure dressing has become saturated with blood. Which of the following should you do next?
D) Apply additional dressing material over the top of the original dressing and bandage it in place.
27) Your patient is a 14-year-old male who crashed his bicycle, landing prone and sliding along a gravel trail. He has deep abrasions to his hands, arms, chest, and knees. The patient has small pieces of gravel, twigs, and dirt embedded in the abrasions. Which of the following is the best way to manage this situation after taking cervical spine immobilization?
D) Assess for additional injuries, flush away large pieces of debris with a sterile dressing, place dressings on the abrasions, bandage them in place, and transport.
6) Which of the following is NOT considered soft tissue?
D) Cartilage
25) You are assessing a 30-year-old male patient that had his arm caught in a piece of machinery. By the time you arrive he has been freed. The patient tells you that he does not understand why you were called, but as you inspect the injured limb you notice a small puncture wound. You should have a high index of suspicion of which of the following injuries?
D) High-pressure injection
29) Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the proper transport of an avulsed ear?
D) It should be in a dry sterile dressing.
4) Which of the following is NOT a major function of the skin?
D) Regulates the pH balance of the body
41) Which of the following BEST describes a partial thickness burn?
D) The skin is red and moist with blister formation.
15) Which of the following is NOT true concerning lacerations?
D) They may be degloving injuries to the skin or tissue.
40) You are treating a 5-year-old for extensive burns. You know that burns pose a greater risk to infants and children. The reason for this is:
D) their body surface area is greater in relation to their total body size.
30) A 36-year-old man has accidentally shot a nail into his thigh while using a nail gun. Under which of the following circumstances should the EMT remove the nail from the injury site?
The nail is less than 2 inches in length. B) The patient's distal pulse, motor function, and sensation are intact. C) Bleeding from the wound is minimal.
26) Which of the following is of concern with a puncture wound?
The object that remains impaled in the body B) Strong possibility of contamination C) Hidden internal bleeding with minimal external bleeding
20) Which of the following is true concerning lacerations?
They may be caused by blunt trauma. B) They may be caused by penetrating trauma. C) They may indicate deeper underlying tissue damage
19) A wound in which the epidermis is scraped away with minimal bleeding, such as commonly occurs when a child falls on his knees on a sidewalk, is called a(n):
abrasion