Chapter 26 quiz EMT

A 17-yer-old male was shot in the right anterior chest during an altercation. As your partner is applying oxygen, you perform a rapid secondary assessment and find an open chest wound with a small amount of blood bubbling from it. You should:

Apply an occlusive dressing the wound and continue your assessment

Which of the following statements regarding the rule of nines is correct?

The anterior trunk of an adult is equal to 18% of the BSA

Which of the following statements regarding the dermis is correct?

The dermis contains hair follicles, sweat glands, and nerve endings

An injury that separates various layers of soft tissue, resulting in complete detachment or a flap of skin, is called a(n):

avulsion

A 38-year-old male was electrocuted while attempting to wire a house. Your assessment reveals that he is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. A coworker has shut off the power to the house. You should:

begin CPR and apply the AED

Which of the following is a severe burn in a 35-year-old patient?

circumferential partial-thickness burn to the chest

A partial thickness burn invovlves the outer layer of skin and a portion of the:

dermal layer

A utility worker was trimming branches and was electrocuted when he accidentally cut a high-power line. He fell approximately 20 feet and is lying unresponsive on the ground; the power line is lying across his chest. You should:

ensure that the power line is not live

Which of the following regarding electrical burns is correct?

entrance wounds are small relative to the amount of internal tissue damage

What layer of the skin forms a watertight, protective seal for the body?

epidermis

A laceration:

is a jagged cut caused by a sharp object or blunt force trauma.

With regard to the pediatric rule of nines, the:

legs are proportionately smaller than an adult's.

When a person is exposed to a cold environment:

peripheral vessels constrict and divert blood away from the skin.

When assessing a patient with a closed soft-tissue injury, it is MOST important to:

remain alert for more severe underlying injuries

Patients with full-thickness (third-degree) burns generally do not complain of pain because:

the nerve endings have been destroyed