Bleeding

What is the approximate total blood volume of a 150-pound male>

4.8 L

Which of the following statements regarding blood flow is correct?

Ejection fraction is the percentage of blood that the heart pumps per contraction.

Confusion, a sustained heart rate greater than 120 beats/min, and a respiratory rate of 32 breaths per minute, are MOST consisent with class ________ hemorrhage

III

Afterload is defined as the:

Pressure in the aorta in which the left ventricle must pump.

Patients with internal hemorrhage will benefit MOST from

Rapid transport

Decompensated shock in the adult is characterized by:

a falling blood pressure.

A trauma patient with hypotension secondary to internal hemorrhage should receive IV fluid boluses in order to:

maintain the systolic blood pressure in a low normal range.

If you discover minor external bleeding during your primary assessment of a patient, you should:

make note of it and continue your assessment.

In contrast to a patient with compensated shock, a patient with decompensated shock would be expected to present with:

mottled skin and dilated pupils.

The amount of blood returned to the heart is called:

preload

The paramedic's MAIN goal in treating a patient with shock is to:

recognize the signs and symptoms of shock in its earliest phase and begin immediate treatment before permanent damage occurs.

Which of the following factors would have the MOST negative side effect on the body's process of hemostasis?

Anticoagulant use

Which of the following signs would you MOST likely observe in a patient with compensated shock?

Anxiety or agitation.

Most external hemorrhage can be controlled with a combination of:

direct pressure and pressure dressings.

A patient wih hemorrhagic shock would be expected to have:

flattened jugular veins.