Chapter 32 Post Test
What is the primary concern about a splint that is applied too loosely?
It could allow the bone fragments to move, which could cause further damage.
A 14-year-old girl has fallen from her bicycle. She sustained injuries when she landed with her arm extended to catch her fall. According to the principles of indirect mechanisms of injury, which of the following bones is least likely to have been injured in this fall?
Thoracic vertebra
If you see angulation when assessing a patient, then:
a bone or bones are out of anatomical position.
A fracture that results in multiple bone pieces at the fracture site is termed a:
comminuted fracture.
When palpating a fracture site on a patient's mid-thigh, you notice a grating sensation. This is known as:
crepitus
For a high-priority, unstable patient with musculoskeletal injuries, you should:
immobilize the whole body on a long spine board and "load and go."
In a dislocation, what structures other than the joint capsule are likely to be injured?
ligaments
A fracture may be classified as:
open or closed
A 22-year-old female patient slipped running down stairs, and has injured her right tibia and fibula. You have used an air splint to splint the injury. To test the splint, you can:
see if you can cause a slight dent in the plastic with fingertip pressure.
To see the effect of direct force, you would look at:
the area of the point of impact.
The first effects of a bone injury are swelling of soft tissue and:
the formation of a blood clot in the area of the fracture.
When treating a patient with an open musculoskeletal injury to the thigh, how would you best treat the open wound?
Cover the open wound with a sterile dressing, elevate the extremity, and apply a cold pack to the area to help reduce swelling.
Which of the following is the best sign of a pelvic injury?
Pain in the pelvis, significant mechanism of injury, obvious deformity
To stabilize a hip fracture, how should you bind the legs together?
Place a folded blanket between the patient's legs and bind the legs together with wide straps, Velcro-equipped straps, or wide cravats.
The first step in the progression of compartment syndrome is that:
a fracture or crush injury causes bleeding or swelling in an extremity.
The humerus is an example of a(n):
appendicular bone.
To realign an extremity, an EMT grasps the distal extremity while a partner places one hand above and one hand below the injury site, and then:
the partner supports the site while the first EMT creates gentle manual traction in the direction of the long axis of the extremity.
