EMT CH.29 quiz
Which of the following interventions may be used to help reduce intracranial pressure
A 30-degree elevation of the head
The most reliable sign of a head injury is:
A Decreased level of consciousness
A short backboard or vest-style immobilization device is indicated for patients who
Are in a sitting position and are clinically stable
Responsible for the actions of the sympathetic nervous system is:
Epinephrine
When placing a patient onto a backboard, the EMT at the patient's ________ is in charge of all patient movements:
Head
When opening the airway of a patient with a suspected spinal injury, You should use the:
Jaw-thrust maneuver
Find a symptoms that might be found in a patient who has experienced a concussion include
Nausea and ringing in the ears
The ________ nervous system consist of 31 pairs of spinal nerves and 12 pairs of cranial nerves
Peripheral
You should be most suspicious that a patient has experienced a significant head injury if his or her pulse is:
Slow
Which part of the nervous system controls the body is voluntary activities?
Somatic
An epidural hemotoma is most accurately defined as
What are you doing between the school and dura matter
The Central Nervous System (CNS) is composed of the:
brain and spinal cord
Coordination of balance and body movement is controlled by the:
cerebellum
The frontal and parietal bones of the skull are especially susceptible to:
depressed skull fractures
The tough, fibrous outer meningeal layer is called the:
dura mater
In contrast to a cerebral concussion, a cerebral contusion:
involves physical injury to the brain tissue.
Once a cervical collar has been applied to a patient with a possible spinal injury, it should not be removed unless:
it causes a problem managing the airway.
When a patient experiences a severe spinal injury, he or she:
may lose sensation below the level of the injury.
Spinal cord is encased in and protected by the:
spinal canal
The ideal procedure for moving an injured patient from the ground to a backboard is:
the four-person log roll.