EMT Chapter 30 Quiz

Compression injury is most likely due to which of the following?

Improperly placed lab belt

Which of the following is true regarding injury to the kidneys?

Injury to the kidneys usually indicates injury to other organs.

Which of the following organs would MOST likely bleed profusely when injured?

Liver

Which of the following statements regarding abdominal eviscerations is correct?

The protruding organs should be kept warm and moist.

The mesentery is:

a membranous fold that attaches the intestines to the walls of the body.

Injuries to the external male genitalia _______.

are rarely life-threatening

When worn properly, a seatbelt should lie:

below the anterior superior iliac spines of the pelvis and against the hip joints.

Accumulation of blood in the abdominal cavity will MOST likely cause:

distention.

Contraction or tensing of the abdominal muscles in an effort to ease pain is called:

guarding.

When a patient stiffens the muscles of the abdomen, it is known as _______.

guarding.

You are transporting a 42-year-old male who experienced blunt abdominal trauma. He is receiving oxygen at 12 L/min via a nonrebreathing mask and full spinal precautions have been applied. During your reassessment, you note his level of consciousness has decreased and his respirations have become shallow. You should:

insert an airway adjunct if he will tolerate it and begin assisting his ventilations with a BVM.

During your assessment of a patient who experienced blunt trauma to the abdomen, you notice bruising around the umbilicus. This is a sign of:

intra-abdominal bleeding.

Bruising to the right upper quadrant of the abdomen following blunt trauma is MOST suggestive of injury to the:

liver.

Early bruising following abdominal trauma often manifests as:

red areas of skin.

The presence of tachycardia following a significant abdominal injury:

should be assumed to be a sign of shock.