Unit 6 Test Chapters 20-23

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Water intoxication results from:

Drinking large amounts of plain water.

For every suicide that occurs, there are ________ attempts.

Eight

Healthy, active individuals who are strenuously working or playing in a warm environment are prone to:

Exertional heat stroke.

First aiders require extensive training in order to recognize abnormal emotional reactions.

False

You are providing care for a 14-year-old male who was walking across a frozen pond when his foot went through the ice, filling his boots up with water. It took several hours for the victim to get home and get his boots and socks off. His feet appear swollen and there are several reddish blotches. The victim tells you that his foot feels numb. Based on this information, you may conclude that the victim is suffering from chilblains.

False

You are providing care for a 16-year-old female who was running sprints on the local high school track when she developed severe cramps in the backs of both legs. It is a hot day and the victim tells you that she drank plenty of water. She is sweating profusely. Based on this information, your priority at this time should be to let her rest in a cooler environment.

False

You are providing care for a 28-year-old female who witnessed a traumatic event. She is now sitting against a tree with her head down and showing very little emotion or interaction with her environment. Based on this information, you should take a firm approach and help her to "snap out of it."

False

You are providing care for a 28-year-old male whom you suspect has hypothermia. The most accurate area of his body to assess skin temperature is on the forehead.

False

You are providing care for a 32-year-old male who was stranded out in the cold while ice fishing. The victim is cold and shivering uncontrollably. Based on this information, you may conclude that the victim has a core body temperature of below 86°F.

False

You are providing care for a 33-year-old female who was out for a jog on a hot summer day when she became nauseous to the point where she could not go on. The victim is now resting in the shade of a tree and drinking sips of a sport drink. It has been 30 minutes and she is not feeling any better. Based on this information, you should give cold water to drink.

False

You are providing care for a 34-year-old female who developed an itchy rash while gardening. It is a hot summer day and she had been working for several hours. Once you get the victim indoors and out of the heat, the best method to address the rash is an over-the-counter commercial medication.

False

You are providing care for a 34-year-old female who was painting her house when she began to feel dizzy and sick to her stomach and then collapsed unresponsive in the front yard. It is a very hot and humid day. Based on this information, the best way to cool her down is to use an ice bath.

False

You are providing care for an unresponsive victim who was found outside a local bar. The victim appears to have spent several hours unresponsive on a very cold evening. He does not appear to have suffered any physical injuries. The victim is cold and blue. Based on this information, you should take a quick pulse check and start CPR if necessary.

False

You are providing care to a 34-year-old female who is in labor. At this time, her contractions are lasting 1 minute and are coming 2 minutes apart. Based on this information, it is prudent to transport her by car to hospital.

False

If the amniotic sac ruptures more than 18 hours before birth occurs, the likelihood of ________ is increased.

Fetal infection

Symptoms of profuse sweating and near-normal body temperature are common with which heat illness?

Heat exhaustion

Which heat illness is life threatening?

Heat stroke

Becoming dizzy or fainting after being exposed to high temperatures is characteristic of:

Heat syncope.

Which childbirth position improves blood return to the heart?

Lying on the left side

Which childbirth position provides protection against possible aspiration during vomiting?

Lying on the left side

Labor tends to take longer in a first pregnancy.

True

Pregnant women tend to be more susceptible to injury.

True

The most common method used by people who attempt suicide but do not succeed is poisoning.

True

The most common source of serious injury to women may be domestic violence.

True

You are providing care for a 22-year-old female who is complaining of pelvic pain and bleeding from her vagina. Based on this information, the victim should be treated as if she had an ectopic pregnancy.

True

You are providing care for a 28-year-old male who is depressed. His wife reports that he has been contemplating suicide. Based on this information, your first priority should be to ask him if he has thought of committing suicide before.

True

You are providing care for a 30-year-old female who has just delivered her second child. The newborn has a pulse of 100 beats per minute and is breathing at 40 breaths per minute. Based on this information, your first priority should be to wrap the newborn in a blanket, making sure that the head is covered.

True

You are providing care for a 32-year-old female in labor. She is having regular contractions, and you are sure that she is going to deliver very soon. Based on this information, she is in the second stage of labor.

True

You are providing care for a 32-year-old male who was working on a construction site on a hot summer day. The victim is mumbling unintelligibly and his skin is very hot to touch. Based on this information, you may conclude that the victim is suffering from heat stroke.

True

You are providing care to a 44-year-old female who is complaining of swollen ankles. She had just arrived on her vacation and had been looking forward to an enjoyable week on the beach. Her ankles began to swell as soon as she arrived in the hot weather. Based on this information, the victim is suffering from heat edema.

True

The victim of heat stroke should be placed:

With head and shoulders slightly elevated.

Contractions less than ____ minutes apart and 45 to 60 seconds long, especially in a woman who has had more than one pregnancy, signal imminent delivery.

Contractions more than ____ minute(s) apart are a good indication that there will be enough time to get the woman to a hospital.

Approximately ________ of exertional heat stroke victims are sweating.

50%

Water makes up about ________ of an adult's body weight.

50% to 60%

The best fluids are those that contain little sodium and less than ___ sugar.

Behavior that leads to violence or other inappropriate activities is known as:

A behavioral emergency.

One of the first symptoms of hypothermia is:

A change in mental status.

What is the risk in a prolapsed umbilical cord presentation?

Suffocation of the baby

A tingling, stinging, or aching sensation is an indicator of ________ frostbite.

Superficial

Depressed persons can be recognized by their: