WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 4 QUIZ

WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 4 QUIZ

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Question : A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet

from a tree and landed on his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What injury mechanism is MOST likely responsible for his back pain?

Select one:

• Lateral impact to the spine
• Secondary fall after the initial impact
• Direct trauma to the spinal column
• Energy transmission to the spine

CORRECT ANSWER: D. Energy transmission to the spine

Question : A 15-year-old female was struck by a small car

while riding her bicycle. She was wearing a helmet and was thrown to the ground, striking her head. In addition to managing problems associated with airway, breathing, and

circulation, it is MOST important for you to:

Select one:

• leave her bicycle helmet on.
• obtain baseline vital signs.
• stabilize her entire spine.
• inspect the helmet for cracks.

CORRECT ANSWER: C. stabilize her entire spine.

Question : A young male sustained a gunshot wound to the

abdomen during an altercation. As your partner is assessing and managing his airway, you should control the obvious

bleeding and then:

Select one:

• auscultate bowel sounds.
• assess for an exit wound.
• apply a cervical collar.
• obtain baseline vital signs.

CORRECT ANSWER: B. assess for an exit wound.

Question : According to the American College of Surgeons

Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), an adult trauma patient should be transported to the highest level of trauma center if

he or she:

Select one:

• was involved in a motor vehicle crash in which another

patient in the same vehicle was killed.

• has a systolic blood pressure of less than 110 mm Hg or a

heart rate greater than 110 beats/min.

• has a bleeding disorder or takes anticoagulant medications

and has any blunt or penetrating injury.

• has a GCS score of less than or equal to 13 with a

mechanism attributed to trauma.

CORRECT ANSWER: D. has a GCS score of less than or

equal to 13 with a mechanism attributed to trauma.

Question : According to the Association of Air Medical

Services, you should consider air medical transport of a

trauma patient if:

Select one:

• the patient requires advanced life support care and

stabilization, and the nearest ALS-ground ambulance is more than 5 to 10 minutes away.

• traffic conditions hamper the ability to get the patient to a

trauma center by ground within the ideal time frame for the best clinical outcome.

• ground transport will take your ambulance out of service

for an extended period of time, regardless of the severity of the patient's injuries.

• he or she was involved in a motor vehicle crash in which

another occupant in the same vehicle was killed, even if your patient's injuries are minor.

CORRECT ANSWER: B. traffic conditions hamper the

ability to get the patient to a trauma center by ground within the ideal time frame for the best clinical outcome.

Question : Approximately 25% of severe injuries to the aorta

occur during:

Select one:

• frontal collisions.
• rollover collisions.
• rear-end collisions.
• lateral collisions.

CORRECT ANSWER: D. lateral collisions.

Question : Following a blunt injury to the head, a 22-year-old

female is confused and complains of a severe headache and nausea. On the basis of these signs and symptoms, you

should be MOST concerned with the possibility of:

Select one:

• a fracture of the skull.
• airway compromise.
• intracranial bleeding.
• spinal cord injury.

CORRECT ANSWER: C. intracranial bleeding.

Question : Force acting over a distance is the definition of:

Select one:

• work.
• latent energy.
• kinetic energy.
• potential energy.

CORRECT ANSWER: A. work.