EMT MODULE 5 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | MULTIPLE CHOICES

EMT MODULE 5 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | MULTIPLE CHOICES

36. Immediately life-threatening chest injuries must be found and managed during the _______.

A. patient history

B. primary assessment

C. secondary assessment

D. scene size-up [Ans:  - B. primary assessment

37. A 17-year-old female dislocated her patella while playing soccer. Her knee is flexed and she complains of severe pain. You should:

A. keep her knee flexed and secure it with padded board splints.

B. make one attempt to return the patella to its normal position.

C. flex her knee slightly more and assess for distal circulation.

D. gently straighten her knee and apply a padded board splint. [Ans:  - A. keep her knee flexed and secure it with padded board splints.

38. A 6-year-old female was riding her bicycle and struck a clothesline with her throat. She is breathing, but with obvious difficulty. Your assessment reveals a crackling sensation in the soft tissues of her neck and facial cyanosis. In addition to the appropriate airway management, the intervention that will MOST likely improve her chance of survival is:

A. quickly immobilizing her spinal column.

B. requesting a paramedic ambulance.

C. careful monitoring her vital signs.

D. rapidly transporting her to the hospital. [Ans:  - D. rapidly transporting her to the hospital.

39. A 37-year-old male was pinned between a flatbed truck and a loading dock. On exam, you find bruising to the chest, distended neck veins, bilaterally diminished breath sounds, and bilateral scleral hemorrhaging. You should:

A. suspect a severe hemopneumothorax.

B. aggressively manage his airway.

C. perform a secondary assessment.

D. elevate his legs. [Ans:  - B. aggressively manage his airway.

40. When assessing an elderly patient who fell, it is important to remember that:

A. any fall in the elderly is considered to be high-energy trauma.

B. osteoporosis can cause a fracture as a result of a fall from a standing position.

C. bilateral hip fractures usually occur when an elderly person falls.

D. elderly patients who fall usually have a secondary head injury. [Ans:  - B. osteoporosis can cause a fracture as a result of a fall from a standing position.

41. During your primary assessment of a 19-year-old unconscious male who experienced severe head trauma, you note that his respirations are rapid, irregular, and shallow. He has bloody secretions draining from his mouth and nose. You should:

A. immobilize his spine and transport immediately.

B. assist his ventilations with a BVM.

C. suction his oropharynx for up to 15 seconds.

D. pack his nostrils to stop the drainage of blood. [Ans:  - C. suction his oropharynx for up to 15 seconds.