EMT: Trauma Overview, Exam Questions & Answers (Multiple Choice)-Signs of a pulmonary blast injury include:
A. multiple rib fractures.
B. coughing up blood.
C. an irregular pulse.
D. vomiting blood. - B
The cervic
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EMT: Trauma Overview, Exam Questions & Answers (Multiple Choice)-Signs of a pulmonary blast injury include:
A. multiple rib fractures.
B. coughing up blood.
C. an irregular pulse.
D. vomiting blood. - B
The cervical spine is MOST protected from whiplash-type injuries when the:
A. air bag correctly deploys upon impact.
B. headrest is appropriately positioned.
C. rear end of the vehicle is initially struck.
D. patient tenses up at the time of impact. - B
What types of motor vehicle collisions present the greatest potential for multiple impacts?
A. Rear-end and rotational
B. lateral and rollover
C. frontal and rotational
D. rotational and rollover - D
A driver involved in a rollover motor vehicle crash will MOST likely experience serious injuries or death if he or she:
A. experiences multiple impacts.
B. is ejected or partially ejected.
C. remains within the vehicle.
D. is wearing only a lap belt. - B
During your assessment of a patient with a head injury, you note that he opens his eyes when you pinch his trapezius muscle, is mumbling, and has his arms curled in toward his chest. You should assign him a GCS score of:
A. 9.
B. 7.
C. 8.
D. 10. - B
The driver of a sport utility vehicle lost control and struck a utility pole head-on. The driver was killed instantly. The passenger, a young female, is conscious and alert and has several small abrasions and lacerations to her left forearm. Treatment for the passenger should include:
A. transport to a community hospital.
B. transport to a trauma center.
C. a secondary assessment at the scene.
D. a focused exam of her forearm. - B
The energy of a moving object is called:
A. kinetic energy.
B. converted energy.
C. potential energy.
D. latent energy. - A
When a driver is in a car equipped with an air bag, but is not wearing a seatbelt, he or she will MOST likely strike the __________ when the air bag deploys upon impact.
A. windshield
B. dashboard
C. steering wheel
D. door - D
While en route to a major motor vehicle crash, an on-scene police officer advises you that a 6-year-old male who was riding in the front seat is involved. He further states that the child was only wearing a lap belt and that the air bag deployed. On the basis of this information, you should be MOST suspicious that the child has experienced:
A. open abdominal trauma.
B. lower extremity fractures.
C. neck and facial injuries.
D. blunt trauma to the head. - C
When assessing the interior of a crashed motor vehicle for damage, you are gathering information regarding the:
A. index of suspicion.
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