CH 11 Flashcards
When considering the potential for injury from a fall, which of the following is least important?
patient’s weight
You should have a keen awareness that there may be injuries based on your scene size-up. This is known as which of the following?
index of suspicion
Which of the following will deliver a medium velocity impact?
bullet from a handgun
Which law of physics explains why a patient’s liver can be injured from the impact of his car with a tree?
law of inertia
You are on the scene of a tanker truck versus passenger vehicle collision on a rural highway. The vehicles are just beyond a curve in the roadway and there is a distinct odor of diesel fuel. It is dark and there is little traffic. Which of the following should be used to alert oncoming traffic to the situation?
reflective triangles
As you arrive at the scene of a house fire, a very upset man screams at you to help his young son, who is trapped under a piece of burning wood on the ground. Which of the following should you do first?
Size-up the scene before acting.
You are dispatched to a local bar for the report of an unresponsive female patient found in the bathroom. As you approach the scene, you notice a large crowd outside the front door holding beer bottles. The group has pulled the patient outside. As you approach the scene, people from the group start yelling, “Do something! She’s not breathing.” What concerns you the most about this scene?
The large crowd that has been drinking and is now yelling at you
What is the recognized name for the mechanism of injury in which an object pierces into the body?
penetrating trauma
As you are assessing a 32-year-old asthmatic woman who has called EMS due to difficulty breathing, her husband enters the home through a back door and shouts, “Get your hands off her; she doesn’t need your help. She needs to be taught a lesson about her smart mouth.” Which of the following is the best course of action?
Leave the scene and the patient, and then notify police.
Which of the following best describes blunt-force trauma?
An object strikes the body but does not penetrate the body tissues.
As you approach the scene of a motorcycle accident, you see an EMR trying to stop the bleeding on the patient’s left arm. You notice that the EMR has blood covering the front of his shirt and running down his arms. What Standard Precautions are needed
Gloves, gown, and face mask with eye shield are needed.
A fall is considered severe anytime an adult patient has fallen more than ________ feet.
20
Your patient, a 29-year-old female, was the front seat passenger in a vehicle that was struck in the passenger’s side door by another vehicle that ran a red light. Which of the following is most likely to have occurred?
The patient’s body was pushed forcefully out from under her head, causing injury to the cervical spine.
Which of the following is true concerning the potential for violence at the scene of an EMS call?
An unusual lack of activity at the scene may signal impending violence against the EMT.
When should the EMT evaluate the need for Standard Precautions?
An evaluation should be made throughout the call.
