Chapter 3 Questions Flashcards
What is the period after a patient has been injured during which he or she is particularly receptive to injury-prevention tips? A) Teachable moment B) Receptive opportunity C) Opportunity for prevention D) Responsive moment
A) Teachable moment
Complicated long-term consequences of a crash that are avoided because of proper emergency care on the scene represent prevention in which phase? A) Event B) Pre-event C) Final-event D) Post-event
D) Post-event
A person escaping injury during a vehicle crash because the air bags deployed has benefited from which of the three Es of injury prevention? A) Enforcement B) Enhancement C) Engineering D) Education
C) Engineering
Motor vehicle crashes, gunshot wounds, and poisoning are related to which events?
A) Related through the resulting tissue damage and can be studied as “unintentional injury”
B) Unrelated events that can still be studied under the term “unintentional injury”
C) Related events that can be studied as “unintentional injury” but only in one geographic area
D) Unrelated events and cannot be studied under the term “unintentional injury”
A) Related through the resulting tissue damage and can be studied as “unintentional injury”
Primary injury data include which aspect? A) On-scene education provided B) Patients' vital signs C) The mechanism of injury D) On-scene time
C) The mechanism of injury
Which of the following is an example of a positive injury prevention strategy?
A) Suggest removing a loose rug that could be a fall hazard to an elderly woman who is complaining of weakness
B) Take the parent and demonstrate how to turn down the hot water heater while your parents treats the child’s severe burns
C) Counsel the patient with severe facial trauma during transport that a seat belt could have prevented her injuries
D) Inform the parent that if their child had worn a helmet, he would not have a severe head injury
A) Suggest removing a loose rug that could be a fall hazard to an elderly woman who is complaining of weakness
Injury-prevention discussions after an injury should possess which characteristics?
A) Be provided by the emergency physician
B) Last about 30 to 60 seconds
C) When patients are severly injured
D) Approximately 1 week later
B) Last about 30 to 60 seconds
What program prevents a problem before it occurs? A) Tertiary B) Primary C) Secondary D) Final
B) Primary
The Haddon matrix helps us remember which aspect?
A) Control the scene and prevent rescuer injury
B) The steps of patient assessment at trauma scenes
C) Understand the entire injury sequence
D) Predict the patient’s injuries
C) Understand the entire injury sequence
What is the evaluation of a community's population demographics, resource allocation, and environmental conditions? A) Community health assessment B) Local risk assessment C) Local prevention program D) Standard prevention program
A) Community health assessment
Based on the Haddon matrix scenario, a child's correctly installed safety seat prevents him or her from being injured in a crash. This represents injury prevention in which phase? A) Pre-event B) Post-event C) Event D) Final-event
C) Event
EMS providers caring for a patient after he or she has been injured is which type of injury prevention? A) Primary B) Tertiary C) Secondary D) Final
B) Tertiary
Based on the Haddon matrix scenario, teaching students not to drink and drive prevents injury in which phase? A) Final-event B) Event C) Pre-event D) Post-event
C) Pre-event
Which of the following statements about unintentional injuries in the United States is true?
A) The economic effect of unintentional injuries is about $1 million per year
B) About 5% of all hospital emergency department visits are related to unintentional injuries
C) Unintentional injuries result in more potential life lost than any other cause
D) Unintentional injuries rarely result in death
C) Unintentional injuries result in more potential life lost than any other cause
If a person does not speed while driving so as to avoid an expensive traffic ticket, the driver is responding to which of the three Es of injury prevention? A) Enforcement B) Engineering C) Enhancement D) Education
A) Enforcement
