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EMT Exam #3 Flashcards

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1
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Which splints are best for closed, mid shaft femur fractures?

A

Hare traction

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What is the best way to manage unstable airways due to chest injury, including the management of flail segments?

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Ventilation

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How will a patient present when they have a pneumothorax?

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Difficulty breathing

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What breath sounds would you expect to hear on a patient suffering a pneumothorax?

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Diminished, absent or abnormal breath sounds

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How will a patient present when they have a hemothorax?

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Suffering from shock w/o any obvious signs of bleeding

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What breath sounds would you expect to hear on a patient suffering a hemothorax?

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Decreased breath sounds on affected side

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Name wound:
Loss or damage of the superficial layer of the skin, caused by friction when a body part rubs or scrapes across a rough or hard surface.

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Abrasion

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Name wound:

An injury in which soft tissue is torn completely loose or is hanging as a flap

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Avulsion

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Name wound:

The displacement of organs outside the body

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Evisceration

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Name wound:

A deep, jagged cut in the skin

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Laceration

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How would you treat a laceration or abrasion?

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Control bleeding w/ direct pressure

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12
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What is the treatment for an avulsion?

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Replace flap in original position and cover

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13
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What should you do if an avulsion flap is separated from body?

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Wrap tissue in sterile gauze and take w/ patient

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14
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What is the treatment for an evisceration injury?

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Do not move organs, place moist dressing and cover w/ occlusive

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When should you remove an impaled object?

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When it interferes w/ breathing or CPR

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A(n) ________________ is a penetrating trauma with air sucking sound at wound site over lung

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Sucking chest wound

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17
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What should you remember to check on a patient who is suffering from a sucking chest wound?

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Patient’s back

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18
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Which two injuries should you especially use occlusive dressings on?

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Sucking chest wounds and wounds to neck

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Name type of shock:
Resulting from lack of blood volume. Circulating blood volume is inadequate to deliver sufficient oxygen and nutrients to the body.

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Hypovolemic/Hemorrhagic

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Name type of shock:
Associated with impaired heart function; compromised heart function prevents wastes and nutrients from moving around the body effectively.

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Cardiogenic

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Name type of shock:

Resulting when the respiratory fails, due to illness or obstruction, and the body is deprived of oxygen.

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Respiratory

22
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Name type of shock:

Resulting from severe allergic reaction.

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Anaphylactic

23
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Name type of shock:
Resulting from injury to the nervous system; for example, spinal cord injury may result in dilation of vessels below the level of the injury.

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Neurogenic

24
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Name type of shock:
Resulting from severe infection; blood vessels dilate and decreased blood pressure results; leads to dysfunction in multiple organ systems and death.

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Septic

25
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Name type of shock:

Resulting from blocked blood flow back to or through the heart.

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Obstructive

26
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Name type of shock:
Abnormal distribution of blood flow in the smallest blood vessels results in inadequate supply of blood to the body’s tissues and organs.

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Distributive

27
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Name type of shock:

Causes fainting, probably by initiating dilation of the blood vessels that perfuse the muscles.

A

Psychogenic

28
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What are the signs and symptoms of shock?

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Low BP (late sign)
Clammy
Rapid pulse/breathing
Changes in mental status
Pale skin
LOC
29
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What happens to someone’s BP later in shock?

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Falls due to decompensated shock

30
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What are the signs of internal bleeding?

A

Abdominal rigidity
Discoloration
Pain or tenderness

31
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What are the two techniques to control bleeding?

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Direct pressure

Tourniquet

32
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What are the signs of ICP?

A

Increasing BP
Slower pulse
Deep/irregular respirations

33
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When is ICP usually seen?

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In closed head injuries

34
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How should you position a trauma patient who is pregnant?

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On left side or elevate right side

35
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What should you do to a pregnant female in cardiac arrest?

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Resuscitate and transport, save unborn child

36
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Name burn:

Burns that affect only the epidermis, characterized by skin that is red but not blistered or actually burned through

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Superficial (first-degree)

37
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Name burn:
Burns that affect the epidermis and some portion of the dermis but not the subcutaneous tissue, characterized by blisters and skin that is white to red, moist and mottled

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Partial-thickness (second-degree)

38
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Name burn:
Burns that affect all skin layers and may affect the subcutaneous layers, muscle, bone and internal organs, leaving the area dry, leathery, and white, dark, brown or charred

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Full-thickness (third-degree)

39
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What type of dressings should be used on most burns?

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Dry except for minor superficial

40
Q

Describe the rule of 9’s in infants

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Head and back: 18
Torso: 18
Genitals: 1
Legs: 13.5 each
Arms: 9 each
41
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Describe the rule of 9’s in children

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Head: 12
Back and torso: 18
Genitals: 1
Legs: 16.5 each
Arms: 9 each
42
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Describe rule of 9’s in adults

A

Head and each arm: 9
Back, torso, and each leg: 18
Genitals: 1

43
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What can result after compartment syndrome or a prolonged crushing injury to the body?

A

Toxins in blood return to bloodstream

44
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____________________ trauma is an injury caused by objects, such as knives and bullets, that pierce the surface of the body and damage internal tissues and organs

A

Penetrating

45
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___________________ trauma is an impact on the body by objects that cause injury without penetrating soft tissues or internal organs and cavities

A

Blunt

46
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What is the response of a patient who is suffering from a brain stem injury?

A

High BP and slow pulse

47
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What might happen when ICP results from a brain stem injury?

A

Brain begins to push down through foramen magnum

48
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What do all unconscious patients get?

A

Oral airway, if gag pull it

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