final exam review

Question 1

if you are unable to move a trauma patient but can reach their head and neck, what should you do while you wait for EMS

Answer 1

secure the scene, ensure they are breathing, and immobilize their neck and spine with a cervical collar. do this by sliding it behind their head and placing across the front of the neck

Question 2

if a patient you have splinted reports numbness, what should you do

Answer 2

do not take the splint off entirely, but attempt to loosen it

Question 3

how often are vital signs reassessed

Answer 3

5 minutes

Question 4

what does systolic pressure measure

Answer 4

the force exerted on the walls of arteries

Question 5

what is a stoma and how does the presence of one alter the delivery of rescue breaths

Answer 5

it is a hole in the trachea, in the case a patient has one you would give the breaths into the stoma rather than the facial airways.

Question 6

why should you cover open wounds to the chest that allow airflow to stop air from entering the wound

Answer 6

air that enters may get trapped in the chest cavity, but using an occlusive dressing that is moist and open on one side allows for carbon dioxide to escape while protecting the moisture of the lungs

Question 7

what does aldosterone do to urine volume

Answer 7

decreases

Question 8

where does filtration occur in the nephron

Answer 8

the glomerulus. it filters your blood and the tubule returns needed substances to it

Question 9

partial thickness burns are

Answer 9

burns affecting the first two layers of burns, forms blisters