EMT Chaper 25 JBLearning HW

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 wearing only a lap belt

C. remains within the vehicle

D. is ejected or partially ejected.

is ejected or partially ejected.

Air bags are designed to:

A. prevent a second collision inside the car.

B. prevent the driver from sustaining head trauma.

C. be used with or without a shoulder harness.

D. decrease the severity of deceleration injuries.

decrease the severity of deceleration injuries.

Factors that should be considered when assessing a patient who has fallen include all of the following, EXCEPT:

A. the surface struck.

B. the primary impact point.

C. the height of the fall.

D. the speed of the fall.

D. the speed of the fall.

If one or more occupants in the same vehicle are killed in a crash, the EMT should:

A. suspect that all living occupants experienced the same serious trauma.

B. transport the survivors only if they have injuries or complain of pain.

C. rapidly assess only the survivors who have experienced obvious trauma.

D. allow the survivors to refuse transport if they have no obvious injuries.

suspect that all living occupants experienced the same serious trauma.

Internal injuries caused by gunshot wounds are difficult to predict because:

A. the caliber of the bullet is frequently unknown.

B. exit wounds caused by the bullet are usually small.

C. the bullet may tumble or ricochet within the body.

D. the area of damage is usually smaller than the bullet.

the bullet may tumble or ricochet within the body.

The energy of a moving object is called:

A. potential energy.

B. latent energy.

C. kinetic energy.

D. converted energy.

kinetic energy.

The phenomenon of pressure waves emanating from the bullet, causing damage remote from its path, is known as:

Select one:

A. capitation.

B. cavitation.

C. congruent.

D. conversion.

cavitation

When assessing the interior of a crashed motor vehicle for damage, you are gathering information regarding the:

Select one:

A. index of suspicion.

B. mechanism of injury.

C. kinetic energy.

D. potential energy.

mechanism of injury.

When treating a patient who experienced a pulmonary blast injury, you should:

A. use a demand valve to ventilate the patient.

B. suspect an accompanying cardiac tamponade.

C. avoid giving oxygen under positive pressure.

D. administer large amounts of intravenous fluid.

avoid giving oxygen under positive pressure.

Which of the following interventions is the MOST critical to the outcome of a patient with multi system trauma?

A. Elevation of the lower extremities

B. Intravenous fluid administration

C. Rapid transport to a trauma center

D. Early administration of oxygen

Rapid transport to a trauma center