EMT chapter 13 JBL quiz

A 20-year-old male has a large laceration to his wrist. He is holding a blood-soaked towel over the wound, but it continues to bleed rapidly. You should:

apply a tourniquet proximal to the wrist.

A 70 year old female was recently discharged from the hospital following a total hip replacement. Today, she presents with restlessness, tachycardia, and a blood pressure of 90/64 mm hg. Her skin is hot and moist. You should be MOST suspicious that she is experiencing:

septic shock

All of the following conditions should make you suspect shock, except:

ischemic stroke

Capillary sphincters are:

circular muscular walls that regulate blood flow through the capillaries.

Cardiogenic shock may result from all of the following, except

increased preload

Clinical signs of compensated shock include all of the following, except

absent peripheral pulses.

Distributive shock occurs when

widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to pool in the vascular beds.

Hypovolemic shock caused by severe burns is the results of a loss of

Plasma

In an acute injury setting, neurogenic shock is commonly accompanied by:

hypothermia

Neurogenic shock occurs when

failure of the nervous system causes widespread vasodilation.

One of the primary waste products of normal cellular metabolism that must be removed from the body by the lungs is

carbon dioxide

Shock is the result of

hypoperfusion to the cells of the body.

To protect vital organs, the body compensates by directing blood flow away from organs that are more tolerant of low flow, such as

skin

Which of the following clinical signs is unique to anaphylactic shock?

wheezing

Which of the following injuries would MOST likely cause obstructive shock?

cardiac tamponade

Which of the following is the ONLY action that can prevent death from a tension pneumothorax?

Decompression of the injured side of the chest

Which of the following patients is in decompensated shock?

a 20-year-old female with absent radial pulses and dilated pupils

Which of the following statements regarding anaphylactic shock is correct?

Subsequent exposure after sensitization often produces a more severe reaction.

Pulmonary edema and impaired ventilation occur during

cardiogenic shock

Which of the following would MOST likely result in hemorrhagic shock?

liver laceration