Second semester Homework

Which of these is a substance that prevents the alveoli from​ collapsing?

Surfactant

Which of these is a condition resulting from effects on the body due to changes in ambient​ pressure?

Dysbarism

You have been tasked with teaching a class on child injury prevention. Which of these is an accurate statement regarding drowning​ prevention?

Water and alcohol do not mix.

Which of these would help prevent submersion​ incidents?

Wearing personal flotation devices​ (PFDs) while boating

Which patient population is LEAST likely to​ drown?

Females

An unconscious​ 24-year-old man has just been pulled from a lake after diving from a cliff. Which of these conditions likely led to the​ submersion?

Trauma

Prognosis of a submersion victim decreases if resuscitation does not begin​ within:

10 minutes.

Which of these is an Orlowski predictor of poor​ survival?

The patient is comatose(unconsciousness, unable to wake up or respond to stimuli like pain, sound, or light) on delivery to the emergency department.

What happens to the small amount of water that enters the​ patient's lungs during a drowning​ incident?

It is absorbed by the body.

What occurs during a drowning incident that helps to prevent water from being aspirated into the​ lungs?

Laryngospasm

Any time a drowning event occurs in shallow​ water, the EMT should assume​ that:

spinal injury is involved.

If diving is involved in a drowning​ incident, you should always assume the patient could receive what​ injury?

Spinal

You should NEVER go into the water to attempt a rescue unless you are a good​ swimmer, are trained in water​ rescue, are wearing a flotation​ device, and are accompanied​ by:

other rescuers with the same abilities.

The following are techniques used when attempting a water​ rescue, EXCEPT:

piggyback

Which of these procedures should NOT be performed by the EMT during the resuscitation of a drowning​ victim?

Heimlich maneuver to relieve excessive gastric distention

You are ventilating a drowning victim and notice increased resistance to the ventilations over​ time, coupled with abdominal swelling and less chest movement. What is likely to be the cause of this​ condition?

Excessive ventilation force

If a diver is breathing compressed air at a deep depth of the​ water, and suddenly​ ascends, she may experience barotrauma. This effect on the body is explained by which law of​ physics?

​Boyle's law

Which gas law explains why divers get decompression​ sickness?

​Henry's law

If a diver ascends too quickly and nitrogen starts to​ re-expand into the​ tissues, what condition does this​ cause?

Decompression sickness

What is the formal name for what is commonly called​ "the bends"?

Decompression sickness

If you think that a patient has decompression​ sickness, you​ should:

put the patient into the lateral recumbent position and transport immediately.

You are called to treat a diver that you suspect has barotrauma to his ears. Which of these is TRUE about the care the patient should​ receive?

The patient should be transported to the emergency department.