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  1. The Circulation of blood throughout the body, filling the capillaries and supplying the cells and tissues with oxygen and nutritents is called

    2. Your answer:
    metabolism
    physiology
    perfusion
    bleeding

  2. With one exception, arteries carry ______ blood _______ the heart.

    3. Your answer:
    oxygenated; back to
    oxygenated; away from
    deoxygenated; back to
    deoxygenated; away from

  3. With one exception, veins carry ________ blood _______ the heart.

    4. Your answer:
    deoxygenated; back to
    deoxygenated; away from
    oxygenated; back to
    oxygenated; away from

  4. Once an adult loses approximately a _____ of blood, his/her condition is considered serious.

    5. Your answer:
    pint
    milliliter
    gallon
    liter

  5. Once a child loses approximately _____ of blood, his/her condition is considered serious.

    6. Your answer:
    250 cc
    500 ml
    1 liter
    a milliliter

  6. Once an infant loses approximately ____ of blood volume, his/her condition is considered serious.

    7. Your answer:
    250 cc
    500 cc
    75 cc
    150 cc

  7. Since internal bleeding is not visible, you must base severity of blood loss on

    8. Your answer:
    signs and symptoms exhibited
    the size of the contusion
    what the patient tells you
    advice form medical direction

  8. The factors on which severity of bleeding depends include all of the following EXCEPT

    9. Your answer:
    ability of the patient's body to respond and defend against blood loss
    the patient's history of diabetes
    patient's age and weight
    rate of bleeding and the amount of blood loss

  9. Blood that oozes and is dark is most likely from a

    10. Your answer:
    capillary
    vein
    artery
    lymphatic vessel

  10. You are treating a patient who has a slashed wrist, wheich is spurting bright red blood. After trying direct pressure and elevation to control the bleeding, the next step would be to

    11. Your answer:
    apply an air splint to the arm
    apply a tourniquet to the arm
    press on the brachial artery
    press on the femoral artery

  11. When all other methods have failed to control bleeding, the EMT-B should

    12. Your answer:
    apply a tourniquet
    apply an air splint
    press harder on the pressure point
    apply the PASG

  12. Signs of internal bleeding include all of the following EXCEPT

    13. Your answer:
    vomiting bile
    painful, swollen, or deformed extremities
    a tender rigid abdomen
    bruising

  13. Examples of penetrating trauma include all of the following EXCEPT

    14. Your answer:
    screwdriver stab wound
    carving-knife wound
    hand-gun bullet wound
    fall from a height

  14. Examples of blunt trauma include all of the following EXCEPT

    15. Your answer:
    gunshot wounds
    falls
    blast injuries
    auto-pedestrian collisions

  15. The signs and symptoms of internal bleeding are

    16. Your answer:
    identical to those of external bleeding
    usually not present in elderly patients
    easy to stabilize in the field
    the same as those of shock

  16. Which is not considered a type of shock?

    17. Your answer:
    cardiogenic
    neurogenic
    hypovolemic
    hydrophobic

  17. At a point when the body can no longer compensate for the low blood volume, ______ shock begins.

    18. Your answer:
    terminal
    compensated
    anaphylactic
    decompensated

  18. What are the major components of the central nervous system?

    19. Your answer:
    brain and spincal cord
    vessels and support tissue
    cranial nerves
    peripheral nerves

  19. Which of the following is NOT a division of the nervous system?

    20. Your answer:
    peripheral
    central
    autonomic
    voluntary

  20. The skull is made up of the cranium and the facial bones. The cranium consists of the _____ areas of the skull.

    21. Your answer:
    frontal, parietal, and distal
    forehead, top, back, and upper sides
    temporal, mandible, and maxillia
    anterior, forehead, and lateral

  21. The bones forming the face include all of the following EXCEPT

    22. Your answer:
    zygomatic
    mandible
    maxillae
    vertebrae

  22. The brain and spinal cord are bathed in

    23. Your answer:
    synovial fluid
    lympatic fluid
    mucous secretion
    cerebrospinal fluid

  23. The spine is divided into sections called

    24. Your answer:
    vertebrae
    coccygeal
    joints
    compartments

  24. The lumbar area of the spine includes ____ vertebrae.

    25. Your answer:
    3
    5
    8
    12

  25. The cervical area of teh spine includes _____ vertebrae.

    26. Your answer:
    9
    3
    5
    7

  26. When a patient strikes his/her head and states he/she feels groggy and has a headache, he/she most likely has a(n)

    27. Your answer:
    dislocation
    abrasion
    concussion
    contrecoup

  27. A 50-year-old male driver who was involved in an automobile collision states he did not loose consciousness. However, a bystander syas he ran to the car after the collision and tried to talk to the dirver, but said the driver "just sat there staring off into space for a few minutes." This patient may have any of the follwoing EXCEPT.

    28. Your answer:
    concussion
    coup injury
    attention deficit
    contusion

  28. When a patient has some memory loss after a head injury, this is referred to as

    29. Your answer:
    "seeing stars"
    bruising
    amnesia
    verbally responsive

  29. When a bruising of the brain occurs on the side of the injury, this is referred to as a _______ injury.

    30. Your answer:
    contrecoup
    hematoma
    coup
    epidural

  30. A collection of blood within the skull or the brain is called a ______ hematoma.

    31. Your answer:
    subdural
    epidural
    intracerebral
    all of the above

  31. All of the following make a head injury worse EXCEPT.

    32. Your answer:
    limited room for expansion inside the skull
    increased carbon dioxide level in the brain
    decreased respiration leading to increased cellular perfusion
    increased pressure in the skull

  32. An assessment startegy used to check an extremity for injury or paralysis in a conscious patient is

    33. Your answer:
    checking for foot wave
    confirming sensitivity
    checking for a proximal pulse
    assessing euality of strength

  33. The type of immobilization device used for a patient depends on

    34. Your answer:
    patient priority
    availability
    medical direction's advice
    all of the above

  34. If a patient has a brain injury with skull fracture, the patient's pupils will tend to be

    35. Your answer:
    unequal
    dilated
    constricted
    equal

  35. Which of the following dexcribes the blood pressure and pulse for a patient with a brain injury?

    36. Your answer:
    increased blood pressure, increased pulse
    increased blood pressure, decreased pulse
    decreased blood pressure, increased pulse
    decreased blood pressure, decreased pulse

  36. Consider the possibility of a cranial fracture whenever you note

    37. Your answer:
    a deformed femur
    blood or other fluids in the airway
    deep lacerations or severe bruises to the scalp or forehead
    facial deformity

  37. The spinal cord is made up of ________ shaped bones

    38. Your answer:
    12 irregularly
    33 irregularly
    33 regularly
    12 regularly

  38. Any blunt trauma above the clavicles may damage the ______ vertebrae.

    39. Your answer:
    cervical
    sacral
    lumbar
    thoracic

  39. Priapism is

    40. Your answer:
    a persistent erection of the penis
    apparent only in unconscious patients
    spasms to the hands and feet
    uncontrolled muscle twitches of the thighs

  40. Often with a cervical-spine injury, the patient in a supine position may have his arms

    41. Your answer:
    across his chest
    down at his side
    straight out at his side
    stretched out above his head

  41. The first step in the care of a scalp injury is to

    42. Your answer:
    cut away hair around the site
    apply a water-moistened dressing
    control bleeding
    apply a sterile dressing

  42. An unstable object impaled in the cheek wall should be

    43. Your answer:
    stabilized from the outside
    pulled out if easily done
    stabilized from the inside and the outside
    stabilized from the inside

  43. If possible, a patient with facial fractures should be transported on a long spine board in the _______ position.

    44. Your answer:
    Trendelenburg
    head elevated
    prone
    supine

  44. The pressure point for controlling bleeding from the leg is the

    45. Your answer:
    subclavian vein
    femoral artery
    carotid artery
    brachial artery

  45. Care for an open wound includes all the following EXCEPT

    46. Your answer:
    clean the wound surface
    control bleeding
    bandage the dressing in place
    pick embedded particles out of the cut

  46. The best method for control of nasal bleeding is

    47. Your answer:
    applying pressure to the facial artery
    pinching the nostrils together
    packing the nose with cotton
    packing the nose with gauze

  47. The first step in caring for possible internal bleeding after ensuring respiration and circulation and controlling life-threatening external bleeding is

    48. Your answer:
    placing the patient in a sitting position
    administering liquids by mouth to the patient
    treating for shock
    applying a bulky dressing

  48. A razor blade cut is an example of a(n)

    49. Your answer:
    abrasion
    contusion
    incision
    laceration

  49. The injury in which flaps of skin and tissues are torn loose or pulled off completely is called

    50. Your answer:
    laceration
    amputation
    incision
    avulsion

  50. If a patient has an object impaled in the forearm, after the control of profuse bleeding, your should

    51. Your answer:
    place a pressure dressing over the site
    stabilize the object
    apply firm pressure to a pressure point
    reove the object

  51. Which of the following is a sign of shock?

    52. Your answer:
    high blood pressure
    pale, cool, calmmy skin
    constricted pupils
    slowed pulse rate

  52. An object impaled in the sys should be

    53. Your answer:
    removed and a dressing applied with minimum pressure
    removed carefully and a pressure dressing applied
    shielded with a cup taped over the orbit
    stabilized with gauze and protected with a disposable cup

  53. A lacerated eyelid or injury to the eyeball should be

    54. Your answer:
    covered with dark patches
    covered with a cold pack
    flushed with water
    covered with a folded 4x4s

  54. All open wounds to the chest should be considered

    55. Your answer:
    potentially infectious
    a low priority
    an indication for PASG
    life-threatening

  55. Before moving a supine patient with possible spinal injuries onto a long spine board you should always

    56. Your answer:
    apply a short spine board
    apply a rigid collar
    secure a KED to the patient
    align the teeth and tape the jaw in place

  56. The initial effort to control bleeding from a severed neck artery should be

    57. Your answer:
    occlusive dressing
    direct pressure or pinching
    pressure points
    applying tape

  57. The most reliable sign of spinal-cord injury in conscious patients is

    58. Your answer:
    pain with movement
    tenderness along the spine
    paralysis of extremities
    pain without movement

  58. When caring for an open abdominal wound with evisceration,

    59. Your answer:
    do not replace the organ but cover with a moistened dressing
    do not replace the organ but cover with occulsive material
    replace the organ but cover with occlusive material
    replace the organ but cover with a bulky dressing

  59. A patient in acute abdominal distress without vomiting should be transported

    60. Your answer:
    in the Trendelenburg position with legs straight
    face up with the knees bent
    in the recumbant position with one knee bent
    in the coma position

  60. When a joint is locked into position, the EMT-B should

    61. Your answer:
    skip splinting and transport immediately
    straighten it
    pull traction on the extremity
    splint it in the position found

  61. A splint properly applied to an extremity shold prevent all of the following EXCEPT

    62. Your answer:
    an open bone injury
    motion of bone fragments
    damage to muscles and blood vessels
    circulation to the extremity

  62. A fractured clavicle is best cared for with a

    63. Your answer:
    wrist sling
    bulky pressure dressing
    padded splint
    sling and swathe

  63. A fracture to the humerus shaft is best cared for by immobilizing with a(n)

    64. Your answer:
    sling and swathe
    rigid splint or sling and swathe
    wrist sling
    air-inflated splint

  64. A fracture to the proximal end of the humerus is best cared for by immobilizing with a(n)

    65. Your answer:
    air-inflated splint
    sling and swathe
    wrist sling and swathe
    padded board, sling and swathe

  65. The best way to immobilize a fractured elbow when the arm is found in the bent position and there is a distal pulse to

    66. Your answer:
    straighten the arm and apply an air-inflated splint
    keep the arm in its found position and apply a short padded board splint
    keep the arm in its found position and apply an air-inflated splint
    straighten the arm and apply a wire-ladder splint

  66. When splinting, if a severe deformity exists or distal circulation is conpromised, you should

    67. Your answer:
    align to anatomical position under gental traction
    immobilize in the position found
    push protruding bones back into place
    immediately move the patient to a stretcher

  67. The first step in immobilizing a fractured wrist with distal pulse is to

    68. Your answer:
    tape the wrist
    correct angulation of the wrist
    secure a padded board splint to the wrist
    place the broken hand in its position of function

  68. A patient with a fractured pelvis should be immobilized on an orthopedic stretcher or long spine board with

    69. Your answer:
    long padded boards secured down each side of the body
    straps securing the torso and pelvis
    legs bound together with wide cravats
    stabilizing sandbags place between the legs

  69. A fractured femur is best immobilized with a(n) ______ splint.

    70. Your answer:
    long padded
    air-inflated
    rigid vacuum
    traction

  70. Before immobilizing a fractured knee,

    71. Your answer:
    apply firm traction
    assess distal PMS function
    flex the leg at the knee
    straighten the angulation

  71. The best method for immobilizing a suspected ankle fracture is a(n) _______ splint.

    72. Your answer:
    pillow splint
    air-inflated
    traction
    padded board

  72. A sprain is an injury in which

    73. Your answer:
    cartilage is crushed
    muscles spasm
    tendons are torn
    ligaments are torn

  73. Which of the following is not true of open extremity injuries?

    74. Your answer:
    There is increased likelihood of infection
    The skin has been broken or torn
    Definitive care is provided in the prehospital setting
    Such injuries require surgery at the hopsital

  74. Muscle is attached to bone by

    75. Your answer:
    ligaments
    smooth muscles
    tendons
    cartilage

  75. A partial-thickness burn involves the

    76. Your answer:
    epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous layers, and muscles
    epidermis
    epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layers
    epidermis and dermis

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