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Your awareness and concern for potentially serious obvious and underlying injuries is referred to as the:
A. mechanism of injury
B. index of suspicion
C. scene size-up
D. general impression |
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The energy of a moving object is called:
A. potential energy
B. thermal energy
C. kinetic energy
D. work |
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Energy can be:
A. created
B. destroyed
C. converted
D. all of the above |
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The amount of kinetic energy that is converted to do work on the body dictates the ______ of the injury.
A. location
B. severity
C. cause
D. speed |
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All of the following are considered types of motorcycle impacts EXCEPT:
A. head-on collision
B. angular collision
C. controlled crash
D. rear collision |
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Which of the following is considered a type of impact from a motor vehicle collision?
A. ejection
B. rollover
C. crush
D. penetration |
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The three collisions in a frontal impact include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. car striking object
B. passenger striking vehicle
C. airbag striking passenger
D. internal organs striking solid structures of the body |
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| C. airbag striking passenger |
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Which of the following is NOT considered appropriate use of air medical services?
A. distance to a trauma center is greater than 25 miles
B. Traffic/road conditions make it unlikely to get the patient to the hospital in a timely manner
C. There is a mass-casualty incident
D. The closest trauma center is 10 minutes away by ground transport |
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| D. The closest trauma center is 10 minutes away by ground transport |
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Medium-velocity penetrating injuries may be caused by a:
A. knife
B. military assault rifle
C. handgun
D. sling-shot |
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In a motor vehicle collision, as the passenger's head hits the windshield, the brain continues to move forward until it strikes the inside of the skull, resulting in a _______ injury.
A. compression
B. laceration
C. lateral
D. motion |
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Your quick primary assessment of the patient and the evaluation of the ________ can help to direct lifesaving care and provide critical information to the hospital staff.
A. environment
B. index of suspicion
C. mechanism of injury
D. abdominal area |
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A contusion to a patient's forehead along with a spider-webbed windshield suggests possible injury to the:
A. nose
B. brain
C. face
D. heart |
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Which of the following is the MOST common cause of death from a blast injury?
A. amputation
B. burns
C. chest trauma
D. head trauma |
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Significant clues to the possibility of severe injuries in motor vehicle collisions include:
A. death of a passenger
B. a blown out tire
C. broken glass
D. a deployed airbag |
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Damage to the body that resulted from a pressure wave generated by an explosion is found in what type of blast injury?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Miscellaneous |
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Airbags decrease injury to all of the following EXCEPT:
A. chest
B. heart
C. face
D. head |
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Optimally, on-scene time for critically injured patients should be less than ____ minutes.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20 |
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_______ impacts are probably the number one cause of death associated with motor vehicle collisions.
A. Frontal
B. Lateral
C. Rear-end
D. Rollover |
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The most common life-threatening event in a rollover is ________ or partial ejection of the passenger from the vehicle.
A. vehicle intrusion
B. centrifugal force
C. ejection
D. spinal cord injury |
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A fall from more than _______ times the patient's height is considered to be significant.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five |
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| Work is defined as force acting over distance. |
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| Energy can be both created and destroyed. |
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| The energy of a moving object is called potential energy. |
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| Rear-end collisions often cause whiplash injuries. |
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| Penetration or perforation to the chest wall is called an open chest wound. |
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| The injury potential of a fall is related to the height from which the patient fell |
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| In the United States, traumatic injuries are the leading cause of death for people younger than 40 years of age. |
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| Rapid transport of an unstable trauma patient takes priority over assessing and managing the ABCs. |
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| Injuries to the aorta are relatively common in lateral impacts from a motor vehicle collision. |
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| Headrests are the major cause of whiplash-type injuries in rear-impact collisions. |
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| In car-versus-pedestrian collisions, the speed of the vehicle should be the first step in determining the mechanism of injury. |
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| Helmets are reliable at protecting against cervical spine injuries. |
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| Tertiary blast injuries result from flying debris, such as glass or shrapnel, striking the patient. |
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| You should perform frequent neurologic assessments in patients with a presumed head injury. |
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| All patients with chest trauma, regardless of the injury, should be reassessed every 5 minutes. |
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