The index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as:

A. a predictable pattern that leads to serious injuries

B. your concern for potentially serious underlying injuries

C. the way in which traumatic injuries occur

D. the detection of less obvious life-threatening injuries

When caring for an occupant inside a motor vehicle equipped with an air bad that did not deploy upon impact, it is MOST important to:

A. suspect that the patient may have experienced serious injuries

B. realize that the air bag malfunctioned at the time of impact

C. remember that it could still deploy and seriously injure you

D. recognize that the force of impact was most likely not severe

Evaluation of the interior of a crashed motor vehicle during extrication will allow the EMT to:

A. determine the vehicle's speed at the time of impact

B. assess the severity of the third collision of the crash

C. identify contact points and predict potential injuries

D. recognize if the driver hit the brakes before impact

According to the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS), you should consider air medical transport of a trauma patient if:

A. the patient requires advanced life support care and stabilization, and the nearest ALS-ground ambulance is more that 5 to 10 minutes away

B. he or she was involved in a motor vehicle crash in which another occupant in the same vehicle was killed, even if you patient's injuries are minor

C. traffic conditions hamper the ability to get the patient to a trauma center by ground within the ideal time frame for the best clinical outcome

D. ground transport will take your ambulance out of service for an extended period of time, regardless of the severity of the patient's injuries.

A driver involved in a rollover motor vehicle crash will MOST likely experience serious injuries or death if he or she:

A. is ejected or partially ejected

B. remains within the vehicle

C. is wearing only a lap belt

D. experiences multiple impacts

A 30 year-old male sustained a stab wound to the neck when he was attacked outside a nightclub. During your assessment, you should be MOST alert for:

A. damage to internal structures

B. alterations in his mental status

C. injury to the cervical spine

D. potental airway compromise

Two of the MOST common mechanisms of injury for blunt trauma are:

A. falls and motor vehical collisions

B. low-caliber gunshot wounds and falls

C. gunshot wounds and vehicle ejections

D. motor vehical collisions and stabbings

The energy of a moving object is called

A. latent energy

B. potential energy

C. converted energy

D. kinetic energy

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

A. early administration of oxygen

B. rapid transport to a trauma center

C. elevation of the lower extremeties

D. intravenous fluid administration

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

A. allow the survivors to refuse trasnport if they have no obvious injuries

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

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

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

You awareness and concern for potentially serious obvious and underlying injuried is referred to as the:

A. mechanism of injury

B. index of suspicion

C. scene size-up

D. general impression

Energy can be:

A. created

B. destroyed

C. converted

D. all of the above

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

All of the following are considered types of motorcycle impacts EXCEPT:

A. head-on collision

B. angular collision

C. controlled crash

D. rear collision

Which of the following is considered a type of impact from a motor vehicle collision?

A. ejection

B. rollover

C. crush

D. penetration

The three collisions in a frontal impact include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. car striking object

B. passenger striking vehicle

C. air bag striking passenger

D. internal organs striking solid structures of the body

Which of the following is NOT considered appropriate use of air medical services?

A. The 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

Medium-velocity penetrating injuries may be caused by a:

A. knife

B. military assault rifle

C. handgun

D. sling-shot

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