Exam 4: Soft Tissue Trauma

When caring for an amputated part, which of the following principles apply? 1) Place the unwrapped part in a dry plastic bag, and seal it. 2) Place the part in a plastic bag with the part wrapped in gauze moistened with lactated Ringer's solution or normal saline, and seal it. 3) Always transport the part with the patient. 4) Keep the part moist, and place it in a container of cold water. 5) Keep the part dry, and place it in an ice-filled container.

For most open soft tissue wounds managed by the paramedic in the prehospital setting, which of the following is a desirable characteristic of the dressing applied?

Which of the following statements about crush injuries is most accurate?

The layer of skin that contains adipose tissue is the ________ layer.

Which of the following is best described as the accumulation of a pocket of blood in the tissues?

Your patient is a three-year-old boy who has struck his head on a concrete patio. He has a linear wound that penetrates the dermis and is approximately 2 cm long. This wound would be best described as a(n):

Your patient is a 19-year-old man who received a penetrating knife wound to his chest. On your arrival, he is lying supine with a visible chest wound that is bleeding slightly. You can hear the sucking sound of air moving in and out of the wound. This wound is best managed with:

The tough, fibrous sheaths that bundle skeletal muscle are called:

You arrive on the scene of a patient with severe blunt trauma to the face. You hear gurgling as you approach the patient. After opening the airway with a manual maneuver, what should your next action be?

A nonpenetrating injury caused by blunt trauma that damages blood vessels, causing pain and discoloration, is a(n):