Question 1

Your patient is a 50-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the right anterior chest. He is unresponsive. Which of the following should you do first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Check for a carotid pulse. 
B)  Seal the chest wound. 
C)  Auscultate breath sounds. 
D)  Check for breathing. 
A)  Check for a carotid pulse. 
B)  Seal the chest wound. 
C)  Auscultate breath sounds. 
D)  Check for breathing. D

Question 2

Which of the following best describes what happens to the kinetic energy of a vehicle traveling at 65 miles per hour when it collides into a concrete barrier wall?

Accepted Answer

A)  The energy dissipates as sound waves. 
B)  The body of the vehicle and its occupants absorb the energy. 
C)  The wall's foundation absorbs the energy. 
D)  The energy converts to heat through friction. 
A)  The energy dissipates as sound waves. 
B)  The body of the vehicle and its occupants absorb the energy. 
C)  The wall's foundation absorbs the energy. 
D)  The energy converts to heat through friction. B

Question 3

Which of the following factors is NOT a consideration in the severity of injury related to falls?

Accepted Answer

A)  Landing surface 
B)  Wind resistance 
C)  The initial point of impact 
D)  Distance of the fall 
A)  Landing surface 
B)  Wind resistance 
C)  The initial point of impact 
D)  Distance of the fall B

Question 4

Which type of motor vehicle collision is most common in rural areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frontal 
B)  Lateral 
C)  Rollover 
D)  Rear-end 
A)  Frontal 
B)  Lateral 
C)  Rollover 
D)  Rear-end

Question 5

Frontal impacts in which the patient takes a "down-and-under" pathway typically result in which of the following injury patterns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traumatic brain injury 
B)  Hip and femur fractures 
C)  Rupture of the diaphragm 
D)  Rupture of hollow organs 
A)  Traumatic brain injury 
B)  Hip and femur fractures 
C)  Rupture of the diaphragm 
D)  Rupture of hollow organs

Question 6

Which of the following is TRUE of the injuries sustained by the elderly due to falls?

Accepted Answer

A)  The injuries sustained by the elderly are less likely to result in hospitalization. 
B)  Only more significant falls cause fractures. 
C)  Less-significant falls may cause fractures. 
D)  The elderly sustain injuries similar to other age groups in comparable falls. 
A)  The injuries sustained by the elderly are less likely to result in hospitalization. 
B)  Only more significant falls cause fractures. 
C)  Less-significant falls may cause fractures. 
D)  The elderly sustain injuries similar to other age groups in comparable falls.

Question 7

Which of the following injuries is NOT associated with the use of vehicle restraint systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traumatic brain injury 
B)  Abrasions and contusions to the clavicle and chest area 
C)  Lumbar spine trauma 
D)  Abdominal injury 
A)  Traumatic brain injury 
B)  Abrasions and contusions to the clavicle and chest area 
C)  Lumbar spine trauma 
D)  Abdominal injury

Question 8

The two factors that refer to the rate of change of speed are:

Accepted Answer

A)  deceleration and velocity. 
B)  mass and weight. 
C)  acceleration and deceleration. 
D)  acceleration and inertia. 
A)  deceleration and velocity. 
B)  mass and weight. 
C)  acceleration and deceleration. 
D)  acceleration and inertia.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about low-velocity penetrating trauma is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shorter knives and ice picks may be removed if they are left in the wound. 
B)  There is no pressure shock wave with a knife wound as there is with an arrow wound. 
C)  More injuries are sustained from arrows than from knives. 
D)  Knives, arrows, ice picks, and similar weapons cause damage only in their direct path. 
A)  Shorter knives and ice picks may be removed if they are left in the wound. 
B)  There is no pressure shock wave with a knife wound as there is with an arrow wound. 
C)  More injuries are sustained from arrows than from knives. 
D)  Knives, arrows, ice picks, and similar weapons cause damage only in their direct path.

Question 10

Which of the following injuries is associated with the pressure wave produced by a blast?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pneumothorax 
B)  Lacerated liver 
C)  Fractures 
D)  Ruptured spleen 
A)  Pneumothorax 
B)  Lacerated liver 
C)  Fractures 
D)  Ruptured spleen

Question 11

Penetrating trauma to the face can complicate airway management by which of the following mechanisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laryngotracheal edema 
B)  Airway obstruction 
C)  Destruction of anatomical landmarks 
D)  Both B and C 
A)  Laryngotracheal edema 
B)  Airway obstruction 
C)  Destruction of anatomical landmarks 
D)  Both B and C

Question 12

You have arrived on the scene of a 17-year-old male patient with a gunshot wound to the thigh. Police are on the scene. There is significant ongoing hemorrhage from the wound. The patient is screaming for someone to help him. Which of the following should you do first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Control hemorrhage with direct pressure. 
B)  Perform a rapid trauma assessment. 
C)  Ask the police if they have searched the patient for weapons yet. 
D)  Begin high-concentration oxygen administration. 
A)  Control hemorrhage with direct pressure. 
B)  Perform a rapid trauma assessment. 
C)  Ask the police if they have searched the patient for weapons yet. 
D)  Begin high-concentration oxygen administration.

Question 13

Which of the following is typical of the trajectory of a knife when a female assailant stabs someone?

Accepted Answer

A)  The trajectory is lateral: right-to-left if she is right-handed and left-to-right if she is left-handed. 
B)  The movement is downward, as the assailant raises the knife and swings downward. 
C)  The movement is upward, as the assailant drives upward with the knife. 
D)  The trajectory tends to be in a horizontal plane at the level of the assailant's shoulder. 
A)  The trajectory is lateral: right-to-left if she is right-handed and left-to-right if she is left-handed. 
B)  The movement is downward, as the assailant raises the knife and swings downward. 
C)  The movement is upward, as the assailant drives upward with the knife. 
D)  The trajectory tends to be in a horizontal plane at the level of the assailant's shoulder.

Question 14

When a patient falls, which section of the spinal column is the most prone to compression injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sacral 
B)  Cervical 
C)  Thoracic 
D)  Lumbar 
A)  Sacral 
B)  Cervical 
C)  Thoracic 
D)  Lumbar

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a type of collision that must be considered when analyzing a motor vehicle collision?

Accepted Answer

A)  The vehicle strikes an object. 
B)  The occupants' organs strike the interior of the body cavity. 
C)  The body of the occupant strikes the interior of the vehicle. 
D)  A hubcap flies off and strikes a tree. 
A)  The vehicle strikes an object. 
B)  The occupants' organs strike the interior of the body cavity. 
C)  The body of the occupant strikes the interior of the vehicle. 
D)  A hubcap flies off and strikes a tree.

Question 16

The branch of physics dealing with objects in motion and energy exchanges that occur as these objects collide is called what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kinematics 
B)  Kinetics 
C)  Inertia 
D)  Force 
A)  Kinematics 
B)  Kinetics 
C)  Inertia 
D)  Force

Question 17

Which of the following statements about bullets is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A high-velocity bullet is three times less likely to do major harm. 
B)  The larger the bullet, the smaller its energy. 
C)  A small, light bullet can do significant harm. 
D)  The hunting rifle's bullet is usually a lighter bullet, but it travels faster. 
A)  A high-velocity bullet is three times less likely to do major harm. 
B)  The larger the bullet, the smaller its energy. 
C)  A small, light bullet can do significant harm. 
D)  The hunting rifle's bullet is usually a lighter bullet, but it travels faster.

Question 18

When assessing a patient with a crush injury, which of the following findings would indicate that toxins have entered the central circulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hot, red skin 
B)  Increased urine output 
C)  Cardiac arrhythmia 
D)  Central hyperventilation syndrome 
A)  Hot, red skin 
B)  Increased urine output 
C)  Cardiac arrhythmia 
D)  Central hyperventilation syndrome

Question 19

During the scene size-up on a call for a patient with penetrating trauma due to a stab wound, which of the following should you do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collect anything that could be used as evidence. 
B)  Check for weapons on or near the patient. 
C)  Try to find out in which direction the assailant fled. 
D)  Assume that the patient has no weapons if law enforcement is on the scene. 
A)  Collect anything that could be used as evidence. 
B)  Check for weapons on or near the patient. 
C)  Try to find out in which direction the assailant fled. 
D)  Assume that the patient has no weapons if law enforcement is on the scene.

Question 20

You are called to the scene of a vehicle crash in which a car was rear-ended while stopped at a stop sign. Which of the following laws of physics serves as the basis for analyzing the mechanism of injury and the associated index of suspicion for injuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of energy transmitted to an object is inversely proportional to its rate of deceleration. 
B)  Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. 
C)  A body at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an outside force. 
D)  A body in motion will remain in motion unless acted on by an outside force. 
A)  The amount of energy transmitted to an object is inversely proportional to its rate of deceleration. 
B)  Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. 
C)  A body at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an outside force. 
D)  A body in motion will remain in motion unless acted on by an outside force.

Your patient is a 50-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the right anterior chest. He is unresponsive. Which of the following should you do first?

Which of the following best describes what happens to the kinetic energy of a vehicle traveling at 65 miles per hour when it collides into a concrete barrier wall?

Which of the following factors is NOT a consideration in the severity of injury related to falls?

Which type of motor vehicle collision is most common in rural areas?

Frontal impacts in which the patient takes a "down-and-under" pathway typically result in which of the following injury patterns?

Which of the following is TRUE of the injuries sustained by the elderly due to falls?

Which of the following injuries is NOT associated with the use of vehicle restraint systems?

The two factors that refer to the rate of change of speed are:

Which of the following statements about low-velocity penetrating trauma is TRUE?

Which of the following injuries is associated with the pressure wave produced by a blast?

Penetrating trauma to the face can complicate airway management by which of the following mechanisms?

You have arrived on the scene of a 17-year-old male patient with a gunshot wound to the thigh. Police are on the scene. There is significant ongoing hemorrhage from the wound. The patient is screaming for someone to help him. Which of the following should you do first?

Which of the following is typical of the trajectory of a knife when a female assailant stabs someone?

When a patient falls, which section of the spinal column is the most prone to compression injury?

Which of the following is NOT a type of collision that must be considered when analyzing a motor vehicle collision?

The branch of physics dealing with objects in motion and energy exchanges that occur as these objects collide is called what?

Which of the following statements about bullets is TRUE?

When assessing a patient with a crush injury, which of the following findings would indicate that toxins have entered the central circulation?

During the scene size-up on a call for a patient with penetrating trauma due to a stab wound, which of the following should you do?

You are called to the scene of a vehicle crash in which a car was rear-ended while stopped at a stop sign. Which of the following laws of physics serves as the basis for analyzing the mechanism of injury and the associated index of suspicion for injuries?

Trauma and Trauma Systems

Hemorrhage and Shock

Soft Tissue Trauma

Burns

Head, Neck, and Spinal Trauma

Chest Trauma

Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma

Orthopedic Trauma

Environmental Trauma

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Exam 2: Mechanism of Injury

Your patient is a 50-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the right anterior chest. He is unresponsive. Which of the following should you do first?

Which of the following best describes what happens to the kinetic energy of a vehicle traveling at 65 miles per hour when it collides into a concrete barrier wall?

Which of the following factors is NOT a consideration in the severity of injury related to falls?

Which type of motor vehicle collision is most common in rural areas?

Frontal impacts in which the patient takes a "down-and-under" pathway typically result in which of the following injury patterns?

Which of the following is TRUE of the injuries sustained by the elderly due to falls?

Which of the following injuries is NOT associated with the use of vehicle restraint systems?

The two factors that refer to the rate of change of speed are:

Which of the following statements about low-velocity penetrating trauma is TRUE?

Which of the following injuries is associated with the pressure wave produced by a blast?

Penetrating trauma to the face can complicate airway management by which of the following mechanisms?

You have arrived on the scene of a 17-year-old male patient with a gunshot wound to the thigh. Police are on the scene. There is significant ongoing hemorrhage from the wound. The patient is screaming for someone to help him. Which of the following should you do first?

Which of the following is typical of the trajectory of a knife when a female assailant stabs someone?

When a patient falls, which section of the spinal column is the most prone to compression injury?

Which of the following is NOT a type of collision that must be considered when analyzing a motor vehicle collision?

The branch of physics dealing with objects in motion and energy exchanges that occur as these objects collide is called what?

Which of the following statements about bullets is TRUE?

When assessing a patient with a crush injury, which of the following findings would indicate that toxins have entered the central circulation?

During the scene size-up on a call for a patient with penetrating trauma due to a stab wound, which of the following should you do?

You are called to the scene of a vehicle crash in which a car was rear-ended while stopped at a stop sign. Which of the following laws of physics serves as the basis for analyzing the mechanism of injury and the associated index of suspicion for injuries?

Trauma and Trauma Systems

Hemorrhage and Shock

Soft Tissue Trauma

Burns

Head, Neck, and Spinal Trauma

Chest Trauma

Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma

Orthopedic Trauma

Environmental Trauma

Special Considerations in Trauma

Filters