Question 1

Which of the following is most likely to result in life-threatening hemorrhage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Epistaxis 
B)  Lacerated femoral artery 
C)  Fractured radius and ulna 
D)  Bleeding hemorrhoids 
A)  Epistaxis 
B)  Lacerated femoral artery 
C)  Fractured radius and ulna 
D)  Bleeding hemorrhoids

Question 2

All of the following mechanisms of injury yield a high level of suspicion for life-threatening injury EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  a stab wound distal to the knee. 
B)  a collision between a motorcycle and a pedestrian. 
C)  falling off the top of a 30-foot extension ladder. 
D)  a patient ejection from a motor vehicle after a collision. 
A)  a stab wound distal to the knee. 
B)  a collision between a motorcycle and a pedestrian. 
C)  falling off the top of a 30-foot extension ladder. 
D)  a patient ejection from a motor vehicle after a collision.

Question 3

A car has struck a pedestrian at about 45 mph. While assessing the patient, you note bilateral tibia and fibula fractures. Which of the following best describes why the patient should be transported to a trauma center?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pain from the fractures cannot be treated in the prehospital setting. 
B)  Other serious injuries are likely. 
C)  These fractures cannot be treated in a community hospital. 
D)  Fractures always require immediate surgery. 
A)  Pain from the fractures cannot be treated in the prehospital setting. 
B)  Other serious injuries are likely. 
C)  These fractures cannot be treated in a community hospital. 
D)  Fractures always require immediate surgery.

Question 4

Your patient is a 75-year-old man who is alert and responds to your questions. Which of the following is the best source of information about this patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family or friends 
B)  The medical record 
C)  The patient 
D)  The physician 
A)  Family or friends 
B)  The medical record 
C)  The patient 
D)  The physician

Question 5

Which of the following provides a clue to the nature of an illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medication bottles on the nightstand 
B)  Length of a knife 
C)  Caliber of ammunition 
D)  Surface on which a patient fell 
A)  Medication bottles on the nightstand 
B)  Length of a knife 
C)  Caliber of ammunition 
D)  Surface on which a patient fell

Question 6

You respond to a scene where gunshots have been heard, and there is a report of a "man down." You should enter the scene when:

Accepted Answer

A)  you arrive on the scene. 
B)  dispatch informs you the scene is safe. 
C)  you observe the gunman fleeing the scene. 
D)  police officers arrive and secure the scene. 
A)  you arrive on the scene. 
B)  dispatch informs you the scene is safe. 
C)  you observe the gunman fleeing the scene. 
D)  police officers arrive and secure the scene.

Which of the following is most likely to result in life-threatening hemorrhage?

All of the following mechanisms of injury yield a high level of suspicion for life-threatening injury EXCEPT:

A car has struck a pedestrian at about 45 mph. While assessing the patient, you note bilateral tibia and fibula fractures. Which of the following best describes why the patient should be transported to a trauma center?

Your patient is a 75-year-old man who is alert and responds to your questions. Which of the following is the best source of information about this patient?

Which of the following provides a clue to the nature of an illness?

You respond to a scene where gunshots have been heard, and there is a report of a "man down." You should enter the scene when:

Primary Assessment

Therapeutic Communications

History Taking

Secondary Assessment

Patient Monitoring Technology

Patient Assessment in the Field

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Exam 1: Scene Size-Up

Which of the following is most likely to result in life-threatening hemorrhage?

All of the following mechanisms of injury yield a high level of suspicion for life-threatening injury EXCEPT:

A car has struck a pedestrian at about 45 mph. While assessing the patient, you note bilateral tibia and fibula fractures. Which of the following best describes why the patient should be transported to a trauma center?

Your patient is a 75-year-old man who is alert and responds to your questions. Which of the following is the best source of information about this patient?

Which of the following provides a clue to the nature of an illness?

You respond to a scene where gunshots have been heard, and there is a report of a "man down." You should enter the scene when:

Primary Assessment

Therapeutic Communications

History Taking

Secondary Assessment

Patient Monitoring Technology

Patient Assessment in the Field

Filters