Exam 4: Trauma and Trauma Systems

A spinal cord lesion may result in paralysis of both lower extremities. This condition is known as:

Which of the following is TRUE regarding a motorcycle collision?

For which of the following impacts should you maintain a higher index of suspicion because the degree of injury may be greater than the damage alone indicates?

A thorough inspection of the trauma patient can be best performed if which of the following guidelines is used?

Which of the following is considered a high-velocity weapon?

Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive system?

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a sign of an open pneumothorax?

In a subdural hematoma, the vessel most commonly involved is the:

Based on total body surface area and burn depth, you have determined that an 88-year-old woman has a moderate burn. Considering the age of the patient, this burn is classified as:

Which of the following best describes consensual reactivity of the pupils?

Which of the following may move more slowly through the early stages of hemorrhage with greater loss percentages needed to transition from one stage class to another?

Your patient is a 55-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Which of the following does NOT have a bearing on the mechanism of injury analysis?

You have arrived on the scene of a paramedic who was shot as she approached a residence on a call. The scene has since been secured. Your patient is a 38-year-old woman with one gunshot wound to the left side of the chest at the fifth intercostal space in the midaxillary line. She is pale, cool, and awake but agitated. She is diaphoretic and complaining of pain in her left side and difficulty breathing. The patient's EMT partner has applied oxygen by nonrebreathing mask and placed an occlusive dressing over the entry wound before your arrival. As you continue your assessment, the patient's level of consciousness decreases. She responds to verbal stimuli. Her airway is clear, her respiratory rate is 38 per minute and shallow, her neck veins are flat, and her breath sounds are absent on the left side. The patient lacks a radial pulse, and the abdomen is non-guarded and non-tender. Which of the following should you do first?

Which of the following types of fractures occurs in pediatric age groups but not in adults?

The morbidity associated with simple pneumothorax is primarily due to which of the following?

Upon arriving on a scene where the mechanism of injury indicates a potentially life-threatening injury, you should employ which of the following interventions to best help deliver the care that is needed?

Which of the following best describes the function of cancellous bone of the medullary canal?

A dislocated knee is MOST likely to damage which of the following vascular structures?

Which of the following is the primary concern in the patient with a hemothorax?

Which of the following is a consideration in preventing orthopedic injury?