Question 1

Which of the following chemicals must be brushed off the skin, then covered with oil?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phenol 
B)  Sodium metal 
C)  Oleoresin capsicum 
D)  Dry lime 
A)  Phenol 
B)  Sodium metal 
C)  Oleoresin capsicum 
D)  Dry lime

Question 2

Your patient is a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and an exit wound in the right flank. He responds to verbal stimuli; has pale, cool, diaphoretic skin; and has a heart rate of 128, respirations at 24, and a blood pressure of 82/60. These findings indicate which of the following kind of shock?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compensated 
B)  Irreversible 
C)  Decompensated 
D)  Neurogenic 
A)  Compensated 
B)  Irreversible 
C)  Decompensated 
D)  Neurogenic

Question 3

Which of the following can reduce the potential for abdominal injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proper placement of automobile lap belts in adults 
B)  Side-impact airbags 
C)  Proper placement of automobile lap belts in children 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Proper placement of automobile lap belts in adults 
B)  Side-impact airbags 
C)  Proper placement of automobile lap belts in children 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  a bulky dressing held in place with adhesive strips. 
B)  an occlusive bandage sealed on three sides and open on the fourth side. 
C)  a dry dressing covered by an adherent bandage. 
D)  a sterile, wet dressing held in place with an elastic bandage. 
A)  a bulky dressing held in place with adhesive strips. 
B)  an occlusive bandage sealed on three sides and open on the fourth side. 
C)  a dry dressing covered by an adherent bandage. 
D)  a sterile, wet dressing held in place with an elastic bandage.

Question 5

Which two of the following factors proportionately affect the kinetic energy of a bullet fired from a gun?

Accepted Answer

A)  Friction and distance 
B)  Mass and friction 
C)  Velocity and mass 
D)  Friction and velocity 
A)  Friction and distance 
B)  Mass and friction 
C)  Velocity and mass 
D)  Friction and velocity

Question 6

Which of the following describes definitive care of the patient with traumatic intraabdominal hemorrhage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Admission to the ICU for observation 
B)  Aggressive oxygenation and fluid resuscitation 
C)  Administration of blood or blood products 
D)  Rapid surgical intervention 
A)  Admission to the ICU for observation 
B)  Aggressive oxygenation and fluid resuscitation 
C)  Administration of blood or blood products 
D)  Rapid surgical intervention

Question 7

Which of the following is noted in the patient with a positive Babinski's sign?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fanning of the toes with plantar flexion of the great toe 
B)  Dorsiflexion of the second to fifth toes with plantar flexion of the great toe 
C)  Fanning of the toes with dorsiflexion of the great toe 
D)  Plantar flexion of the second to fifth toes with dorsiflexion of the great toe 
A)  Fanning of the toes with plantar flexion of the great toe 
B)  Dorsiflexion of the second to fifth toes with plantar flexion of the great toe 
C)  Fanning of the toes with dorsiflexion of the great toe 
D)  Plantar flexion of the second to fifth toes with dorsiflexion of the great toe

Question 8

You and your partner are treating a drowning patient who had a submersion time of 10 minutes. Your partner wants to perform the abdominal thrusts; you should:

Accepted Answer

A)  advise your partner that the Heimlich maneuver should not be used for drowning victims. 
B)  agree with your partner and begin performing the Heimlich maneuver. 
C)  agree with your partner, as you know the Heimlich maneuver should be performed only on patients with a submersion time of less than 15 minutes. 
D)  advise your partner that the Heimlich maneuver should be performed only on patients with a submersion time of more than 15 minutes. 
A)  advise your partner that the Heimlich maneuver should not be used for drowning victims. 
B)  agree with your partner and begin performing the Heimlich maneuver. 
C)  agree with your partner, as you know the Heimlich maneuver should be performed only on patients with a submersion time of less than 15 minutes. 
D)  advise your partner that the Heimlich maneuver should be performed only on patients with a submersion time of more than 15 minutes.

Question 9

The leading cause of death in people under age 44 is:

Accepted Answer

A)  heart attack. 
B)  trauma. 
C)  cancer. 
D)  cardiovascular disease. 
A)  heart attack. 
B)  trauma. 
C)  cancer. 
D)  cardiovascular disease.

Question 10

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 11

Which of the following is the best definition of the Golden Period?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ideal time it takes to assess a multi-system trauma patient 
B)  The ideal timeframe from time of injury until surgery 
C)  The ideal time from requesting a helicopter to it landing on scene 
D)  The ideal timeframe from call dispatch to arrival on scene 
A)  The ideal time it takes to assess a multi-system trauma patient 
B)  The ideal timeframe from time of injury until surgery 
C)  The ideal time from requesting a helicopter to it landing on scene 
D)  The ideal timeframe from call dispatch to arrival on scene

Question 12

Which of the following mechanisms is responsible for accumulating lactic acid in shock?

Accepted Answer

A)  The citric acid cycle 
B)  Gluconeogenesis 
C)  Hemostasis 
D)  Anaerobic metabolism 
A)  The citric acid cycle 
B)  Gluconeogenesis 
C)  Hemostasis 
D)  Anaerobic metabolism

Question 13

A laceration that is perpendicular to the tension lines of the body is more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  become infected. 
B)  heal without a scar. 
C)  be caused by blunt trauma. 
D)  gape open. 
A)  become infected. 
B)  heal without a scar. 
C)  be caused by blunt trauma. 
D)  gape open.

Question 14

You are dispatched to a structure fire at which there is a report of a burned person. Your patient is a 32-year-old man with blisters on his anterior chest and circumferential superficial burns to both lower extremities. Using the "rule of nines," the percentage of burn is:

Accepted Answer

A)  54. 
B)  27. 
C)  36. 
D)  45. 
A)  54. 
B)  27. 
C)  36. 
D)  45.

Question 15

When assessing an individual who has lost sensation below the umbilicus, at what level do you suspect injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  T-10 
B)  T-4 
C)  L-1 
D)  T-8 
A)  T-10 
B)  T-4 
C)  L-1 
D)  T-8

Question 16

Coup injuries commonly occur in which region of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frontal region 
B)  Occipital region 
C)  Temporal region 
D)  Neuronal region 
A)  Frontal region 
B)  Occipital region 
C)  Temporal region 
D)  Neuronal region

Question 17

Which of the following may result from aggressive ventilation of the blast patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emboli 
B)  Pericardial tamponade 
C)  Hemorrhage 
D)  Acidosis 
A)  Emboli 
B)  Pericardial tamponade 
C)  Hemorrhage 
D)  Acidosis

Question 18

The first step for treating a patient who has been contaminated with dry lime is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  neutralize the lime with a mild acidic solution, such as vinegar and water. 
B)  brush away as much of the powder as possible. 
C)  flush the skin with large amounts of isopropyl alcohol. 
D)  flush with copious amounts of tepid water. 
A)  neutralize the lime with a mild acidic solution, such as vinegar and water. 
B)  brush away as much of the powder as possible. 
C)  flush the skin with large amounts of isopropyl alcohol. 
D)  flush with copious amounts of tepid water.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a complication of crush injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Renal failure 
B)  Difficult-to-control hemorrhage 
C)  Cardiac arrhythmias 
D)  Systemic alkalosis 
A)  Renal failure 
B)  Difficult-to-control hemorrhage 
C)  Cardiac arrhythmias 
D)  Systemic alkalosis

Question 20

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.

Which of the following chemicals must be brushed off the skin, then covered with oil?

Which of the following can reduce the potential for abdominal injury?

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:

Which two of the following factors proportionately affect the kinetic energy of a bullet fired from a gun?

Which of the following describes definitive care of the patient with traumatic intraabdominal hemorrhage?

Which of the following is noted in the patient with a positive Babinski's sign?

You and your partner are treating a drowning patient who had a submersion time of 10 minutes. Your partner wants to perform the abdominal thrusts; you should:

The leading cause of death in people under age 44 is:

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

Which of the following is the best definition of the Golden Period?

Which of the following mechanisms is responsible for accumulating lactic acid in shock?

A laceration that is perpendicular to the tension lines of the body is more likely to:

You are dispatched to a structure fire at which there is a report of a burned person. Your patient is a 32-year-old man with blisters on his anterior chest and circumferential superficial burns to both lower extremities. Using the "rule of nines," the percentage of burn is:

When assessing an individual who has lost sensation below the umbilicus, at what level do you suspect injury?

Coup injuries commonly occur in which region of the brain?

Which of the following may result from aggressive ventilation of the blast patient?

The first step for treating a patient who has been contaminated with dry lime is to:

Which of the following is NOT a complication of crush injury?

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

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Which of the following chemicals must be brushed off the skin, then covered with oil?

Which of the following can reduce the potential for abdominal injury?

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:

Which two of the following factors proportionately affect the kinetic energy of a bullet fired from a gun?

Which of the following describes definitive care of the patient with traumatic intraabdominal hemorrhage?

Which of the following is noted in the patient with a positive Babinski's sign?

You and your partner are treating a drowning patient who had a submersion time of 10 minutes. Your partner wants to perform the abdominal thrusts; you should:

The leading cause of death in people under age 44 is:

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

Which of the following is the best definition of the Golden Period?

Which of the following mechanisms is responsible for accumulating lactic acid in shock?

A laceration that is perpendicular to the tension lines of the body is more likely to:

You are dispatched to a structure fire at which there is a report of a burned person. Your patient is a 32-year-old man with blisters on his anterior chest and circumferential superficial burns to both lower extremities. Using the "rule of nines," the percentage of burn is:

When assessing an individual who has lost sensation below the umbilicus, at what level do you suspect injury?

Coup injuries commonly occur in which region of the brain?

Which of the following may result from aggressive ventilation of the blast patient?

The first step for treating a patient who has been contaminated with dry lime is to:

Which of the following is NOT a complication of crush injury?

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

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