Question 1

For which of the following patients should the EMT carefully continue to monitor the patient's ventilatory status throughout treatment and transport due to the greatest risk of respiratory failure?

Accepted Answer

A)   17-year-old male with a blistering sunburn on his face
B)   34-year-old male who opened the radiator of his car and had hot fluid spray on his chest, resulting in redness and pain in an area about the size of the patient's hand
C)   28-year-old male who spilled a strong industrial acid on his legs
D)   16-year-old male whose shirt caught on fire, resulting in circumferential burns of his chestE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Your patient is a 35-year-old female who spilled a cup of hot coffee on herself.She has an area about twice the size of the palm of her hand on her right thigh that is red and painful,but without blisters.When caring for this injury in the prehospital setting,which of the following is appropriate?

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A)   Apply an antibiotic ointment.
B)   Apply a lotion containing a topical anesthetic and aloe vera.
C)   Apply a plastic bag full of ice to the skin.
D)   Apply a dry sterile dressing.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Your patient is a 14-year-old male who crashed his bicycle,landing prone and sliding along a gravel trail.He has deep abrasions to his hands,arms,chest,and knees.The patient has small pieces of gravel,twigs,and dirt embedded in the abrasions.Which of the following is the best way to manage this situation after taking cervical spine immobilization?

Accepted Answer

A)   Use your fingers to pick embedded debris from the wound, bandage with moist saline dressings in place, and transport.
B)   Do not attempt to remove any debris, apply pressure dressings over the embedded material if necessary, apply high-concentration oxygen, and transport.
C)   Use a tongue depressor to scrape large pieces of debris out of the wounds, place the patient on high-concentration oxygen, and transport.
D)   Assess for additional injuries, flush away large pieces of debris with a sterile dressing, place dressings on the abrasions, bandage them in place, and transport.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an open tissue injury?

Accepted Answer

A)   Abrasion
B)   Contusion
C)   Avulsion
D)   EviscerationE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Your patient is a 40-year-old man who was burned when he spilled gasoline on his pants as he was standing near the pilot light of his hot water heater.He has partial thickness burns from his feet to just above his knees,and circumferentially around both legs.Using the rule of nines,which of the following most accurately represents the extent of body surface area burned?

Accepted Answer

A)   18%
B)   9%
C)   36%
D)   4.5%E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

You are treating the amputation of three fingers on a 40-year-old male.The fingers were torn off while he was cleaning his snow blower.You have stopped the bleeding.What should you do with the amputated fingers?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fingers cannot be reattached so you can discard them in red bag trash.
B)   Because it is cold out, you merely need to wrap them in a 5 × 9 dressing and give them to the staff at the ED.
C)   Wrap them in a sterile dressing, put them in a plastic bag, and keep them cool.
D)   Place the fingers directly on ice or use cold packs, as they must be kept very cold.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a major function of the skin?

Accepted Answer

A)   Excretion of wastes
B)   Protection from the environment
C)   Temperature regulation
D)   Regulates the pH balance of the bodyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The meatus is:

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A)   an orifice of the urethra.
B)   in a male, the area between the scrotum and the anus.
C)   the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.
D)   the canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior of the body.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the proper transport of an avulsed ear?

Accepted Answer

A)   It should be labeled with the patient's name, as well as the date and time it was bagged.
B)   It should be kept as cool as possible.
C)   It should not be immersed in cooled water or saline.
D)   It should be in a dry sterile dressing.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following is required in the management of all open soft-tissue injuries?

Accepted Answer

A)   Provision of high-concentration oxygen
B)   Use of Standard Precautions by the EMT
C)   Cervical spine precautions
D)   Application of a disinfectant solutionE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is a consideration in determining a burn's severity?

Accepted Answer

A)   Other illnesses or injuries the patient may have
B)   Body surface area (BS
A)   involved in the burn
C)   The type of agent that caused the burn
D)   All of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

You assess a 35-year-old female patient with a chemical burn to her right forearm and hand.As you assess the burn,you notice a white powder on the burn.What should be your next step?

Accepted Answer

A)   Transport the patient immediately to the closest burn center.
B)   Brush the powder off the patient's arm and hand, and then flush with copious amounts of water.
C)   Flush the arm and hand with copious amounts of water.
D)   Brush off the powder, bandage the arm, and transport the patient to the closest trauma center.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) B

Question 13

You are caring for a 23-year-old female who fell off of a bicycle and sustained a severe laceration on the inside of her upper thigh.Her slacks are torn,and you can see most of the wound.What is the next step?

Accepted Answer

A)   You can treat the wound without total exposure as exposing a wound in that area of the body could be embarrassing.
B)   You need to expose the wound completely because you need to clear away any embedded particles and debris from the wound.
C)   You need to expose the wound completely, control bleeding, clean the surface by simply removing large pieces of foreign matter if any, and dress and bandage the wound.
D)   You need to make sure the wound is very clean before trying to control bleeding by exposing the wound completely and cleaning it with alcohol.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

A wound in which the epidermis is scraped away with minimal bleeding,such as commonly occurs when a child falls on his knees on a sidewalk,is called a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)   abrasion.
B)   contusion.
C)   avulsion.
D)   evisceration.E) None of the above
F) B) and C) A

Question 15

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding an electrical injury?

Accepted Answer

A)   Patients with electrical burns may be treated with the automated external defibrillator (AE
D)   and CPR.
B)   Treatment of a source burn is the same as for other thermal burns.
C)   Injury is usually limited to the area around the source and ground burns.
D)   Patients with burns that appear insignificant are treated as having critical injuries.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

A burn extending into the subcutaneous fat would be classified as which type of burn?

Accepted Answer

A)   Deep partial thickness
B)   Full thickness
C)   Superficial partial thickness
D)   SuperficialE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

When managing an electrical burn,the EMT should:

Accepted Answer

A)   always attempt to remove the patient from the electrical source.
B)   check for a source and ground burn injury.
C)   never attempt CPR unless it is within 4 minutes of contact.
D)   quickly check the pulse, even if the patient is still in contact with the electrical source.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT considered soft tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)   The skin
B)   Muscles
C)   Membranes
D)   CartilageE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

You are assessing a 30-year-old male patient that had his arm caught in a piece of machinery.By the time you arrive he has been freed.The patient tells you that he does not understand why you were called,but as you inspect the injured limb you notice a small puncture wound.You should have a high index of suspicion of which of the following injuries?

Accepted Answer

A)   Puncture
B)   Crush injury
C)   Chemical burn
D)   High-pressure injectionE) C) and D)
F) A) and B) D

Question 20

You are treating a 5-year-old for extensive burns.You know that burns pose a greater risk to infants and children.The reason for this is:

Accepted Answer

A)   the parents' interference with your assessment and treatment can delay your response.
B)   the child will likely be upset and crying and therefore hard to evaluate.
C)   child abuse is usually the reason for the burns.
D)   their body surface area is greater in relation to their total body size.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Your patient is a 35-year-old female who spilled a cup of hot coffee on herself.She has an area about twice the size of the palm of her hand on her right thigh that is red and painful,but without blisters.When caring for this injury in the prehospital setting,which of the following is appropriate?

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Which of the following is NOT an open tissue injury?

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You are treating the amputation of three fingers on a 40-year-old male.The fingers were torn off while he was cleaning his snow blower.You have stopped the bleeding.What should you do with the amputated fingers?

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Which of the following is NOT a major function of the skin?

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The meatus is:

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Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the proper transport of an avulsed ear?

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Which of the following is required in the management of all open soft-tissue injuries?

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Which of the following is a consideration in determining a burn's severity?

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You assess a 35-year-old female patient with a chemical burn to her right forearm and hand.As you assess the burn,you notice a white powder on the burn.What should be your next step?

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You are caring for a 23-year-old female who fell off of a bicycle and sustained a severe laceration on the inside of her upper thigh.Her slacks are torn,and you can see most of the wound.What is the next step?

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A wound in which the epidermis is scraped away with minimal bleeding,such as commonly occurs when a child falls on his knees on a sidewalk,is called a(n) :

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A burn extending into the subcutaneous fat would be classified as which type of burn?

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When managing an electrical burn,the EMT should:

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Which of the following is NOT considered soft tissue?

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You are treating a 5-year-old for extensive burns.You know that burns pose a greater risk to infants and children.The reason for this is:

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Exam 26: Soft-Tissue Trauma

For which of the following patients should the EMT carefully continue to monitor the patient's ventilatory status throughout treatment and transport due to the greatest risk of respiratory failure?

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Your patient is a 35-year-old female who spilled a cup of hot coffee on herself.She has an area about twice the size of the palm of her hand on her right thigh that is red and painful,but without blisters.When caring for this injury in the prehospital setting,which of the following is appropriate?

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Which of the following is NOT an open tissue injury?

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You are treating the amputation of three fingers on a 40-year-old male.The fingers were torn off while he was cleaning his snow blower.You have stopped the bleeding.What should you do with the amputated fingers?

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Which of the following is NOT a major function of the skin?

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Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the proper transport of an avulsed ear?

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Which of the following is required in the management of all open soft-tissue injuries?

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Which of the following is a consideration in determining a burn's severity?

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You are caring for a 23-year-old female who fell off of a bicycle and sustained a severe laceration on the inside of her upper thigh.Her slacks are torn,and you can see most of the wound.What is the next step?

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A wound in which the epidermis is scraped away with minimal bleeding,such as commonly occurs when a child falls on his knees on a sidewalk,is called a(n) :

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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding an electrical injury?

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A burn extending into the subcutaneous fat would be classified as which type of burn?

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When managing an electrical burn,the EMT should:

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Which of the following is NOT considered soft tissue?

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