Chapters 1 - 10
At which of the following stages is toilet-training most likely to begin? Preschool age, School age, Toddler or Infant
Toddler
An oxygen saturation of 97 percent is considered which of the following? Normal, Severe hypoxia, Hypoxia, Significant hypoxia
Normal
A patient who has shallow, slow, irregular, gasping breaths is said to have ________ respirations.
Agonal
Based on the CDC trauma triage guidelines, Which injury or complaint would justifying immediate transportation to a trauma center?
Open (compound) midshaft femur fracture
Closed head injury
Flail chest
Midline cervical spine pain
Flail chest
The condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall is known as which of the following?
Abruptio placentae
During which age group is the body in peak physical condition? Early adult, Adolescence, Preschool or Middle adult
Early adult
At what points should you begin your scene size-up?
As you approach the scene in the ambulance
On arrival
Your protocol allows the administration of the patients nitroglycerin , what is the maximum number of tablets to be administered in the prehospital setting?
3
Dangerous organisms that can grow in a variety of environments and are capable of producing toxic substances are known as:
Bacteria
The most frequently transplanted organ is the:
Kidney
For life to be maintained, a balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide is needed. The condition when oxygen levels are low is called:
Hypoxia
During your reassessment of your patient, you notice that your patient is making gurgling sounds. What do you do immediately?
Suction the airway.
When a blunt and/or penetrating injuries occur to the heart and the sac around the heart has filled with fluid such as blood and it's affecting the efficiency of the heart. This condition is called __________ ________
Pericardial Tamponade.
Dangerous organisms that grow inside of living cells and reproduce are known as:
Viruses
What is the correct terminology for a wound in which a vacuum has been created within the chest, drawing air into the thorax through a penetration of the chest wall with each breath?
Sucking chest wound
In Type 1 diabetes, which gland does not secret enough of the hormone insulin?
Pancreas
Nitroglycerin is given via the ________ route.
Sublingual
By definition, a systemic poison causes harm to what part of your patients body? Key word is systemic
Entire body
If capillary refill is assessed in a child patient, how long should it take the normal pink color to return to the nail bed?
2 seconds
What is the definition of multiple trauma?
A trauma in which the patient has more than one serious injury
The normal urge to breathe is stimulated by chemoreceptors that measure changing levels of what two gases?
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
The first set of vital sign measurements obtained are often referred to as _______ vital signs
Baseline vital signs
Pain that your patient feels in a body part or area of the body that has nothing to do with a diseased organ is termed:
Referred pain.
Physiology is the study of:
Body function.
What is the definition of multi-system trauma?
One or more injuries that affect more than one body system