GCS
Assessment of a man reveals that he opens his eyes when spoken to, pulls his arm away when palpated and knows his name but not what day it is. What is is GCS
What is 11.
A patient is unresponsive with snoring Resp. His arm is amputated just above the elbow. The EMT should:
Apply a proximal tourniquet
What should the EMT be most concerned with when dealing with significant burns
what is airway compromise
Cardiac tamponade is an example of what type of shock?
What is obstructive shock
A soft-tissue injury that results in a flap or torn skin?
what is Avulsion
A pt opens his eyes slightly and moans when the EMT applies painful stimuli. When the EMT palpates his arm the pt pulls away. What his GCS?
What is 8?
Positive pressure ventilation
A man has partial thickness burns to the anterior chest and both anterior arms. What is the percentage of his body surface area has been burned.
What is 18%
What is one of the earliest signs of shock?
Anxiety, change in mental status
What is the partial dislocation of a joint?
Subluxation
A trauma patient has no response to verbal or painful response. What is his GCS?
3
Following a head injury a woman is semiconscious and is bleeding from the nose and left ear. You should:
Cover her ear and nose with a loose gauze pad to collect the blood.
A woman has full thickness burns to her chest and abdomen. What is the proper way to treat these burns after ensuring all burning is stopped.
Cover with dry, sterile dressings and prevent further loss of body heat
A man falls 25 feet. His vitals are as followed: BP 60/40 P 50, RR 26. His skin is pink and warm starting at the chest. What type of shock is this patient in?
What is neurogenic shock.
Displaced fractures of the proximal femur are characterized by?
What is Shortening and external rotation of the leg
A trauma patient opens his eyes to painful stimuli, mumbles words that you can not understand, and has decorticate posturing.
7
What is the basic treatment at the BLS level for shock?
Control bleeding, supine position (trendelenburg) , high flow oxygen, and keep warm
A 2 year old has partial thickness burns to his anterior trunk and circumferential head. What percentage of burns does this pt have?
36%
A patient is apneic, has absent radial pulses, and weak carotid pulse. What level of shock is this patient in?
Irreversible
Damaged small blood vessels beneath the skin can cause what?
Ecchymosis (bruising)
A trauma patient opens his eyes on his own, alert and oriented to person and place but not time or event, and obeys all commands. What is their GCS?
14
A patient was in a MVA and has multisystem trauma. Pt presents with blood in the airway, a small laceration to the neck, a sucking chest wound and an amputated left leg bleeding profusely. What should the EMT address first?
The bleeding from the amputated leg.
A man has reddening and blisters to his anterior chest, groin, right leg and both arms. What type and percentage of burns does this patient have?
partial-thickness and 28%
A nursing home patient presents with a fever and altered mental status. He has a history of UTIs and has the following signs: tachycardia, hypotension, and is febrile. What type of shock does this patient have?
Septic shock
70 year old woman fell and struck her head two days ago. Two days later she is confused, vomiting and has slurred speech. What type of brain bleed should the EMT suspect?
Subdural Hematoma