Chapter Questions 2

Question 1

What should be the focus of a secondary assessment

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An EMT’s primary focus should be on patient’s vital sign and obtaining sample history

Question 2

When interviewing a patient you can show him or her that you understand the situation by

Answer 2

Repeating statements back to him or her

Question 3

A patient with high blood pressure would expect to have skin that is

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Flushed and red

Question 4

As time progresses following a significant injury What happens

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The body’s ability to compensate for shock decreases

Question 5

Reassessment is performed for what reasons

Answer 5

The patient’s response to your treatment whether or not the patient is deteriorating and the nature of any newly identified problems

Question 6

You should suspect that a patient is experiencing respiratory failure if he or she

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Has bradycardia and diminished muscle tone

Question 7

A patient with profuse sweating is referred to as being

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Diaphoretic

Question 8

After performing a primary assessment, a rapid exam of the body should be performed to

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Identify less obvious injuries that require immediate treatment

Question 9

During your assessment of a 6-month-old male with vomiting and diarrhea, you note that his capillary refill time is approximately 4 seconds. From then this information you can conclude that the infant

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That the infant’s peripheral circulation is decreased

Question 10

An adult patient who is not experiencing difficulty breathing will

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Be able to speak and complete sentences without unusual pauses

Question 11

The risk of bleeding in the skull which increases with age is most directly related to

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Shrinkage of the brain

Question 12

When assessing an 80-year-old patient in shock, that is important to remember that

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Is related changes in cardiovascular systems may make the patient less able to compensate for decreased perfusion

Question 13

Why do toddlers in preschoolers experience upper respiratory infections

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Because of the loss of passive immunity

Question 14

An infant or small toddler would most likely gain trust in a person who is

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Organized and provides a routine environment

Question 15

The anterior fontanels fused together by the ages of

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9 to 18 months

Question 16

In pre-conventional reasoning children

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Act almost purely to avoid punishment and get what they want

Question 17

In post-conventional reasoning children

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Start to develop their own internal morale Compasses

Question 18

In conventional reasoning children

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Start to have moral compasses directed by peers in society

Question 19

A 16-year-old female complains, a vaginal bleeding and abdominal cramping that began several hours ago during assessment interview you should

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Inquire about the possibility of pregnancy

Question 20

When treating a patient who’s experience to pulmonary blast injury you should

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Avoid giving oxygen under positive pressure

Question 21

Falling a blunt injury to the head. A 22-year-old female is confused complains of a severe headache and nausea. On the basis of these signs and symptoms you should be most concerned with the possibility of

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Intracranial bleeding

Question 22

When a motor vehicle strikes a tree when traveling at 40 mph, the unrestrained occupant

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Will remain in motion until acted upon by an external Force

Question 23

If one or more occupants in the same vehicle were killed in a crash, the EMT should

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Suspect that all living occupants experience the same serious trauma

Question 24

When evaluating the mechanism of injury of a car versus pedestrian collision, you should first

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Approximate the speed of the vehicle

Question 25

Well end route to a major motor vehicle crash on scene. Police officer advised you that a 6-year-old male was writing in the front seat was involved. He further states that the child was only wearing a lap belt and that the air plagues were deployed. On the basis of that information you should be most suspicious that the child has experienced

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Neck and facial injuries

Question 26

Factors that should be considered when assessing a patient who is fallen

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The surface struck the height of the fall and the primary impact point

Question 27

If a person is standing near a building that explodes, which of the following injuries is she most likely to experience?

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Eardrum rupture

Question 28

Two of the most common mechanisms of injury for blunt trauma are

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Falls and motor vehicle collisions

Question 29

Evaluation of the interior of a crash motor vehicle during extraction will allow the EMT too

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Identify contact points and predict potential injuries