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HLTH 320 (Emergency Medicine) Final ExamQ&A Athabasca University.
Your next-door neighbor cuts one of his fingers off while working in his
woodshop in his garage. Briefly describe the proper care for his finger and
include at least one thing that could be done to "treat him for shock"
✔✔Wrap the finger in moist gauze, and put it in a waterproof bag. Put
finger ON ice not buried in it.
Lay him down to help him with shock.
True or False. An impaled object should be immediately removed to
minimize damage to body tissue. Defend.
✔✔False. The object might be stopping bleeding or holding together other
things and should only be taken out in a controlled setting.
Provide at least 4 signs/symptoms typical of a wound infection.
✔✔Redness
Swelling
Warm
Fever
Pus
During lab, a student spills a large amount of liquid chemical down his
front. Proper first aid care for this incident includes which of the following?
✔✔Removal fo the student's clothing.
Important considerations when responding to an electrical bur include.
✔✔Seeking immediate medical attention
,Caring for a victim of a partial thickness burn includes:
✔✔actively cooling if the body surface area is not substantial
The 3 criteria considered when assessing the severity of a thermal burn
are:
✔✔1. Depth of the burn
2. Surface area of the burn
3. Location of the burn
Briefly describe the "Rule of the Hand" as it is used in providing first aid
care:
✔✔The palm of your hand is generally 1% of your body surface area. Use
your hand to approximate the total surface area of the burn to see if you
need medical attention or not.
Your younger brother experiences a fall and injures his face, resulting in
an avulsed tooth Which of the following would be most appropriate in his
care?
✔✔Placing the tooth in a container of whole milk
Proper first aid for the victim of an anterior nose bleed that continues to
bleed includes which of the following?
✔✔Blowing the nose gently
Your roommate injures his nose in an intramural basketball game. It
appears to be broken and he does not seem to have any other injuries.
What two conditions regarding the possible broken nose would cause you
to encourage him to seek medical attention right away, rather than wait
, until swelling has resolved, as was discussed in class?
✔✔If he can't breathe. If it is bleeding posteriorly
True or False. First aid providers should ensure that victims of head
injuries should not be allowed to go to sleep. Defend.
✔✔False. The brain heals while you are sleeping so sleep might be the
best thing. But it is best if someone can check on the victim periodically.
Describe 2 methods that could be used to remove a loose object from the
eye.
✔✔Q-tip/cotton swab
Flushing with warm water
An appropriate dressing for a sucking chest wound:
✔✔is absolutely nothing as a dressing might cause more harm
The purpose for instructing the victim of an injured chest with rib fractures
to occasionally take a deep breath of cough is to:
✔✔decrease the potential for pneumonia
You decide to stop and assist the victim of a motorcycle crash. You
discover he can't feel his hards or his feet. Which of the following would
be appropriate?
✔✔Assessing extremity movement
What is a pneumothorax? What makes it a "tension" pneumothorax?
✔✔Collapsed lung
If the air entering the chest is pushing things away
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