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Which of the following best describes definitive care for the trauma patient with ongoing, significant hemorrhage? A. Administration of blood or blood products B. Immediate surgery C. Administration of hypertonic crystalloid or colloid solution D. Invasive hemodynamic monitoring and serial ...

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Which of the following best describes definitive care for the trauma patient with ongoing, significant
hemorrhage?

A.

Administration of blood or blood products

B.

Immediate surgery

C.

Administration of hypertonic crystalloid or colloid solution

D.

Invasive hemodynamic monitoring and serial hematocrits - ANSWERSB.

Immediate surgery



Your patient is a 29-year-old man who works in a meat-processing plant. He received a knife wound in
the proximal anteromedial thigh, which is continuing to bleed on your arrival. He is restless and thirsty
and has pale, cool skin. He has a weak radial pulse of 130 and a blood pressure of 118/88 mmHg. This
patient is exhibiting signs and symptoms consistent with a class ________ hemorrhage.

A.

IV

B.

II

C.

III

D.

I - ANSWERSB.

II

,Which of the following represents the correct sequence for controlling hemorrhage from an extremity?

A.

Finger pressure through the dressing to the leaking vessel, splinting, ice, elevation

B.

Direct pressure on the dressing and wound, elevation, ice

C.

Direct pressure on the dressing and wound , elevation, ice, tourniquet as a last resort

D.

Direct pressure on the dressing and wound, finger pressure through the dressing to the leaking vessel,
and, if pressure fails, application of a tourniquet - ANSWERSD.

Direct pressure on the dressing and wound, finger pressure through the dressing to the leaking vessel,
and, if pressure fails, application of a tourniquet



What is the best course of action in the case of hemorrhage from either the nose or ear canal?

A.

Cover the area with a soft, porous dressing

Your answer is correct.B.

Squeeze the nostrils closed

C.

Apply pressure to the forehead

D.

Apply direct pressure to the upper face - ANSWERSA.

Cover the area with a soft, porous dressing



When assessing the chest during a rapid trauma assessment, what is most likely to indicate major
internal hemorrhage?

A.

Muffled heart tones

B.

Distended neck veins

, C.

Increased respiratory rate

D.

Hyporesonance to percussion - ANSWERSD.

Hyporesonance to percussion



Whole blood - ANSWERSWhole blood



Rapid volume replacement is best achieved under which of the following conditions?

A.

Use of a long catheter with a small internal diameter

B.

Use of a short catheter with a large internal diameter

C.

Use of a long catheter with a large internal diameter

D.

Use of a short catheter with a small internal diameter - ANSWERSB.

Use of a short catheter with a large internal diameter



Red blood cells make up approximately ________ percent of whole blood volume.

A.

45

B.

15

C.

60

D.

30 - ANSWERSA.

45

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