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You arrive at an accident scene and find a patient lying on the ground with her right arm straight out to
the side (at a 90-degree angle to her body). You ask her if she is able to pull the arm toward her body,
but she cannot. You would document this as an inability to __________ her right arm.
Select one:
A. adduct
B. abduct
C. hyperextend
D. hyperflex - correct answer ✔✔adduct
You have been called to the lodge for a behavioral emergency. When you arrive, you find a male in his
forties sitting up against a wall. He is confused and incontinent. Bystanders state that he suddenly fell to
the ground and was grunting and shaking. From this description, what should you suspect first that the
man has had?
Select one:
A. A diabetic reaction
B. A syncopal episode
C. An absence seizure
D. A generalized seizure - correct answer ✔✔generalized seizure
A basket stretcher is a good method for transporting a patient:
Select one:
A. with a fractured femur.
B. who is extremely heavy.
C. on an LSB in any terrain.
D. out of the backcountry. - correct answer ✔✔out of the backcountry.
,You are assessing a 30-year-old man who has fallen about 20 feet. He is alert and oriented but states that
he cannot move or feel his legs. Additionally, because his blood pressure is 82/48 mmHg, you suspect
neurogenic shock. Which of the following additional assessment findings reinforces your suspicion of
neurogenic shock?
Select one:
A. Heart rate of 144
B. Shallow rapid respirations
C. Heart rate of 44
D. Warm and dry skin - correct answer ✔✔Heart rate of 44
For any submersion injury that is not a life-threatening water-related emergency, a complete secondary
assessment is performed using:
Select one:
A. SAMPLE.
B. OPQRST.
C. DCAP-BTLS.
D. AVPU. - correct answer ✔✔The correct answer is: DCAP-BTLS.
When a young child at a neighborhood cookout cries out that he was stung by a bee on his forearm, you
should:
Select one:
A. ask if anyone has an epinephrine auto-injector and assist in giving the injection.
B. immobilize the arm and place it at the level of the child's heart to prevent spread of the venom.
C. scrape the stinger off the skin with a firm, flat object such as a credit card and then apply ice to reduce
the swelling and pain.
D. scrub the area with soap and water to remove the stinger. - correct answer ✔✔scrape the stinger off
the skin with a firm, flat object such as a credit card and then apply ice to reduce the swelling and pain.
Upon finding an unconscious patient at the scene of a bad accident, your next step should be to:
Select one:
A. begin your assessment but not provide any treatment until another patroller arrives.
,B. delay your examination and ask other patrollers to respond as witnesses.
C. assume "implied consent" and begin to examine and treat the patient.
D. delay your examination until you can locate a spouse or a friend of the patient. - correct answer
✔✔assume "implied consent" and begin to examine and treat the patient.
Which describes a patient scoring U on AVPU?
Select one:
A. Jerks when a light shines directly at the pupil
B. Does not respond to pain
C. Lurches in response to loud noise
D. Moans when a painful stimulus is applied - correct answer ✔✔Does not respond to pain
While performing a primary assessment on a patient who has an isolated spinal cord injury, you note
that he is in severe respiratory distress and struggling to breathe. Where should you suspect that the
spinal cord injury has occurred?
Select one:
A. The cervical spine
B. The lumbar spine
C. The diaphragm
D. The thoracic spine - correct answer ✔✔The cervical spine
How do most problems with heart valves originate?
Select one:
A. Due to injury
B. From medication errors
C. Congenitally
D. Due to viral infection - correct answer ✔✔Congenitally
You need to begin rewarming an unresponsive patient who has a core temperature of 93°F. Which of the
following measures would most benefit this patient?
, Select one:
A. Gently massage the patient's arms and legs.
B. Place one extremity at a time into warm water.
C. Give the patient warm drinks to increase internal body temperature.
D. Wrap the patient in several warm blankets. - correct answer ✔✔Wrap the patient in several warm
blankets.
You apply and use an AED on a patient lying on his back. His pulse returns, and he is breathing
adequately. What position is he in?
Select one:
A. Right lateral recumbency
B. Supine
C. Prone position
D. Left lateral recumbency - correct answer ✔✔Supine
The person who first organized a volunteer "ski patrol" and then was asked to organize a national patrol
was:
Select one:
A. Roger Langely.
B. Minnie Dole.
C. Warren Bowman.
D. Roland Palmedo. - correct answer ✔✔Minnie Dole
A crying 42-year-old woman states that she has sharp abdominal pain that she localizes to her right
lower quadrant. When assessing this patient's abdomen, you would look for distention and symmetry
and then:
Select one:
A. start the abdominal exam by palpating the right lower quadrant.
B. avoid palpating the right lower quadrant.
C. start the exam by palpating the abdomen in the quadrant farthest away from the one that is painful.
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