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Care of the trauma patient in the field is an involving science and should be evidence-based. As lifelong earners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is because research may lead to which of the following? -answerChange inour current practices In trauma care, a ...

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Care of the trauma patient in the field is an involving science and should be evidence-based. As
lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is because
research may lead to which of the following? - answerChange in our current practices



In trauma care, a Principle is defined as which of the following? - answerWhat needs to be done



In addition to oxygen what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy
production? - answerGlucose



You respond for a patient who is sustained a GSW to the right upper thorax he is barely responsive,
pale, and diaphoretic which of the following is most appropriate for transport? - answerScoop
stretcher



Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider which of the following
as part of their pre-arrival assessment? - answerWeather conditions



The most appropriate for airway maneuver for trauma patients as which of the following? -
answerTrauma jaw thrust



Endotracheal intubation is a technique that requires which of the following? - answerSubstantial
training to maintain proficiency



Which of the following indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing? - answerThe
patient breathing is noticeable



The patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds
on the one side of his chest and respiratory distress which additional sign would indicate that the
patient has a tension pneumothorax? - answerHemodynamic compromise



In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets and immobilizing fractures, which of the following is most
effective by controlling hemorrhage - answerHemostatic agents



Which of the following is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? - answerSystemic hypoxia

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You're call to treat a patient who was knocked unconscious when he slipped and fell on a wet floor
striking his head. it is now several hours later he is awake but confused, does not recall the incident,
and is vomiting with a headache. which of the following injuries is most likely? - answerConcussion



Which of the following findings indicate the need for immobilization when using a selective spinal
immobilization protocol? - answerPain or tenderness along the spine



Which of the following patients should be treated first in a blast-related multiple patients situation?
- answerA 30-year-old female with altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill



Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in which of the following? -
answerIncreased blood loss



When should the secondary survey be accomplished? - answerWhen the time and situation allow



When approaching a trauma patient what is the first thing must be made? - answerScene safety



What is the most common type of shock resulting from trauma? - answerHemorrhagic



Which of the following best guides the decision to provide spinal immobilization? - answerHistory
and complaint



A 38 male sustained a large wound to his right thigh while at work what are the following actions is
the most important initial step? - answerHemorrhage control



A patient who sustained extensive blunt trauma to his trunk has absent lung sounds on the right,
marked respiratory distress, tachycardia and hypertension. What is the most appropriate
intervention? - answerNeedle decompression



The prehospital assessment of the trauma patient begins of which of the following? -
answerInformation provided by the dispatcher



EMS response for patient valve in a motor vehicle versus car collision. The patient is unresponsive
with vital signs of BP 82/palpitation, are our 24, pulse 128. What is the most likely type of shock? -
answerHypovolemic

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