PATHOPHYSI D236 EMR Red Cross Questions and
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You and your partner are on the scene of an emergency. You are
... [Show More] providing
manual stabilization to a patient with a suspected head and neck injury.
Suddenly the patient begins to vomit. Which of the following should you do?
Correct ans - Call to your partner to assist you in log rolling the patient
while maintaining manual stabilization
You need to stabilize a patient's head and neck. The patient's head is turned
sharply to the right. Which of the following should you do? Correct ans
- Maintain the head in the position found.
You are applying a rigid device to limit movement of a patient's head and
neck. You are applying which of the following? Correct ans - Cervical
collar
You suspect that a patient has a head and neck injury. The patient is lying on
his back, and you determine that you need to perform manual stabilization.
Which of the following should you do first? Correct ans - Place your
hands on both sides of the patient's head.
You suspect that a patient has a head injury after bystanders report that he
fell off a ladder from the second story of a home. The patient is breathing.
Which of the following is the priority action? Correct ans - Stabilizing
the patient's head and neck
You are providing care to a patient with a thermal burn injury. The patient has
been removed from the source of the burn. You prepare to act, focusing on
which of the following as the priority? Correct ans - Cooling the burned
area
Your physical exam reveals that a burn patient has visible burns around his
mouth and portions of his face. You should be alert for which of the
following? Correct ans - Airway obstruction
When providing care to a minor open wound, which of the following should
you do first? Correct ans - Place a sterile dressing over the wound.
You arrive at the scene of an emergency in which a 35-year-old man caught
his hand in the blades of a lawn mower. Two of his fingers are completely
severed, and a third finger is partially severed and is hanging loosely. You
should identify the partially severed finger as which of the following?
Correct ans - Avulsion
You arrive on the scene of a collapsed building. One of the workers is trapped
in the debris. His right leg is caught between two large pieces of cinder
block. You should identify this as which type of injury? Correct ans -
crush injury
venous bleeding Correct ans - Bleeding from a vein, which is
characterized by dark red or maroon blood and a steady, easy-to-control
flow.
A patient is experiencing severe external bleeding from an open wound in his
thigh. You expect to compress the pressure point at which arter Correct
ans - femoral
You have used direct pressure to an open [Show Less]