Trauma Questions
1. The leading cause of death for people between the ages of 1 and 44 in the United States is ___________
A: cancer.
B: stroke.
C:
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D: cardiovascular disease. - CORRECT ANSWER C, trauma.
2. Which trauma center designation is applied to a hospital that commits to special emergency department training and has a degree of surgical capability in house, but usually stabilizes and transfers seriously injured patients to a higher-level trauma center?
A: Level I
B: Level II
C: Level III
D: Level IV - CORRECT ANSWER C, Level III
3. When determining the mechanism of injury, you will assess the __________
A: dynamic forces involved in the collision.
B: person who caused the collision.
C: number of patients.
D: need for additional resources. - CORRECT ANSWER A, dynamic forces involved in the collision.
4. Limitations of air medical transport via helicopter include all of the following except ____________
A: limited space within the aircraft.
B: loud engine noise.
C: mandated landing zone requirements.
D: inability to handle patients with a complicated airway. - CORRECT ANSWER D, inability to handle patients with a complicated airway.
5. In the quality improvement process, a committee will look at selected care modalities to determine whether designated program standards of care are being met. These modalities are also called ____________
A: criteria.
B: pointers.
C: indicators.
D: recommendations. - CORRECT ANSWER C, indicators.
6. In a motor vehicle collision, which organ system of the body is the first to experience the effects of trauma?
A: Neurologic
B: Integumentary
C: Musculoskeletal
D: Cardiovascular - CORRECT ANSWER B, Integumentary
7. Which of the following is the most common cause of blunt trauma?
A: Altercations
B: Motor vehicle crashes
C: Sports injuries
D: Falls - CORRECT ANSWER B, Motor vehicle crashes
8. An energy transfer from an object or surface to the skin and into the body's interior describes which mechanism of injury?
A: Blunt trauma
B: Penetrating trauma
C: Multisystem trauma
D: External trauma - CORRECT ANSWER A, Blunt trauma
9. Regarding the mechanism of injury, when the speed of an object that is about to strike a body is doubled, its ability to cause trauma is ____________
A: reduced by one-half.
B: doubled.
C: tripled.
D: quadrupled. - CORRECT ANSWER D, quadrupled.
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