Trauma Quiz
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The material placed directly over a wound to help control bleeding is called a(n):
A. bandage
B. elastic bandage
C. occlusive dressing
D. dressing
You are caring for a patient with a severe soft tissue injury to the lower leg. You have exposed the wound, and it is bleeding. What should you do?
A. apply direct pressure
B. remove debris from the wound
C. care for shock
D. elevate the extremity
You arrive at the scene of an unresponsive man who crashed his motorcycle into a tree at a high rate of speed. His skin is pale and clammy, pulse is 44 and weak and you are unable to obtain a blood pressure. This patient is most likely experiencing _____________ shock.
A. psychogenic
B. compensated
C. decompensated
D. respiratory
When injury to the spinal cord causes systemic dilation of the blood vessels in the body, ________ shock develops.
A. psychogenic
B. hemorrhagic
C. compensated
D. neurogenic
Most cases of external bleeding can be controlled by:
A. applying direct pressure
B. using a tourniquet
C. securing a pressure bandage
D. applying a clotting agent
A 37 year old female as cut her arm while using a circular saw. The wound continues to bleed heavily, despite the direct pressure and bandage you have applied. You should:
A. re-apply the pressure bandage
B. apply a tourniquet
C. have the patient hold her arm above her head
D. check her blood pressure
Which of the following does NOT describe a common pathophysiology of shock?
A. dilated blood vessels
B. obstruction of blood flow
C. severe fluid loss
D. increased total blood volume
Which one of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of arterial bleeding?
A. blood spurts from the wound
B. blood flows slowly from the wound
C. the color of the blood is bright red
D. blood loss is often profuse in a short period of time
Psychogenic shock is commonly known as:
A. hyperperfusion
B. stress reaction shock
C. decompensation
D. fainting
Your patient shows signs of shock, and you suspect she is bleeding internally. You should:
A. facilitate immediate transport
B. allow her to take a sip of water
C. withhold oxygen
D. elevate her feet
Why does a patient’s pulse rate increase as shock develops?
A. to force oxygenated blood out of the patient’s body core
B. to counteract the high blood pressure
C. to maintain adequate perfusion
D. to create more blood to compensate for fluid loss
Which of the following mechanisms would MOST LIKELY cause serious internal bleeding?
A. ground level fall
B. thermal burn
C. blunt force trauma
D. low speed vehicle collision
Your patient has been impaled through the right thigh by a long piece of metal bar. You should:
A. carefully remove the object
B. tie both legs together
C. stabilize the object with bulky dressing
D. cut both ends of the bar to make it shorter
All of the following are signs of shock EXCEPT:
A. increased pulse rate
B. decreasing blood pressure
C. pink, warm, moist skin
D. altered mental status
Which one of the following best describes the appropriate care for an amputated body part?
A. Wrap it with clean gauze and place it on ice
B. Apply a tourniquet to the exposed end of the part
C. Bandage the part back onto the body
D. Place the part in sterile water