EMR Chapter 13 Review Game

When arriving on scene of a person being stuck by lightning you find they are unresponsive, not breathing, and does not have a pulse. You should:

• assess them for skin burns

• immediately attach the AED

• begin one-rescuer CPR

You are assessing a man who complains of dizziness, lightheadedness, and nausea after working many hours in the sun. The ambient temp is 100 F. You move him to a cooler spot and assess him.

• give him a bunch of cool water

• monitor his ABC's and arrange for transport to the hospital

• rapidly cool him down by applying ice packs to his groin region

• tell him to go home and rest

A female with frost bitten hands is conscious, alert, and actively shivering. Her hands are pale and waxy and covered in blisters. You should:

• rupture the blisters

• apply a tight constricting band to her hands

• have a friend drive her to the hospital

• remove any jewelry and apply dry dressings

When treating a person with possible heat stroke you notice they are semiconscious and have flushed, hot, dry skin. You moved them to a cooler environment and maintained the ABC's. Now what?

• apply ice packs to their abdominal areas

• place them in the recovery position

• remove their clothing and underwear to begin rapid cooling measures

• give cool water and obtain vital signs

When treating a person who was exposed to the cold for a prolonged period of time, you note that they are shivering and their fingers are numb and pale. You should:

• briskly rub their fingers with your hands

• submerge their hands in water

• ask them to place their hands in their armpits

With frost nip, the affected part of the body first becomes pale white

• True

• False, not sure why

• False, numb

When an individual gets struck with lightening all of their injuries are visible.

• True

• False, burns are mainly internal and may not be visible right after the injury.

Which is the safest approach when attempting to rescue a person from the water?

• Reach, throw, row, and go

• Throw, tow, go and reach

• Go, tow, reach, and throw

Typically when a swimmer experiences trouble in the water and begins breathing inefficiently they are exhausted and have a loss of buoyancy.

• True

• False, spastic closure of the larynx

As hypothermia progresses, the pulse rate increases

• True

• False, it decreases