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Which of the following is another way of describing the condition of shock?

• hypotension

• hypoperfusion

• hemorrhage

• internal bleeding

The major cause of shock that the EMT will encounter in a patient is:

• vomiting

• excessive sweating

• hemorrhage

• high blood pressure

Your patient is a 6-year-old child who has fallen down while running on a sidewalk.The Patient has abrasions on both knees and the palms of both hands that are oozing blood. This is an example of bleeding from which of the following types of vessels?

• capillaries

• veins

• arteries

• lymphatic vessels

Which of the following is a characteristic of arterial bleeding?

• spurting under pressure

• dark red color

• steady flow

• oozing

Your patient is a 12-year-old who ran his arm through a glass window and has an 8 inch laceration on his anterior forearm. You have applied direct pressure and additional dressings, but these have become saturated due to continued bleeding. Which of the following should you do now?

• remove the pressure dressing and bandage, apply direct pressure with gloved hand, and elevate the arm

• remove the pressure dressing and bandage, apply an ice pack to the wound, and bandage it in place with elastic bandage

• apply additional dressing material, bandage it in place, and apply pressure to the brachial artery

• apply a tourniquet

Which of the following is a concern in a patient who received burns to his hand when he grabbed a live electrical wire?

• the burning will continue for hours, perhaps days

• inhalation of toxic gasses

• the extent of tissue damage may be much greater than it appears on the surface

• the patient remains an electrocution hazard to rescuers for several minutes after being removed from the source of electricity

Which of the following is the correct sequence for controlling external bleeding?

• direct pressure with dressing & pressure bandage, elevation, tourniquet

• direct pressure, ice, pressure point compression, elevation, tourniquet

• rinse with alcohol, direct pressure, pressure point compression, tourniquet

• direct pressure, dressing and pressure bandage, tourniquet

Your patient is a 28-year-old male who cut his thigh with a chain saw. It appears that he has lost about 600cc of blood. Which of the following is NOT part of the proper management of this patient?

• administration of oxygen

• replacement of fluid level by giving the patient adequate amounts of water

• splinting the extremity

• placing the patient in a supine position

Which of the following best describes the location of the femoral artery pressure point?

• at the crease where the thigh meets the trunk

• on the medial aspect of the posterior knee

• on top of the foot

• posterior to the medial malleolus of the ankle

Which of the following is NOT recommended when controlling epistaxis?

• pinching the nostrils together

• placing the unconscious patient in the recovery position

• keeping the patient calm and quiet

• having the patient tilt the head backward to evaluate the nose