ch. 28

The lower jawbone is called the:

• zygoma.

• mastoid.

• maxillae

• mandible.

The eyeball itself is referred to as the

• sclera.

• orbit.

• globe.

• comea.

The conjunctiva are kept moist by fluid produced by the:

• corneal duct.

• posterior orbit

• optic chiasma.

• lacrimal gland.

When a light is shone into the pupil:

• both pupils should dilate together.

• It should become smaller in size

• the opposite pupil should dilate

• it should become larger in size

Abnormal variations in pupil size and reaction would MOST likely be observed in a patient with:

• conjunctivitis.

• contact lenses.

• retinitis.

• a brain injury.

When caring for a chemical burn to the eye, the EMT should:

• prevent contamination of the opposite eye.

• immediately cover the injured eye with a sterile dressing.

• avoid irrigating the eye, as this may cause further injury.

• irrigate both eyes simultaneously, even if only one eye is injured.

The term' "hyphema" is defined as:

• inflammation of the iris, cornea, and lens.

• an acute rupture of the globe of the eve.

• blood in the anterior chamber of the eve.

• compression of one or both optic nerves.

Which of the following findings would be least suggestive of a head injury?

• Failure of the eyes to move in the same direction

• One pupil larger in size than the other pupil

• Briskly constricting pupils when exposed to light

• Failure of the eyes to follow movement of an object

You are dispatched to a convenience store, where the clerk sustained a
laceration to the side of his neck during a robbery attempt. During your
assessment, you note bright red blood spurting from the laceration. You
should:

• apply pressure to the closest arterial pressure point.

• circumferentially wrap a dressing around his neck.

• apply direct pressure below the lacerated vessel

• apply direct pressure above and below the wound.

You are transporting an immobilized patient with severe facial trauma. As you are preparing to give your radio report to the hospital, the patient begins vomiting large amounts of blood. You should:

• turn the backboard onto its side.

• reassess his breathing adequacy.

• quickly suction his oropharynx.

• alert the hospital of the situation.