EMT Chapters 31-34

Bones are connected to other bones by bands of tough fibrous tissues called:

• Bursa

• Tendons

• Cartilage

• Ligaments

Which of the following statements regarding rebound tenderness is correct?

• It should be assessed for by vigorously palpating the abdomen.

• Rebound tenderness is a specific sign found with a spleen injury.

• 1. It is often discovered when the patient is jarred or moved suddenly.

• The absence of rebound tenderness rules out intra-abdominal injury.

Because the depth of an open abdominal wound is often difficult to determine:

• 1. vital signs should be monitored frequently.

• 1. prompt transport to the hospital is essential.

• the EMT must perform a thorough exam.

• the abdomen must be vigorously palpated.

Covering a patient’s _________ will significantly minimize radiation heat loss.

• Head

• Chest

• Abdomen

• Extremities

While assessing a 21-year-old female who struck a tree head-on with her small passenger car, you note that her airbag deployed. You should:

• 1. perform a head-to-toe assessment while she is in the car.

• lift the airbag and look for deformity to the steering wheel.

• 1. carefully assess her upper chest for seatbelt-related injuries.

• 1. extricate her immediately and transport to a trauma center.

During your assessment of a patient who experienced blunt trauma to the abdomen, you notice bruising around the umbilicus. This is a sign of:

• a ruptured spleen.

• a severe liver laceration.

• 1. intra-abdominal bleeding.

• rupture of a hollow organ.

The term primigravida refers to a woman who:

• has never been pregnant.

• has had only one live birth.

• is pregnant for the first time.

• has had more than one live baby.

The pectoral girdle consists of the:

• scapulae and clavicles.

• clavicles and rib cage.

• sternum and scapulae.

• acromion and clavicles.

Early bruising following abdominal trauma often manifests as:

• localized pain.

• red areas of skin.

• gross distention.

• dark purple marks.

The third stage of labor begins when the:

• placenta is fully delivered.

• cervix is completely dilated.

• umbilical cord has been clamped.

• baby is expelled from the vagina.