Soft Tissue Injuries Quiz

Your patient presents with a wound to her forearm. Your exam reveals a 3 cm wound that has smooth edges and appears to go through several layers of tissue. This type of soft tissue injury is best classified as:

• contusion

• laceration

• puncture

• crush injury

You are caring for a patient who was the victim of a rollover vehicle accident. The patient has injuries to her head, chest, pelvis, and legs. Her abdomen is rigid and bruised, and she is unconscious. You identify that this patient has suffered:

• multisystem trauma

• irreversible wounds

• mortal injuries

• irreversible trauma

A 4-year-old male has fallen off a play structure at the park. He presents with an abrasion to his right shoulder, which is oozing a small amount of dark blood. This type of bleeding is best classified as:

• capillary bleeding

• arterial bleeding

• potentially life threatening

• severe bleeding

A 16-year-old male presents with a gunshot wound to the right upper arm. The wound is spurting bright red blood. You should FIRST:

• apply a tourniquet

• hold direct pressure to the site

• apply a dressing

• take BSI precautions

You arrive at the scene of a motorcycle collision. A 19-year-old female patient is bleeding heavily and very fast from a wound to her fractured lower leg. You are unable to control the bleeding with direct pressure. You should:

• ask another responder to try holding pressure to stop the bleeding.

• elevate the injured leg to a 90-degree angle.

• apply pressure to the brachial artery pressure point.

• apply a tourniquet.

You are caring for a 9-year-old boy who fell off his skateboard. He has a cut on his right palm that is slowly bleeding. You should FIRST:

• apply a pressure bandage.

• apply a dressing.

• apply a tourniquet.

• apply an ice pack.

You are caring for a patient who was kicked repeatedly in the chest and stomach during an assault. His skin is cool, pale, and diaphoretic, and his blood pressure is low. You suspect:

• infection.

• brain injury.

• pulmonary edema.

• internal bleeding.

A 42-year-old male has been stabbed in the abdomen. His airway is patent, and he is breathing 20 times per minute with good tidal volume. He has a rapid and weak pulse, and his skin is pale and diaphoretic. There is no significant external bleeding, but his abdomen is distended, and he guards when you palpate his belly. You should:

• withhold oxygen until paramedics arrive.

• have him sit upright on the gurney.

• classify him as unstable and initiate rapid transport.

• delay transport until you can identify the exact cause of his shock symptoms.

You are caring for a 23-year-old male who cut his wrists with a razor. He is unresponsive and has snoring respirations. You should:

• look for a suicide note.

• apply oxygen via nasal cannula.

• suction the airway.

• perform a head tilt-chin lift.

Your patient presents with an arrow impaled in his chest following a bow-hunting accident. His airway is patent, he is breathing 18 times per minute with good tidal volume, and all bleeding has been controlled. To prepare this patient for transport, you should:

• cut the arrow close to the skin to prevent movement.

• carefully remove the arrow and transport immediately.

• attempt to push the arrow through and out the other side.

• stabilize the arrow with bulky dressings.