Emergency Care Quiz

What is the best way to clean a wound?

• Alcohol

• Hydrogen peroxide

• Soap and water

• All the above

Which types of patients are coded red in emergency situations?

• Open cerebral injuries without loss of consciousness

• Vascular injuries requiring repairs

• Severe burns less than 25%

• Maxillofacial injuries with asphyxia

The first principle of emergency care is?

• Triaging

• Breathing

• Airway

• Circulation

The most suitable oxygen delivery devise for a patient with severe respiratory distress is?

• Nasal cannula

• Simple face mask

• Venturi mask

• Masks with a reservoir

In the ABCD approach of emergency care, D stands for:

• Defibrillation

• Drugs

• Disability

• Danger

The ratio of chest compression to breathing during cardiopulmonary resuscitation is;

• 5:3

• 1:3

• 2:1

• 30:2

Which of the following rhythms require defibrillation?

• Asystole

• Ventricular fibrillations

• Tachycardia

• Sinus bradycardia

Disaster management principle that deals with mainly with disaster prevention is that of:

• Mitigation

• Preparedness

• Response

• Recovery

When assessing pedal pulses in a patient who has sustained fracture of hip, the characteristic of most importance is?

• Contractility and rate

• Color of skin and rhythm

• Amplitude and symmetry

• Local temperature and visible pulsations

The definitive signs of base of skull fracture include:

• Rhinorrhea, depression on patients' skull, and labile blood pressures

• Labile heart rate, blood pressure and leaking CSF from ear and nose

• Mastoid bruising, raccoon eyes, leaking CSF from ear and nose

• Unstable fracture of the maxilla, leaking CSF from ear nose and Throat, Mastoid bruising