Muscoloskeletal - 30 Mins - EMT-b
Please place your FD or EMS Agency Name and your complete name in the name box.
- 1.Your patient has fallen from a horse and has a fractured lower leg. Since the broken bone has torn through the skin, this fracture is called:
- A.
Closed
- B.
Open
- C.
Simple
- D.
Spinal
- 2.An important reason to splint a closed painful, swollen, deformed injury is to:
- A.
Cover any external injuries
- B.
Prevent it from becoming an open injury
- C.
Allow the patient to move the injured extremity without pain
- D.
Make transporting the patient easier and more comfortable
- 3.General rules of splinting include
- A.
Attempting to push protruding bones back into place
- B.
Splinting of all injuries individually prior to transport
- C.
Not using extra padding, as this may decrease the effectiveness of the splint
- D.
Checking for pulse, motor function, and sensation before and after splinting
- 4.If you have applied a splint properly, it will immobilize the
- A.
Injury site, only
- B.
Adjacent joints and bone ends
- C.
Entire extremity
- D.
Injury site and one joint below
- 5.If your patient is a high priority for "load and go" transport, the fastest method of splinting would be securing
- A.
The injured limb to the torso
- B.
The injured limb to an uninjured limb
- C.
The entire body to a spine board
- D.
Each site individually to a rigid splint
- 6.Your first priority in treating a patient with a swollen and deformed extremity is:
- A.
Opening and maintaining the airway
- B.
Splinting the swollen, deformed extremities
- C.
Applying direct pressure to open injuries
- D.
Assessing circulation in injured extremities.
- 7.Your 35-year-old male patient has fallen while rock climbing. During your assessment you find a deformed right lower leg. The distal extremity is pulseless and the skin is cool and cyanotic. Your emergency treatment for this injury should include
- A.
Splinting the extremity as it is
- B.
Attempting to realign the injured extremity
- C.
Applying a traction splint
- D.
Moving the patient to your ambulance before splinting
- 8.Traction splints are specifically designed to splint injuries to the
- A.
Upper arm
- B.
Lower arm
- C.
Upper leg
- D.
Lower leg
- 9.Use of a traction splint is contraindicated if your patient also
- A.
Has a knee injury
- B.
Has a back injury
- C.
Has a femur fracture
- D.
Has no distal pulse in the injured extremity
- 10.Which of the following splinting devices would NOT be appropriate for the management of a fractured tibia?
- A.
Air inflated splint
- B.
Two rigid board splints
- C.
Traction splint
- D.
Single rigid splint
- 11.Your 64-year-old female patient has slipped on the ice and you suspect a pelvic fracture. This type of injury is very serious, because
- A.
A pelvic injury is very painful
- B.
Internal organs, blood vessels, and nerves may be injured
- C.
A pelvic injury is difficult to stabilize
- D.
The patient cannot be log rolled
- 12.Splinting someone to death" means:
- A.
Splinting too tightly, compressing blood vessels and nerves
- B.
Splinting too loosely, permitting movement and further tissue damage
- C.
Splinting without first applying traction or realignment, causing further tissue damage
- D.
Spending too much time splinting, neglecting care for life-threatening conditions, and unnecessarily delaying transport
- 13.When force is transmitted to the body's internal structures causing internal organs to rupture or bleed internally, or small bone fractures to occur is called a(n):
- A.
Crush injury
- B.
Concussion
- C.
Contusion
- D.
Avulsion
- 14.To properly apply a pressure dressing and bandage to an open wound it is important that you:
- A.
Apply a tourniquet to control bleeding
- B.
Replace any dressings that become blood-soaked
- C.
Apply an antiseptic solution to the wound
- D.
Expose the entire wound, cutting away clothing as needed
- 15.A 32-year-old female patient has amputated her index finger in a table saw accident. You have bandaged her hand. The best way to transport the amputated finger is by:
- A.
Placing the finger directly on ice
- B.
Wrapping the finger well in an occlusive dressing
- C.
Placing the finger directly in sterile saline
- D.
Wrapping the finger in gauze, placing it in a plastic bag, and keeping it cool
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