Question

Your patient is bleeding profusely from the scalp. You should?

Apply a cold pack to prevent tissue swelling

Wrap the head tightly with a 4x4 dressing

Transport the patient in the shock position

Apply direct pressure with a sterile gauze

After securing your trauma patient onto a long backboard. You should immediately assess?

Level of pain using “1-10” scale

The patient’s comfort level

Pupil size and vital signs

Sensory, pulse, and motor function

A patient has diminished breath sounds on one side. Chest rise is unequal. You should suspect?

A rip fracture

Flail chest

A pneumothorax

Pneumonia

A patient has bruising around the eyes and behind the ears. You should suspect?

Hematoma

Basilar skull fracture

Memory loss

Concussion

A 24 year old male sustained burns to his eyes, nose, and mouth when the radiator cap on his car blew off. You should treat for?

Eye injuries

Soft tissue injuries

Burn shock

Respiratory swelling

A 50 year old male has an abviously deformed right lower le after falling off a roof. As ou approach you notice a tear in the skin over the deformity. Should do?

Perform primary assessment

Place a bandage on the laceration

Realign and splint the leg

Fully immobilize the c-spine

Answer 1

Your patient is bleeding profusely from the scalp then we apply direct pressure with a sterilize gauze.
After securing your trauma patient onto a long backboard . We should immediately assess Sensory , pulse, and motor function.
A patient has diminished breath sounds on one side. Chest rise is unequal. We should suspect pneumothorax.
A patient has bruising around the eyes and behind the ears, you should suspect Basilar skull fracture.
A 24 year old male sustained burns to his eyes, nose and mouth when the radiator cap on his car blew off we should treat for soft tissue injuries.
A 50 year old male has an abviously deformed right lower after falling off a roof. As ou approach you notice a tear in the skin over the deformity . we shuold do place a bandage on the laceration.