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87 year old male fell in the kitchen making breakfast. He states that he did not hit his four head but managed to catch himself on the way down and did not hit the ground hard. Your assessment reveals him to have kyphosis of the thoracic and cervical spine, but does not reveal any neurological defects. Which one of the following is appropriate in care of this patient? |
Apply rigid collar and prepare the patient for any discomfort that the collar may cause |
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A patient involved in a driving accident has his head position so that his left cheek is touching his left shoulder. He states that he has severe pain in his neck and it hurts to move his head. He denies numbness, tingling, or decrease strength in his arms or legs. Which one of the following is the EMTs best course of action? |
Stabilize and maintain the head in the position in which the patient is holding it |
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A high school football player was hit from behind and is complaining of severe back pain and numbness to his right leg. Manual in-line stabilization is being maintained by an assisting coach. Once at the patient side what should you do next? |
Assess the airway and breathing |
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As you approach a motorcyclist Who was thrown from his bike, you can hear him saying that he cannot feel or move his legs. You note that he has obvious deformity to both femurs. EMR or holding manual in-line stabilization. Of the following which one should be done first? |
Check his rate and effort of breathing |
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Two car collision. The patient was unrestrained driving of a car that struck another from behind at 25 mph. In the course of the collision, the patient flew forward and struck the windshield with his head. No airbag was deployed. The patient extracted himself and is not complaining of any neck, head, or back pain; however you do not know a small cut on his head, which occurred as he was getting out of the car. When asked about pre-existing medical problems he tells you that he did have herniated disks in a lumbar spine repaired several years ago. Which one of the following should provide the EMT with the strongest reason to immobilize this patient to the Longspine bored? |
Mechanism of injury |
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When performing the secondary assessment, which one of the following signs is most suggestive of a spinal cord injury? |
Persistent penile erection |
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A male driver was ejected from his vehicle after it rolled several times at a high rate of speed. as you approach the patient you note that he is unresponsive and struggling to breathe. he also has a laceration to his left side of his face and multiple contusions to his legs. After signing another EMT to take manual in-line spinal stabilization, what should you do? |
Open the airway using the jaw thrust maneuver |
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A motorcyclist wearing a full helmet was thrown from his motorcycle after hitting a patch of oil. the bike had been traveling at a high rate of speed. manual in-line spinal stabilization is being held by an off-duty EMT. the primary assessment reveals the patient to be responsive to painful stimuli and breathing rapidly. His radical pulse this weak and fast. as you quickly scan his body you note deformity to his left femur and lower leg. your immediate action should be to: |
Remove his helmet |
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For a person to make a fist, which of the following must occur? |
The central nervous system must send a message through the spinal cord and then to the peripheral nerves. |
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A patient is being extracted from a car using a vest type short immobilization device. after the patient has been extracted the EMT should: |
Immobilize the patient with the vest type short immobilization device to a longboard |
