WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 4 LATEST 2023 EXAM 450 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 4 LATEST EXAM 450

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED

ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED

ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

A factory worker was splashed in the eyes with a strong acid chemical.

He complains of intense pain and blurred vision. Your ambulance does

not carry bottles of sterile saline or water. You should:

Select one:

A. neutralize the acid chemical in his eye with an alkaline chemical.

B. mix baking soda with water and irrigate his eyes with the solution.

C. irrigate both eyes continuously for 20 minutes with plain water.

D. flush both eyes with an alcohol-based solution and transport. -

ANSWER- C. irrigate both eyes continuously for 20 minutes with plain

water.

Bleeding from soft-tissue injuries to the face is MOST effectively

controlled with:

Select one:

A. direct pressure using dry, sterile dressings.

B. digital pressure to an adjacent pulse point.

C. ice packs and elevation of the patient's head.

D. pressure dressings and chemical ice packs. - ANSWER- A. direct

pressure using dry, sterile dressings.

Following blunt trauma to the face, a 21-year-old male complains of a

severe headache and decreased ability to move his eyes. This patient's

clinical presentation is MOST consistent with:

Select one:

A. a blowout fracture.

B. optic vessel compression.

C. a lacerated globe.

D. a ruptured eyeball. - ANSWER- A. a blowout fracture.

If your patient swallows blood following facial trauma, there is an

increased risk of ________.

Select one:

A. altered LOC

B. vomiting

C. hypotension

D. GI trauma - ANSWER- B. vomiting

Significant trauma to the face should increase the EMT's index of

suspicion for a(n):

Select one:

A. displaced mandible.

B. spinal column injury.

C. airway obstruction.

D. basilar skull fracture. - ANSWER- B. spinal column injury.

The Adam's apple is:

Select one:

A. the lower part of the larynx that is formed by the cricoid cartilage.

B. the upper part of the larynx that is formed by the thyroid cartilage.

C. below the thyroid cartilage and forms the upper part of the trachea.

D. the small indentation in between the thyroid and cricoid cartilages. -

ANSWER- B. the upper part of the larynx that is formed by the thyroid

cartilage.

The MOST significant complication associated with facial injuries is:

Select one:

A. damage to the eyes.

B. cervical spine injury.

C. airway compromise.

D. mandibular immobility. - ANSWER- C. airway compromise.

The superficial temporal artery can be palpated:

Select one:

A. just anterior to the tragus.

B. slightly above the ear.

C. at the angle of the jaw.

D. over the mastoid process. - ANSWER- A. just anterior to the tragus.

The upper jawbones are called the:

Select one:

A. mastoid.

B. mandible.

C. zygoma.

D. maxillae. - ANSWER- D. maxillae.

When a light is shone into the pupil:

Select one:

A. it should become smaller in size.

B. both pupils should dilate together.

C. it should become larger in size.

D. the opposite pupil should dilate. - ANSWER- A. it should become

smaller in size.

When caring for a patient with an open facial injury, the EMT's

immediate priority should be to:

Select one:

A. wear gloves and facial protection.

B. consider the mechanism of injury.

C. manually stabilize the patient's head.