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adminstration of high concentration oxygen altered mental status

Treatment for any type of chest injury complication is the same. It includes:

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contusion

A bruised brain can occur with closed head injuries. The force of a blow can rupture blood vessels on or within the brain. This is called a The portion of the head housing the brain is the: The layer of skin containing the blood vessels, nerves, and hair follicles is called the: The layer of skin between the epidermis and the subcutaneous layer is the: The phrase "Platinum Ten Minutes" refers to the optimum time the Your unit is treating a 29-year-old female patient who was burned when she slipped and fell into a very hot shower. After determining there are no other injuries aside from the partial thickness burns, your crew carefully lifts her out of the shower onto your stretcher. A partial thickness burn involves the outer layer of the skin, which is called the: The bone that runs between the hip and the knee is called the: The rounded end of a bone forming a ball-and-socket joint is called the: Closed wounds include: The long bone of the upper arm, between the shoulder and the elbow, is called the: The carpal bones of the wrist are connected to each other by: the ___________ nerves exit the brain, prior to traveling down the spinal cord, they crossover to the opposite side of the body. Shock, or hypoperfusion, caused by a spinal cord injury is classified as: You should perform the detailed physical exam:

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Your patient fell from a roof. He has a laceration to the forehead, which is bleeding profusely. His vital signs are: BP140/100, HR 60, RR12. Which symptom may indicate this patient has a head injury? The central nervous system consists of the brain: The division of the nervous system that regulates the activities of many internal organs is the: If your initial assessment reveals an unstable patient, splinting of extremity injuries: Cardiac tamponade occurs when

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cranium dermis

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and spinal cord autonomic nervous system becomes a low priority blood enters the pericardial sac surrounding the heart brain

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dermis EMS personnel should spend on the scene epidermis

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The peripheral nervous system carries information between muscles in the extremities and the: Your unit is on the scene of a 35-year-old male who fell off a ladder and struck the front of his head. He was initially unconscious for about three minutes. After conducting the initial assessment, the patient is now verbally responsive with stable vital signs. Striking the front of the head is likely to injure the largest part of the brain, which is called the: You are standing by at a cycling event when there is a crash and pileup. The first patient you are assigned to manage fell over his handlebars and did not strike his head. However the 19-year-old male is complaining of pain in the right shoulder, collarbone and cervical spine. The collarbone is also known as the: The ______ is often broken by a fall on an outstretched arm, and is the most frequently broken bone in the body. The primary care for a liquid chemical burn is to:

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femur head hematomas humerus ligaments motor

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neurogenic only after you have performed all critical interventions parasympathetic

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continually flood the affected area with water for at least 20 minutes

The sympathetic and______divisions make up the motor portion of the autonomic nervous system. The kneecap is called the: The movement of blood, oxygen, and nutrients to cells in the body is called:

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Production of blood cells prompt transport to the hospital realignment is not painful, but the injury site may be painful after realignment reflex sealed with an occlusive dressing shock due to cardiac failure (cardiogenic).

Which of the following is not a function of the skin? The most significant treatment the EMT-Basic can do for the shock patient is: Realigning a bone in a fractured extremity may be necessary. All of the following are true regarding realignment, except A fast, automatic response to a stimulus is called a: Open wounds to the chest should be: While use of the PASG is controversial, most agree the device is contraindicated when the patient has: The peripheral nervous system consists of 12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of _____nerves, and all of their branches. 1. The liquid that bathes the brain and spinal cord is called _______ The peripheral nervous system consists of 12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of _____, and all of their branches Impaled objects in the eye are treated by: The collarbone articulates with the The layer of fat and soft tissue beneath the skin is called the: A collection of blood between the brain and the dura is called a(n) ______ hematoma When pressure increases inside the skull because of swelling of brain tissue, blood flow is decreased. This results in: Internal abdominal injuries can be severe because: The two bones of the lower leg are called the:

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When the extremity is swollen, deformed, or very painful

When is elevation of a bleeding, injured limb not recommended?

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stabilizing them in place and covering the eye with a paper cup sternum and the acromion subcutaneous layer subdural

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the brain being starved for oxygen and carbon dioxide increasing, causing even more swelling there are several major organs and blood vessels in the abdomen tibia and fibula

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