Exam 45: Care of Patients With Trauma or Shock

A worker in a department store fell through a plate glass window,causing a deep laceration on the right mid-thigh that is pumping bright red arterial blood.The best initial intervention of the first responder should be to:

A neighbor is found slumped over the lawn mower and is unconscious.Arrange the interventions made by the first responder in appropriate order. -Step: 1

A restaurant patron sitting at the next table begins to choke.The patron yells,"I'm choking! I can't breathe!" The first responder should:

The nurse stresses that moving a victim of an automobile accident is necessary if there is: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse using the memory prompt for emergency care,ABCDE,is aware that the "E" stands for:

The nurse assesses the frostbite on the victim's hands and feet to be second-degree frostbite because the skin is:

The nurse recognizes indications of respiratory distress,which include: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse reminds a group of CNAs that for a patient with an elevated temperature,the quickest and simplest technique to reduce the temperature is to:

A neighbor is found slumped over the lawn mower and is unconscious.Arrange the interventions made by the first responder in appropriate order. -Step: 5

While attempting to revive a person brought to the emergency department with extreme hypothermia (rectal temperature of 94° F),unconscious,and shivering,the nurse is alarmed when assessment reveals that the patient has:

The nurse is caring for a patient suspected of having heatstroke.Which findings are consistent with this diagnosis? (Select all that apply.)

Matching The nurse differentiates the types of treatment that are appropriate for each type of shock.Match the type of shock with the type of treatment associated with it.(Use each option one time only.) -Administration of epinephrine

A neighbor is found slumped over the lawn mower and is unconscious.Arrange the interventions made by the first responder in appropriate order. -Step: 3

The nurse is aware that the treatment for frostbite includes: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse has arrived on the scene of an accident.The victim is conscious and has a large bleeding laceration on his thigh.After the nurse uses an available towel to provide compression to the wound,what action should be performed next?

A drowning victim is brought to shore and is semiconscious and breathing.The most appropriate initial action of the camp counselor will require that the victim will be placed in what position?

The nurse is working with a group of hikers who range in age from 25 to 35 years.They have been instructed on ways to prevent heatstroke.Which drink selection by a participant indicates the need for further education? (Select all that apply.)

A spectator at the Little League playoffs in August in Texas faints in the sun-drenched stands.His face is flushed and his skin is hot to the touch.The first responder should assist him to:

Matching The nurse differentiates the types of treatment that are appropriate for each type of shock.Match the type of shock with the type of treatment associated with it.(Use each option one time only.) -Administration of vasoconstrictors

The nurse cautions that,when cooling down a victim of heatstroke,one must be careful to prevent shivering because shivering can cause: