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  1. For a patient with a suspected spinal injury and altered mental status, spinal motion restriction should be:

    Answer: Applied based on mechanism of injury and clinical findings

    Spinal motion restriction decisions are based on mechanism of injury, clinical signs, and patient assessment findings.

  2. A sucking chest wound should be treated by:

    Answer: Applying an occlusive dressing vented on one side

    A vented (three-sided) occlusive dressing allows air to escape on exhalation, preventing tension pneumothorax.

  3. Which of the following fractures is most likely to cause life-threatening hemorrhage?

    Answer: Femur fracture

    A femur fracture can result in 1–2 liters of blood loss into the thigh, causing life-threatening hemorrhage.

  4. What is the most appropriate initial management for a patient with an impaled object in the chest?

    Answer: Stabilize the object in place and do not remove it

    Impaled objects should be stabilized in place and never removed in the prehospital setting as they may be tamponading hemorrhage.

  5. Paradoxical chest wall movement (a segment moving inward on inspiration) is characteristic of:

    Answer: Flail chest

    Flail chest occurs when multiple rib fractures create a free-floating segment that moves paradoxically with breathing.

  6. The primary goal of fluid resuscitation in a hemorrhagic shock patient in the prehospital setting is to:

    Answer: Maintain perfusion while minimizing further hemorrhage dilution

    Permissive hypotension is used in penetrating trauma: maintain minimal adequate perfusion without aggressively diluting clotting factors.