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Patient Care Theory Quiz - Soft Tissue Extremity

Test your knowledge on soft tissue injuries and their management with our comprehensive quiz! This quiz covers various types of wounds, bleeding control protocols, and the use of hemostatic dressings and tourniquets in emergency situations.

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An abrasion can be characterized as?

A laceration can be characterized as?

An area damaged by scraping or wearing away

A deep cut, or tear in skin or flesh

Often is irregular or jagged

Bleeding tends to be minimal

Often contaminated from whatever caused the damage

Does not generally lead to scarring

A, D and F are correct

B, C and E are correct

What is an avulsion?

A scraping or wearing away of the skin

A deep cut in skin or flesh

A penetration of the flesh by a foreign object or objects

The act of pulling or tearing flesh away from the body

Gerry has suffered an amputation to his left leg, distal to the knee. What of the following are characteristics of amputations?

Has the potent for a massive hemorrhage

Bleeding can usually be controlled with direct pressure to the stump

You may have to use a tourniquet if you cannot control the bleeding

All of the above are true of amputations

When assessing Gerry you should go through the "Five P's", what are they?

Plane, pools, pallor, pararescue, paralysis

Pain, pulse, pallor, participation, paresthesia

Pain, pulse, pallor, paresthesia, paralysis

All of the above are true of amputations

As you assess Gerry's five P's, you see that his severed limb is becoming much whiter/paler than his attached limb. Which one of the 5 P's would this fall under?

When assessing the bleeding coming from Gerry's stump, what should you consider?

The location and size of the bleed

The colour of the blood

Whether the bleed is controlled or uncontrolled

Whether it is clotting, and if it isn't why not?

Is the patient on any medications that may affect their ability to clot

All of these are considerations you should make regarding Gerry's bleeding

According to the Soft Tissue Injury Standard, you treat bleeding in the extremities using which of the following guidelines?

Apply well aimed direct digital pressure to the site of the injury

If unable to control the bleed with direct pressure, apply a tourniquet

If one tourniquet does not slow or stop the bleeding, apply another tourniquet above the first one

If two tourniquets do not slow or stop the bleeding, pack the wound with a hemostatic dressing if aviailable and not contraindicated

All of these in the order they are written are correct

All of these are correct, but they are out of order

None of these is coreect

True or false: According to the Soft Tissue Injury Standard in the BLS the paramedic "shall consider underlying injuries to deep structures (e.g. nerves, vessels, bones)

True

False

True or false: When applying digital pressure to a bleed, you should: expose the wound cavity, attempt to visualize the source of the bleeding, clear away any debris or blood that is obstructing your view, apply pressure directing to the source of the bleed as firmly and aggressively as you can, try to apply pressure to the smallest surface area you can

True

False

True or false: When applying tourniquets, you should never apply a second tourniquet-even if the first one does not stop or slow the bleeding

True

False

True or false: When applying tourniquets, once the bleeding subsides it is acceptable to remove the tourniquet in the pre-hospital setting

True

False

True or false: When applying tourniquets, you should consider that tourniquets do not work well when placed on joints or twined long bones

True

False

True or false: When applying tourniquets, you do not need to document the time of application unless you are responding to an MCI (multiple casualty incident)

True

False

True or false: When applying tourniquets in an MCI situation, you must write the time of application on both the tourniquet and the patient

True

False

When using a hemostatic dressing on an extremity wound, which of the following considerations do you need to meet?

You must maintain continuous pressure while packing the wound

You must ensure that the entire cavity is filled with densely packed dressing material

You are not to remove the dressings once the wound is packed

You are not to apply subsequent dressings over top

All of the above are true

When using a hemostatic dressing on a junctional wound (e.g. head, shoulders, armpit, neck, groin) which of the following considerations do you need to meet?

You must maintain continuous pressure while packing junctional or extremity wounds

You must ensure that the entire cavity is filled with densely packed dressing material

You are not to remove the dressings once the wound is packed

You may place a pressure dressing over top of the wound once packed

All of the above are true

When using a hemostatic dressing on a wound in any of the hollow spaces of the skull, chest and abdomen which of the following considerations do you need to meet?

You must apply pressure with a flat hand and a hemostatic dressing, if available,

You must ensure that the entire cavity is filled with densely packed dressing material

You are NOT to pack the wound

You are NOT to insert fingers into the hollow space

All of the above are true, except B

All of the above are true

True or false: When applying a hemostatic dressing you should not make any attempt to remove contaminates from the wound before application?

True

False

True or false: When applying a hemostatic dressing you may clean the wound using sterile water or saline in the stable patient

True

False

True or false: If dressing digits, you should dress digits individually and leave finger/toe tips uncovered if possible

True

False

In which cases are you allowed to REMOVE an impaled object from a patient?

You are never allowed to remove an impaled object

When it is compromising the airway

If it is interfering with CPR in a cardiac arrest patient and several attempts have been made to work around it

None of these are true

B and C are true

True or false: In all other cases (besides those mentioned above), you should attempt to stabilize the impaled object as found using bulky dressings/bandages.

True

False

True or false: In cases where an impaled object will not fit in the ambulance, you should attempt to shorten the object-utilizing allied resources and services as needed?

True

False

According to the Amputation/Avulsion standard, you should consider what life/limb/function threats?

Hemorrhagic shock

Loss of limb and/or;

Loss of function

You should consider all of these

According to the Amputation/Avulsion standard, if the patient has a partial avulsion or amputation, you should do what?

True or false: In the cases of partial avulsion or amputation, you should place the skin bridge in as near-normal anatomical position as possible?

True

False

True or false: In the cases of complete amputation, you should cover the stump with a moist, sterile dressing and then a dry dressing. You should take care not to twist or constrict any remaining tissue.

True

False

True or false: In the cases of an amputation or avulsion, you should take steps to immobilize and elevate the affected extremity?

True

False

True or false: With respect to an amputated limb, you SHOULD delay transport until the limb is found if it is missing.

True

False

True or false: With respect to an amputated limb, if it is found prior to transport, it should be gently cleaned with saline. The exposed end should be wrapped or covered with a sterile moist dressing. The limb should then be placed in a water tight container and immersed in cold water if possible.

True

False

True or false: With respect to an amputated limb, if the limb is not found prior to transport, you can engage with allied agencies and/or bystanders to search for the limb and have them bring the limb to the receiving facility.

True

False

True or false: A fracture is characterized as: "an injury or condition caused when the normal position of a joint or other part of the body is disturbed."

True

False

Splinting priorities are?

Spine, pelvis, femurs, lower legs, upper limbs - in that order

Spine, pelvis, femurs, lower neck, head - in that order

Spine, pelvis, femurs, lower legs, upper limbs - in a different order

True or False: In the case of a partial amputation of the leg proximal to the knee, you should still use a traction splint to immobilize the affected limb.

True

False

True or False: With respect to children, if a splint does not fit then you should splint the affected limb to another body part instead?

True

False

True or False: With respect to log rolling a patient, you should always roll the patient onto their AFFECTED side?

True

False

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