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Title: A lifeguard has fallen 10 feet from his chair and has deformity, swelling, and ecchymosis to her ...
Post by: tpost99 on Mar 18, 2018
A lifeguard has fallen 10 feet from his chair and has deformity, swelling, and ecchymosis to her right lower leg. The leg also is rotated medially. Another lifeguard has taken and is maintaining manual inline spinal stabilization. While partner conducts the primary assessment, you should take which one of the following actions?
 
  A) Ready the traction splint for application.
  B) Align the leg in a neutral position.
  C) Manually stabilize the lower right leg.
  D) Check the right foot for pulses and motor ability.

Question 2

The trauma chin-lift and ________ airway maneuvers may be considered in patients in who the head-tilt/chin-lift and modified jaw-thrust maneuvers are ineffective.
 
  A) difficult
  B) triple
  C) double
  D) adequate

Question 3

You have an 18-year-old woman who was hit in the arm by a softball. Upon inspection, you observe swelling and tenderness, but no deformity or crepitus. The patient has no external bleeding, but there is tissue discoloration. You suspect internal bleeding, and begin treatment which includes:
 
  A) immobilization.
  B) pain control.
  C) hemorrhage control.
  D) preventing contamination of the wound.

Question 4

The peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) is a measurement of the ________ flow rate of air during ________.
 
  A) maximal; expiration
  B) minimal; inspiration
  C) maximal; inspiration
  D) minimal; expiration


Title: A lifeguard has fallen 10 feet from his chair and has deformity, swelling, and ecchymosis to her ...
Post by: sammholder on Mar 18, 2018
Answer to q. 1

C

Answer to q. 2

B

Answer to q. 3

A

Answer to q. 4

A