National EMS organizations estimate that as many as ___ percent of workers have sustained back injuries.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 50
d. 80
Question 2The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health reports that ________ of all workplace injuries are back related.
a. 20 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 70 percent
d. 90 percent
Question 3When you are placed in charge of the treatment unit at the scene of a multiple-casualty incident, which of the following four patients will you treat first?
a. A confused 69-year-old male with a respiratory rate of 40 and a rapid and weak radial pulse
b. An elderly female patient with a femur fracture and a yellow tag on her wrist
c. A 21-year-old male who goes into cardiac arrest
d. A 13-year-old boy who walked to the treatment area complaining of a severe headache
Question 4While in charge of triage at a scene involving 30 patients exposed to carbon monoxide, you find a young female who is not breathing. After you open her airway and find that breathing does not return, you should:
a. provide her 15 seconds of assisted ventilation.
b. place a black tag on her and move on to the next patient.
c. provide her 15 seconds of CPR and recheck for a radial pulse.
d. apply oxygen and check her mental status.
Question 5A teen involved in a multiple-casualty incident is found lying on the ground with an obvious deformity to his left thigh. Using the START system for triage, you note that he is not breathing. Which one of the following should you do next?
a. Tag the patient as black, and then move on to the next patient.
b. Provide the patient 30 seconds of assisted ventilation.
c. Open the patient's airway and then check for a radial pulse.
d. Give the patient a red tag and then move him to the treatment area.
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