A patient dove into a shallow pool and struck his head on the bottom. Your assessment findings ...

A patient dove into a shallow pool and struck his head on the bottom. Your assessment findings indicate that he has no motor or sensation ability in his legs, but he can move his arms. The AEMT should recognize which one of the following conditions?
 
  A) Quadriplegia
  B) Hemiplegia
  C) Paraplegia
  D) Tetraplegia

Question 2

Heat flowing from a surface of greater temperature to one of lesser temperature by direct contact BEST explains the concept of:
 
  A) radiation.
  B) convection.
  C) conduction.
  D) evaporation.

Question 3

As you are performing a rapid trauma exam of the chest, you note the presence of a crackling, rice-crispy-like sensation beneath the skin under the clavicles. This is MOST likely:
 
  A) crepitus.
  B) subcutaneous emphysema.
  C) flail chest.
  D) cyanosis.

Question 4

A football player was struck in the head and is complaining of a headache and nausea. He also states that he has pain to his upper back and tingling in his left hand. The AEMT is providing proper care for the patient when he:
 
  A) removes the shoulder pads to apply a cervical collar.
  B) leaves the helmet in place but removes the face mask.
  C) does not place the patient on a long board due to the presence of shoulder pads.
  D) removes the helmet to better assess the airway and head.