You are assessing a 47-year-old woman who fell about 20 feet from a chair lift. When you palpate her pelvis you note instability, and she complains of pain. Which of the following is your primary concern for a patient who has a potential pelvic fracture?
a. Risk of infection
b. Internal blood loss
c. Severe pain
d. Permanent deformity
Question 2The _____________ can be injured when a hip is dislocated, resulting in numbness or paralysis of a lower extremity.
a. cranial nerve
b. sciatic nerve
c. tibial nerve
d. central nervous system
Question 3Which of the following statements about musculoskeletal injuries is true?
a. A sprain is an injury to a joint that involves the stretching or tearing of ligaments.
b. Strains are injuries that occur to ligaments and to the joints to which they are attached.
c. A fracture occurs when a tendon connecting a muscle to a bone is overstretched and becomes injured.
d. A dislocation occurs when a bone that forms part of a joint is broken.
Question 4During your SAMPLE inquiry, a patient reports that he had surgery to repair a torn ligament. Based on your training, you know that a ligament is:
a. a thick muscle that surrounds a joint.
b. a tissue that stabilizes two contiguous bone ends.
c. a muscle that connects to a bone.
d. connective tissue that connects muscle and bone.
Question 5Which of the following statements about voluntary muscles is true?
a. They are mostly located on the torso of the body.
b. They make up less mass in the body than do involuntary muscles.
c. They have the ability to cause movement by extending.
d. They generally connect to the skeletal system.
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