A young boy was running with a pencil and tripped. The pencil impaled the boy's left eye and remains lodged in place. He is in his mother's arms and both are crying hysterically. Appropriate care for the eye would include:
A) carefully removing the pencil from the eye to prevent the loss of vision, then providing immediate transport.
B) applying ice to the affected eye to decrease pressure, swelling, and subsequent damage.
C) applying gentle pressure to the pencil and eye to prevent movement followed by immediate transport.
D) stabilizing the impaled object and providing immediate transport.
Question 2911 was dialed by a frantic mother for her three-year-old daughter who stuck a small, dried bean into her ear. Assessment shows the bean to be lodged firmly in the ear canal. When treating this patient, the AEMT would:
A) reassure the mother and transport the patient.
B) make one attempt to remove the bean with tweezers.
C) have the patient follow up with her family physician.
D) gently flush the ear canal with sterile water until the bean is dislodged.
Question 3A patient has been splashed in the face with battery acid. He is complaining of being unable to see anything and severe burning to his face. On closer examination, you note him to be holding both eyes tightly shut and significant burns to his cheeks and eyelids. In this situation, the AEMT would assess the eyes:
A) after determining the patient's level of consciousness.
B) prior to assessing the airway.
C) following manual inline spinal immobilization.
D) after assessing the patient's radial pulse.
Question 4You have arrived on the scene of an industrial plant where a female worker had a chemical splashed into her eye. She is complaining of severe pain in the eye and is flushing it with tap water over a sink. Which of the following questions is it MOST important that the AEMT ask FIRST?
A) Do you take any medications?
B) Have you ever had an eye injury before?
C) Are you wearing contact lenses?
D) What is your past medical history?
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