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Basic Trauma Course Evaluation Test
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1. The most likely reason for absent breath sounds in a motor vehicle crash victim
with closed chest trauma is:
a)
Shallow breathing due to pain
b)
Head injury
c)
Development of pneumothorax
d)
Obstructive pulmonary disease
2. A moderately burned trauma patient is brought to the ED. The most important
treatment related to the burns in the first 12 hours after injury is:
a)
Wound cultures
b)
Antibiotic prophylaxis
c)
Pain relief measures
d)
Fluid replacement
3. The most important nursing activity for a patient with the likely diagnoses of
cervical spinal cord injury is:
a)
Keeping the patient flat
b)
Immobilizing the head and neck
c)
Assessing for papillary response to light
d)
Monitoring the level of consciousness
4. In a patient with a cervical spinal cord injury, the most important observations the
nurse makes concerns which of the following physiological parameters?
a)
Heart rate
b)
Respirations
c)
Urinary output
d)
Pupillary response to light
5. A tree cutter walks into the ED with his finger wrapped in a paper towel. As his
nurse you would:
a)
Put the amputated part in a red bag and place it where it would not
get lost.
b)
Immerse the part directly in a bath of ice water
c)
Discard the part if it has been severed more than 45 minutes
d)
Wrap the part in gauze moistened with normal saline and place in a
plastic bag, place in basin, then place basin in washtub filled with
ice.
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6. The earliest sign of increased intracranial pressure generally involves changes in:
a)
Response to pain
b)
Level of consciousness
c)
Equality of pupillary response
d)
Respiratory rate
7. Increased intracranial pressure is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Decrease in briskness of pupillary reaction
b)
Increase in systolic blood pressure
c)
Decrease in pulse pressure
d)
Decrease in level of consciousness
8. The Glasgow Coma Scale measure all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Best Eye Opening
b)
Pupil Equality
c)
Best Verbal Response
d)
Best Motor Response.
9. A trauma patient in shock receiving which of the following medications will not
display an expected tachycardic response:
a)
Osmotic Diuretics
b)
Beta Blockers
c)
Neuromuscular Blockers
d)
Narcotics
10. Which of the following proteins are released in a crush injury that causes concern
for renal impairment?
a)
Troponin
b)
Myoglobin
c)
Myosin
d)
Actin
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