EMT Ch. 12 Quiz

You respond to a residence for a patient with a severe leg injury following an accident with a chainsaw. When you arrive, you find the patient, a 44-year-old male, lying supine in the backyard. He has a partial amputation of his right lower leg that is actively bleeding. The patient is conscious and breathing adequately; however, he is restless and his skin is diaphoretic. You should:

Which of the following injuries would MOST likely cause obstructive shock?

Cardiogenic shock may result from all of the following, EXCEPT:

To protect vital organs, the body compensates by directing blood flow away from organs that are more tolerant of low flow, such as:

Hypovolemic shock caused by severe burns is the result of a loss of:

When assessing a patient with signs and symptoms of shock, it is important to remember that:

A 19-year-old male was stung multiple times by fire ants. He is experiencing obvious signs and symptoms of anaphylactic shock. You administer high-flow oxygen and give him epinephrine via intramuscular injection. Upon reassessment, you determine that his condition has not improved. You should:

All of the following conditions should make you suspect shock, EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements regarding anaphylactic shock is correct?

Which of the following patients is in decompensated shock:

You are dispatched to a residence for a 40-year-old female who fainted. Upon your arrival, the patient is conscious and alert, and states that she is fine. Her husband tells you that she fainted after receiving news that her sister was killed in a car crash. You offer oxygen to the patient, but she refuses to accept it. At this point, your primary concern should be to:

Which of the following MOST accurately describes septic shock?

Patients develop septic shock secondary to:

Clinical signs of compensated shock include all of the following, EXCEPT:

A 27-year-old male was stabbed in the chest during a disagreement at a poker game. As you approach him, you see that a knife is impaled in his chest. Before you make physical contact with the patient, it is MOST important to:

Which of the following would MOST likely result in hemorrhagic shock?

One of the primary waste products of normal cellular metabolism that must be removed from the body by the lungs is:

Which of the following clinical signs is unique to anaphylactic shock?

Neurogenic shock occurs when:

Hypotension in a child with blunt or penetrating trauma is particularly significant because: