CPR Patient Evaluation & Stabilization 3

Question 1

You arrive on scene to find a patient with a stab wound to the neck. Your PRIMARY concern is:

Accepted Answer

Airway compromise and vascular injury

Answer

Neck wounds can rapidly compromise the airway from hematoma expansion and may involve major vessels causing life-threatening hemorrhage.

Question 2

The Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale assesses which three findings?

Accepted Answer

Facial droop, arm drift, speech abnormality

Answer

The Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale uses facial droop, arm drift, and abnormal speech to rapidly identify stroke.

Question 3

A patient with suspected tension pneumothorax has an SpO2 of 78% and absent breath sounds on the right. What is your IMMEDIATE intervention?

Accepted Answer

Perform needle thoracostomy

Answer

Tension pneumothorax with hypoxia and absent breath sounds requires immediate needle thoracostomy to release trapped air.

Question 4

When performing a detailed head-to-toe assessment, you note Battle's sign. This indicates:

Accepted Answer

Basilar skull fracture

Answer

Battle's sign (bruising over the mastoid process) is a classic delayed indicator of basilar skull fracture.

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the AVPU scale during the primary assessment?

Accepted Answer

Rapidly categorize the patient's level of consciousness

Answer

The AVPU scale (Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive) provides a rapid, simple assessment of consciousness level during the primary survey.

(CPR) Certified Paramedic Response Practice Test