GAMSAT Emergency Response Procedures 4

Question 1

A patient with a suspected cervical spine injury is unresponsive and not breathing. Airway management should use:

Accepted Answer

Jaw-thrust maneuver without head tilt

Answer

The jaw-thrust without head tilt opens the airway while maintaining cervical spine alignment in a patient with suspected C-spine injury.

Question 2

In a radiation emergency, potassium iodide (KI) is administered to protect specifically which organ?

Accepted Answer

Thyroid gland

Answer

KI saturates the thyroid with stable iodine, blocking uptake of radioactive iodine-131 and reducing thyroid cancer risk.

Question 3

During SALT triage (Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, Treatment/Transport), which action is performed FIRST upon arrival at a mass casualty scene?

Accepted Answer

Sort patients by having ambulatory patients move to a designated area

Answer

SALT triage begins with a global sort—ambulatory patients self-identify as 'green,' allowing responders to focus on non-ambulatory victims.

Question 4

A diabetic patient is found confused with diaphoresis. Blood glucose is 2.1 mmol/L (38 mg/dL). The patient cannot swallow safely. The appropriate emergency treatment is:

Accepted Answer

Glucagon 1 mg IM

Answer

When IV access is unavailable and the patient cannot swallow, glucagon 1 mg IM raises blood glucose by stimulating hepatic glycogenolysis.

Question 5

A burn patient has burns covering the entire front of both legs and the entire anterior trunk. Using the Rule of Nines, the total body surface area (TBSA) burned is:

Accepted Answer

36%

Answer

Each entire leg front = 9% (×2 = 18%) and the entire anterior trunk = 18%, totaling 36% TBSA.

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GAMSAT Emergency Response Procedures 4