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Write the letter of the best answer in the space provided. ______1.The very first step in assessing a person with a suspected head injury is: a.stabilizing the spinec.checking for an open airway b.calling 911d.reassuring the person ______2.Which of the following is part of the peripheral nervous system? a.the nervesc.the muscles b.the spinal cordd.the brain ______3.If you are caring for an unresponsive person who you suspect may have a neck injury and you are not able to open the person’s airway using the jaw-thrust maneuver, you should immediately: a.call for more advanced care b.attempt to ventilate the person c.switch to the head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver d.realign the person’s head ______4.Who should verbally direct the process of log-rolling a person with a spinal injury? a.a rescuer at or above the EMT level b.the rescuer holding the person’s head c.the rescuer positioned closest to the person’s midsection d.a rescuer who can stand clear of the procedure and see all movements ______5.The log roll is an appropriate maneuver for all of the following EXCEPT: a.placing a person on a long spine board b.controlling severe bleeding of the back c.managing a supine person who begins vomiting d.All of these would be appropriate. ______6._______ should be the first indicator that makes an Emergency Responder suspicious that a person may have suffered a spinal injury. a.Complaints of numbness or tingling b.Repetitive questions c.Abnormal vital signs d.The mechanism of injury ______7.A woman who falls from a ladder and hits her head on a marble tabletop would most likely suffer a(n)_______. a.open head injury b.blunt trauma c.cranial avulsion d.facial fracture ______8.Breathing and body temperature are both controlled by: a.the central nervous systemc.the peripheral nervous system b.the voluntary nervous systemd.the vital nervous system ______9.Why should you refrain from putting too much pressure on a bleeding head wound? a.Excessive pressure can collapse blood vessels. b.You may worsen any potential spinal injuries. c.You could injure the brain if the skull is fractured. d.You could endanger the person’s airway. ______10.All of the following are sections of the spinal column EXCEPT the: a.coccyxc.thoracic b.lumbard.central