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1) The purpose of determining the mechanism of injury and the index of suspicion for the trauma patient at the same time is to allow you to: A) Decide whether to transport the patient B) Identify comorbid factors C) Document a complete scene size-up D) Anticipate your patient’s injuries 2) Which of the following accounts for the highest number of trauma deaths in the United States of America? A) Motor vehicle crashes B) Falls C) Assaults D) Firearms injuries 3) Which of the following acts resulted in the development of modern EMS systems? A) Ryan White Act B) Highway Safety Act of 1966 C) Good Samaritan Act D) The Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 1990 4) In addition to handling all types of specialty trauma, which level of trauma center provides continuing medical and public education programs? A) IV B) III C) I D) II 5) Upon arriving on a scene where the mechanism of injury indicates a potentially life-threatening injury, you should employ which of the following interventions to BEST help deliver the care that is needed? A) Reevaluate the scene size-up. B) Initiate transport immediately, delaying more extensive care until you are en route. C) Ask a surgeon to respond to the scene. D) Call immediately for air medical transport to reduce the “Golden Period.” 6) Which of the following physical findings indicates the need for immediate transport? A) Vital signs: systolic blood pressure 80, respiratory rate 8 B) Glasgow Coma Scale Score of 15 C) Second-degree burns involving 9 percent of total body surface area in an adult patient D) Fractured right femur 7) Which of the following requires immediate transport to a trauma center? A) A 40-year-old who fell 12 feet from a garage roof with a radius fracture B) A 36-year-old female in a motor vehicle crash who has a blood pressure of 100/60 C) A 22-year-old motorcyclist with a tibia fracture D) A 47-year-old involved in a motor vehicle crash that resulted in the death of his passenger 8) As a paramedic your role in trauma care consists of all of the following EXCEPT: A) Providing rapid transport to appropriate facilities B) Promoting injury prevention C) Providing care to seriously injured trauma patients D) Providing surgical interventions to stop hemorrhage 9) Which of the following is NOT true of trauma triage criteria? A) For patients who meet trauma triage criteria, the appropriate facility is the largest trauma center in your region. B) Assessment of vital signs/level of consciousness, anatomy of injury, mechanism of injury, and age of the patient are key elements of trauma triage criteria. C) Trauma triage criteria are geared to help you formulate an index of suspicion when making decisions about your trauma patient. D) Trauma triage criteria are guidelines to help you determine whether your patient needs transport to a trauma center. 10) Which of the following is NOT considered a significant mechanism of injury in pediatric patients? A) Vehicle collision with intrusion into compartment where child is a passenger B) Fall of 5 feet C) Bicycle-vehicle collision at 30 mph D) Any collision in which a child is ejected from the vehicle 1