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1) Vehicle supplemental restraint systems (air bags) are meant to: A) Prevent unrestrained occupants from taking the down-and-under pathway in frontal impacts B) Protect infants and children who ride in the front seat of the vehicle C) Prevent injury from secondary impacts D) Absorb the energy exchange of rapid deceleration 2) When assessing a patient with a crush injury, which of the following findings would indicate that toxins have entered the central circulation? A) Hot, red skin B) Increased urine output C) Cardiac arrhythmia D) Central hyperventilation syndrome 3) People in which of the following age groups are prone to significant trauma due to falls? A) College-aged adults B) Geriatric population C) Pediatric population D) Teenagers 4) Which of the following is NOT a complication of crush syndrome? A) Renal failure B) Difficult-to-control hemorrhage C) Cardiac arrhythmias D) Systemic alkalosis 5) The two factors that refer to the rate of change of speed are: A) Deceleration and velocity B) Mass and weight C) Acceleration and deceleration D) Acceleration and inertia 6) Which of the following injuries is most likely in a rear-end collision? A) Thoracic and abdominal injuries B) Head and neck injuries C) Pelvic fractures D) Lumbar spine injuries 7) You are called to the scene of a vehicle crash in which a car was rear-ended while stopped at a stop sign. Which of the following laws of physics serves as the basis for analyzing the mechanism of injury and the associated index of suspicion for injuries? A) The amount of energy transmitted to an object is inversely proportional to its rate of deceleration. B) Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. C) A body at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an outside force. D) A body in motion will remain in motion unless acted on by an outside force. 8) In falls, which section of the spinal column is the MOST prone to compression injury? A) Sacral B) Cervical C) Thoracic D) Lumbar 9) Which of the following injuries is NOT associated with the use of vehicle restraint systems? A) Traumatic brain injury B) Abrasions and contusions to the clavicle and chest area C) Lumbar spine trauma D) Abdominal injury 10) Applying Newton’s second law of motion to a vehicle traveling 70 miles per hour, crashing into which of the following would transfer the most force to the patient? A) Bridge abutment B) Shrubbery C) A body of water D) Signpost 1