Spine EMT B

Question # 1 (Multiple Choice) Which areas of the spine are most susceptible to injury? A) cervical and sacral B) thoracic and thoracic C) cervical and lumbar D) cervical and coccyx Question # 2 (Multiple Choice) Applying an improperly sized rigid cervical collar might result in A) A too-large collar will hyperextend the neck B) A too-small collar will hyperextend the neck C) A too-small collar will hyperflex the neck D) all of the above Question # 3 (Multiple Choice) The components of the central nervous system are the A) brain and spinal cord B) arteries and veins C) muscles and tendons D) cranium and vertebrae Question # 4 (Multiple Choice) A short spine board is appropriate to use in immobilizing a patient who is A) seated in a vehicle B) lying on a soft surface C) lying on a hard surface D) standing

Question # 5 (Multiple Choice) When using a short spine board to immobilize a patient, the patient's head should be secured A) last, after the body B) first, before the body C) after the patient is removed from the vehicle D) as soon as the patient is placed on a long spine board Question # 6 (Multiple Choice) Your patient is a 52-year-old unconscious female patient who was the driver in a vehicle struck by a milk delivery truck. She has an open head wound, and bruising to the chest and abdomen. Respiration's are 28 per minute, pulse is 140 per minute. Her skin is cool and clammy. Your choice for extricating this patient is A) full immobilization with a short spine board B) full immobilization with a KED C) rapid extrication D) long board only Question # 7 (Multiple Choice) When log-rolling a patient onto a long spine board, the EMT-B in charge of the move is the person at the A) head B) chest C) feet D) pelvis Question # 8 (Multiple Choice) Bone fragments, blood clots, vomit or broken teeth are all potential A) causes for shock B) contraindications for a non rebreather mask C) indications for full immobilization D) airway obstructions Question # 9 (Multiple Choice) You should open the airway of a trauma patient by using the A) jaw-thrust method B) jaw-thrust, head-tilt method

C) head-tilt, chin-lift method D) head-tilt, neck-lift method Question # 10 (Multiple Choice) The brain is protected by the A) mandible B) cranium C) cerebrum D) calcaneous Question # 11 (Multiple Choice) You are caring for a 36-year-old, conscious, male patient involved in an altercation in a bar. His face was beaten with a pipe and he has an open soft tissue injury to the left side of his face. It would be save to assume from this injury that the patient also has a A) pelvic injury B) lower extremity injury C) neck injury D) lumbar injury Question # 12 (Multiple Choice) Tenderness anywhere along the vertebrae may indicate a possible A) head injury B) spine injury C) abdominal injury D) kidney injury

Spine EMT B answers Correct Answers

Question # 1 (Multiple Choice) Which areas of the spine are most susceptible to injury?

Answer: (C) cervical and lumbar

Question # 2 (Multiple Choice) Applying an improperly sized rigid cervical collar might result in

Answer: (A) A too-large collar will hyperextend the neck

Question # 3 (Multiple Choice) The components of the central nervous system are the

Answer: (A) brain and spinal cord

Question # 4 (Multiple Choice) A short spine board is appropriate to use in immobilizing a patient who is

Answer: (A) seated in a vehicle

Question # 5 (Multiple Choice) When using a short spine board to immobilize a patient, the patient's head should be secured

Answer: (A) last, after the body

Question # 6 (Multiple Choice) Your patient is a 52-year-old unconscious female patient who was the driver in a vehicle struck by a milk delivery truck. She has an open head wound, and bruising to the chest and abdomen. Respiration's are 28 per minute, pulse is 140 per minute. Her skin is cool and clammy. Your choice for extricating this patient is

Answer: (C) rapid extrication

Question # 7 (Multiple Choice) When log-rolling a patient onto a long spine board, the EMT-B in charge of the move is the person at the

Answer: (A) head

Question # 8 (Multiple Choice) Bone fragments, blood clots, vomit or broken teeth are all potential

Answer: (D) airway obstructions

Question # 9 (Multiple Choice) You should open the airway of a trauma patient by using the

Answer: (A) jaw-thrust method

Question # 10 (Multiple Choice) The brain is protected by the

Answer: (B) cranium

Question # 11 (Multiple Choice) You are caring for a 36-year-old, conscious, male patient involved in an altercation in a bar. His face was beaten with a pipe and he has an open soft tissue injury to the left side of his face. It would be save to assume from this injury that the patient also has a

Answer: (C) neck injury

Question # 12 (Multiple Choice) Tenderness anywhere along the vertebrae may indicate a possible Answer: (B) spine injury