You arrive at a motor vehicular accident and find that our patient has extricate

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You arrive at a motor vehicular accident and find that our patient has extricated herself from the vehicle and is walking around. Complains of neck pain

Immobilize her on a long backboard

Check her pupls, sensory, and motor

Apply a c-collar and walk her to the ambulance

Ask her to lay down on the stretcher

A patient has a 4 inch stick lodged in her eye

Place a paper cup over he affected eye and secure the cup in place by wrapping gauze around it

Gently remove the stick and apply pressure to the affected eye with saline- moistened gauze

Stabilize the stick with gauze, place a paper cup over the affected eye, and dress the unaffected eye

Cover the unaffected eye and continuously irrigate the affected eye with saline during transport.

A 24 yr old female pedestrian is unconscious after being struck by a car, she has ineffective breathing, and bloody secretion in her mouth.

Immediately suction her oropharynx

Assess the rate and quality of her pulse

Assist ventilation via BVM

Insert an oropharyngeal airway adjunct

What is the most important factor when a person is struck in the chest with a baseball?

The angle of the ball at impact

The speed of the ball at impact

The weight of the baseball

the size of the baseball

A 45 yr old male fell asleep outside while doing yard work. His face and lower legs are bright red with small blisters and painful on examination.

Allergic reaction

Alcohol intoxication lead to prolonged exposure

Both superficial and partial thickness burn

Both partial and full thickness burns

Explanation / Answer

1) This is a case of motor vehicular accident where the affected individual is complaining of neck pain but walking around. There is a possibility of damage to cervical region of the spinal cord. Therefore, the immediate action should be to immobilise the individual on a long black board (option 1).

2) In case of injury to the eye with a 4 inch stick lodged in the eye, we have to stabilise the stick with gauze to prevent further damage. Then, a paper cup is placed over the affected eye. Then both the eyes are dressed to reduce the eye movements. Therefore, the correct answer for this question is option 3.

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