A 24 year old male sustained burns to his eyes, nose, and mouth when the radiato

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A 24 year old male sustained burns to his eyes, nose, and mouth when the radiator cap on his car blew off. You should treat for?

Eye injuries

Soft tissue injuries

Burn shock

Respiratory swelling

A 50 year old male has an abviously deformed right lower le after falling off a roof. As ou approach you notice a tear in the skin over the deformity. Should do?

Perform primary assessment

Place a bandage on the laceration

Realign and splint the leg

Fully immobilize the c-spine

Your patient is bleeding profusely from the scalp. You should?

Apply a cold pack to prevent tissue swelling

Wrap the head tightly with a 4x4 dressing

Transport the patient in the shock position

Apply direct pressure with a sterile gauze

After securing your trauma patient onto a long backboard. You should immediately assess?

Level of pain using “1-10” scale

The patient’s comfort level

Pupil size and vital signs

Sensory, pulse, and motor function

A patient has diminished breath sounds on one side. Chest rise is unequal. You should suspect?

A rip fracture

Flail chest

A pneumothorax

Pneumonia

A patient has bruising around the eyes and behind the ears. You should suspect?

Hematoma

Basilar skull fracture

Memory loss

Concussion

An 18-year-old male is holding his right shin after a sport- related injury. There is deformity and swelling, pedal pulses are present. You should?

Apply an ice pack and elevate the limb

Apply traction and realign the limb

Stabilize the limb at the hip and ankle

Apply a board splint in the position found

Explanation / Answer

1. A 24 year old male sustained burns to his eyes, nose, and mouth when the radiator cap on his car blew off. You should treat for eye injuries because eyes needs a treatment on priority basis otherwise there may be blindness due the chemicals of radiator.

3. If a patient is bleeding profusely from the scalp then direct pressure should be applied with a sterile gauze to stop the bleeding.

5. A patient has diminished breath sounds on one side. chest rise is unequal. It can be suspected to be the case of pneumothorax in which an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space causes an uncoupling of the lung from the chest wall.

6. A patient has bruising around eyes and behind the ears. You can suspect it to be due to Basilar skull fracture. these are the symptoms of Basilar skull fracture.

Question part no. 2,4 and 7 are not answered here. They can be asked in diffrent subject under medicine or nursing.

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