Injuries to the external male genitalia _______.
  • A. Improperly placed lab belt
  • B. larger in proportion to the abdomen
  • B. are rarely life-threatening
  • A. be objective and factual
In pediatric patients, the liver and spleen are _______.
  • B. are rarely life-threatening
  • A. Improperly placed lab belt
  • B. larger in proportion to the abdomen
  • C. peritonitis may not develop for several hours.
When a patient stiffens the muscles of the abdomen, it is known as _______.
  • B. infection
  • A. spleen.
  • A. guarding.
  • A. diaphragm.
All of the following are hollow abdominal organs, EXCEPT the:
  • C. Liver
  • A. spleen.
  • A. guarding.
  • B. infection
Which of the following organs would MOST likely bleed profusely when injured?
  • D. The protruding organs should be kept warm and moist.
  • A. spleen.
  • A. Injury to the kidneys usually indicates injury to other organs.
  • C. Liver
Your presence is requested by law enforcement to assess a 33-year-old female who was sexually assaulted. The patient is conscious and obviously upset. As you are talking to her, you note an impressive amount of blood on her clothes in the groin area. Her blood pressure is 98/58 mm Hg, her pulse is 130 beats/min, and her respirations are 24 breaths/min. You should:
  • A. control any external bleeding, administer oxygen, and transport at once.
  • A. applying direct pressure with a dry, sterile dressing.
  • D. insert an airway adjunct if he will tolerate it and begin assisting his ventilations with a BVM.
  • B. closely monitor him and reassess him frequently.
You should suspect a kidney injury anytime the patient presents with _______.
  • D. Only when there is a complaint of severe pain or other injury
  • D. a hematoma in the flank region
  • D. The protruding organs should be kept warm and moist.
  • B. prompt transport to the hospital is essential.
Which of the following is true regarding injury to the kidneys?
  • C. Liver
  • A. Injury to the kidneys usually indicates injury to other organs.
  • D. The protruding organs should be kept warm and moist.
  • D. Only when there is a complaint of severe pain or other injury
When a hollow organ is punctured during a penetrating injury to the abdomen:
  • D. Only when there is a complaint of severe pain or other injury
  • D. The protruding organs should be kept warm and moist.
  • B. prompt transport to the hospital is essential.
  • C. peritonitis may not develop for several hours.
A 54-year-old male experienced an avulsion to his penis when his foreskin got caught in the zipper of his pants. He was able to unzip his pants and remove the foreskin prior to your arrival. Your assessment reveals that he is in severe pain and that the avulsion is bleeding moderately. The MOST appropriate treatment for this patient includes:
  • C. peritonitis may not develop for several hours.
  • A. applying direct pressure with a dry, sterile dressing.
  • B. closely monitor him and reassess him frequently.
  • D. insert an airway adjunct if he will tolerate it and begin assisting his ventilations with a BVM.
Your documentation on a sexual assault victim should _______.
  • D. a hematoma in the flank region
  • A. Improperly placed lab belt
  • A. be objective and factual
  • B. are rarely life-threatening
Which of the following statements regarding abdominal eviscerations is correct?
  • D. The protruding organs should be kept warm and moist.
  • C. Liver
  • B. prompt transport to the hospital is essential.
  • A. Injury to the kidneys usually indicates injury to other organs.
When should you visually inspect the external genitalia on your patient?
  • D. Only when there is a complaint of severe pain or other injury
  • C. peritonitis may not develop for several hours.
  • A. Injury to the kidneys usually indicates injury to other organs.
  • D. The protruding organs should be kept warm and moist.
Because the depth of an open abdominal wound is often difficult to determine:
  • C. peritonitis may not develop for several hours.
  • A. Injury to the kidneys usually indicates injury to other organs.
  • D. The protruding organs should be kept warm and moist.
  • B. prompt transport to the hospital is essential.
Abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever are most likely due to _______.
  • A. guarding.
  • A. diaphragm.
  • B. infection
  • A. spleen.
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