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Online Pretest for Chapter 15 - Environmental Emergencies

1:  The treatment of hypothermia in the field should include:
A: preventing blood loss.
B: massaging the patient's extremities.
C: giving the patient hot coffee to drink.
D: stabilizing the vital signs and preventing further heat loss.
2:  The term "convection" is defined as the loss of:
A: body heat by touching a colder object.
B: body heat as a result of being in a colder environment.
C: body heat as a result of water changing from a liquid to a gas.
D: heat through moving air, from the body surface to a cooler area.
3:  When a person's body gains or retains more heat than it loses, the result is called:
A: hypothermia.
B: hyperthermia.
C: hyperventilation.
D: ambient temperature.
4:  The loss of body heat through sweating is known as:
A: radiation.
B: conduction.
C: evaporation.
D: hypothermia.
5:  A teenage boy is successfully resuscitated at the scene after a near-drowning. Your next step in caring for the patient is to:
A: take the patient home.
B: provide transport to the hospital.
C: provide transport to the patient's doctor.
D: advise the patient to visit his own doctor as soon as possible.
6:  An elderly man who was found lying on a cold, wet sidewalk is losing body heat through the process of:
A: radiation.
B: conduction.
C: convection.
D: evaporation.
7:  A man who has been exposed to a hot, humid climate for a long period of time has very hot, dry, flushed skin. His armpits are dry, and his body temperature is 104 degrees F (40 degrees C). He also has a decreased level of consciousness. These signs and symptoms suggest:
A: heatstroke.
B: heat collapse.
C: heat cramps.
D: heat exhaustion.
8:  The condition that occurs when the skin freezes but deeper tissues do not is called:
A: hypothermia.
B: immersion foot.
C: late or deep injury.
D: early or superficial injury.
9:  Artificial ventilation for a patient who was involved in a near-drowning incident should begin as soon as the patient is:
A: positioned face up.
B: moved into the ambulance
C: pulled from the water and placed on a firm surface.
D: pulled down from the water and placed on a backboard.
10:  A person who is submerged in water that is colder than normal body temperature will develop:
A: blisters.
B: jaundice.
C: hypothermia.
D: hyperthermia.

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