Online Pretest for Chapter 15 - Environmental Emergencies

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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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