Author Question: You have been called for a 31-year-old male who experienced sudden left lower quadrant pain while ... (Read 51 times)

saliriagwu · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

You have been called for a 31-year-old male who experienced sudden left lower quadrant pain while lifting and moving a friend's couch to an upstairs bedroom. The EMT would recognize this history as suggestive of what type of abdominal injury?

A) Cholecystitis
B) Appendicitis
C) Aortic aneurysm
D) Hernia

Question 2

You have been called for a 16-year-old female with vaginal bleeding. On scene you determine the patient to be pregnant and bleeding for 3 hours. What statement would indicate proper care of the patient?

A) I am going to place this piece of sterile gauze into your vagina to try to stop the bleeding.
B) I know that it is uncomfortable, but try to keep your legs apart so the blood can flow out of your body.
C) I am going to put this sanitary napkin between your legs to try to slow the bleeding.
D) I am going to insert my gloved hand into your vagina and apply pressure to try to stop the bleeding from the inside.