Forming a general impression as part of your primary assessment helps you to:

A) determine baseline mental status.
B) determine general clinical status and priority.
C) make a determination about stabilization of the cervical spine.
D) estimate vital signs.


B

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Which of the following patients is at greatest risk of respiratory failure and should be carefully monitored for ventilatory status throughout treatment and transport?

A) Flail chest B) Abdominal evisceration C) Hemopneumothorax D) Tension pneumothorax

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The cardiovascular system is ____. 

A. an organelle B. an organ C. the group of all organs involved in oxygenation of the body D. two or more organs working toward the same goal E. an organism

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Heat applied immediately after an injury will keep the swelling down

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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On axial images arranged from superior to inferior the first paranasal sinuses to appear are the A) frontal


B) ethmoid.
C) sphenoid.
D) maxillary.

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