1. Motor vehicle crashes:

• a. Are always preventable.
• b. Cost society billions of dollars every year.
• c. Are mostly a problem for teenagers.
• d. Are mostly a problem for older adults.

2. Vehicle restraint systems:

• a. Work for children but not adults.
• b. Are more annoying than useful.
• c. Reduce injuries but not deaths.
• d. Reduce both deaths and injuries.

3. Bicycle helmets:

• a. Reduce limb fractures significantly.
• b. Are worn by only 25% of riders today.
• c. Are expensive and therefore not cost-effective.
• d. Are needed only needed for preschool children.

4. Newton's First Law of Motion, that an object in motion will remain in motion until acted on by another force:

• a. Only applies to high-speed crashes.
• b. Does not apply to side-impact crashes.
• c. Helps to explain injury patterns seen following a crash.
• d. Proves that the vehicle and the occupant all stop at the same time.

5. The damage of frontal impact to occupants increases when the:

• a. Vehicle's front end crushes.
• b. Stopping time is lengthened.
• c. Airbags deploy.
• d. Vehicle restraints are not in place.

6. Side impacts:

• a. Lack the protection of a crush zone.
• b. Will show a set pattern of injury.
• c. Are less likely to be fatal than rear-end impacts.
• d. Allow the center console to protect the driver's pelvis.

7. Rollover crashes:

• a. Are less likely to be fatal if the occupant is thrown clear.
• b. Will cause the air bags to deploy, preventing ejection.
• c. Always cause severe injuries.
• d. May involve multiple impacts.

8. School buses:

• a. Rely on compartmentalization for safety.
• b. Cause more fatalities than bicycles and ATVs combined.
• c. Rely on seat belts to protect occupants.
• d. Have rigid seats to protect passengers.

9. A good scene size-up:

• a. Is done right before leaving the scene.
• b. Identifies safety hazards early.
• c. Should be relayed by the dispatcher who took the call.
• d. Is deferred for a seriously injured patient.

10. Initial Assessment:

• a. Starts with a SAMPLE history.
• b. Provides information that identifies priority patients.
• c. Is done en route for minor injuries.
• d. Should identify all injuries sustained.

11. The focused history and physical examination:

• a. Should be done as soon as you make patient contact.
• b. Give information to guide treatment decisions.
• c. Address only the patient's chief complaint.
• d. Takes precedence over the ABCs.

12. Ongoing assessment:

• a. Is performed five minutes after the initial assessment.
• b. Can be skipped if the patient is conscious.
• c. May reveal a need to re-order patient care priorities.
• d. Eliminates the need for a SAMPLE history.

13. Head injuries:

• a. Can be ruled out if the patient is conscious.
• b. Are generally not responsible for mental status changes.
• c. May be more severe if the patient takes blood thinner medications.
• d. Seldom cause vomiting in children.

14. Spinal precautions should be taken:

• a. As you begin the initial assessment.
• b. Unless the patient's head took the worst of the impact.
• c. Once extremity splints have been applied.
• d. For every patient, no matter what their complaint.

15. Injuries to the chest and abdomen:

• a. Can be ruled out if the air bag deployed.
• b. Are not serious unless there is an open wound.
• c. Will always be immediately apparent.
• d. May cause respiratory distress.

16. Extremity injuries:

• a. May distract you from more serious injuries.
• b. Should always be splinted before leaving the scene.
• c. Will not bleed very much.
• d. Must always be splinted in the position found.