A short backboard or vest-style immobilization device is indicated for patients who:

A patient who cannot remember the events that preceded his or her head injury is experiencing:

Which of the following skull fractures would be the LEAST likely to present with palpable deformity or other outward signs?

Which of the following sets of vital signs depicts Cushing's triad?

Common signs of a skull fracture include all of the following, EXCEPT:

Once a cervical collar has been applied to a patient with a possible spinal injury, it should not be removed unless:

Which of the following nerves allow sensory and motor impulses to be sent from one nerve directly to another?

What part of the nervous system controls the body's voluntary activities?

Which of the following nerves carry information from the body to the brain via the spinal cord?

The spinal cord is encased in and protected by the:

The effectiveness of positive-pressure ventilations when treating a head-injured patient can ONLY be determined by:

The _________ is the best-protected part of the CNS and controls the functions of the cardiac and respiratory systems.

During your primary assessment of a 19-year-old unconscious male who experienced severe head trauma, you note that his respirations are rapid, irregular, and shallow. He has bloody secretions draining from his mouth and nose. You should:

When activated, the sympathetic nervous system produces all of the following effects, EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements regarding secondary brain injury is correct?

During your primary assessment of a semiconscious 30-year-old female with closed head trauma, you note that she has slow, shallow breathing and a slow, bounding pulse. As your partner maintains manual in-line stabilization of her head, you should:

The tough, fibrous outer meningeal layer is called the:

Lacerations to the scalp:

Common signs and symptoms of a serious head injury include all of the following, EXCEPT:

When assessing a conscious patient with an MOI that suggests spinal injury, you should:

The _________ nervous system consists of 31 pairs of spinal nerves and 12 pairs of cranial nerves.

When immobilizing a child on a long backboard, you should:

A temporary loss or alteration of part or all of the brain's abilities to function without physical damage to the brain MOST accurately describes a(n):

The MOST reliable sign of a head injury is:

Moderate elevation in intracranial pressure with middle brain stem involvement is characterized by:

After your partner assumes manual in-line stabilization of the patient's head, you should:

A female patient with a suspected spinal injury is breathing with a marked reduction in tidal volume. The MOST appropriate airway management for her includes:

A tight-fitting motorcycle helmet should be left in place unless:

The ideal procedure for moving an injured patient from the ground to a backboard is:

The five sections of the spinal column, in descending order, are the:

Which of the following statements regarding a basilar skull fracture is correct?

Coordination of balance and body movement is controlled by the:

An epidural hematoma is MOST accurately defined as:

When a patient experiences a severe spinal injury, he or she:

When immobilizing a patient on a long backboard, you should:

The body's functions that occur without conscious effort are regulated by the _________ nervous system.

The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is used to assess:

A patient with a head injury presents with abnormal flexion of his extremities. What numeric value should you assign to him for motor response?

Distraction injuries of the spine are MOST commonly the result of:

The hormone responsible for the actions of the sympathetic nervous system is:

It would be MOST appropriate to perform a focused secondary assessment on a patient who:

The _________ contain(s) about 75% of the brain's total volume.

Which of the following statements regarding cervical collars is correct?

The meninges, along with the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that circulates in between each meningeal layer, function by:

If you do not have the appropriate size cervical collar, you should:

The central nervous system (CNS) is composed of the:

Which of the following statements regarding the cranium is correct?

A 45-year-old male was working on his roof when he fell approximately 12′,landing on his feet. He is conscious and alert and complains of an ache in his lower back. He is breathing adequately and has stable vital signs. You should:

An indicator of an expanding intracranial hematoma or rapidly progressing brain swelling is:

Bleeding within the brain tissue itself is called a(n):

When immobilizing a seated patient with a short backboard or vest-style immobilization device, you should apply a cervical collar:

Which of the following head injuries would cause the patient's condition to deteriorate MOST rapidly?

When placing a patient onto a long backboard, the EMT at the patient's _________ is in charge of all patient movements.

When immobilizing a trauma patient's spine, the EMT manually stabilizing the head should not let go until:

The cervical spine is composed of _____ vertebrae.