A Patient, Who Was Constructing a Bomb in His Basement

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient, who was constructing a bomb in his basement, has sustained a secondary phase blast injury. Which of the following presentations would the EMT most likely observe?

• A) Burns to the head, neck, and chest
• B) Headache and shortness of breath
• C) Screwdriver impaled in the arm
• D) Complaint of nausea after inhaling fumes

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Definitions:

Stable/Permanent

Characteristics or conditions that are constant, unchanging over time, and expected to stay the same indefinitely.

Primary

Pertaining to the first in order, importance, or time.

Secondary

Referring to the second in order, importance, or rank.

Actor/Observer Bias

This refers to the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing other people's behaviors to their internal characteristics.