You Arrive on the Scene to Help Another Crew with the Extrication

question 8

Multiple Choice

You arrive on the scene to help another crew with the extrication from an attic of a female patient who fell while retrieving holiday decorations. As a result of the fall, she has an open fracture to her left lower leg. The patient has been fully immobilized to a long board and has a rigid splint in place to her left leg. Which one of the following would indicate the extremity has been improperly splinted?

• A) The splint has immobilized the ankle, knee, and hip regions.
• B) Ice packs wrapped in towels have been applied to the skin between the splints.
• C) The patient is able to flex her left ankle when directed to do so.
• D) The skin of the foot is red and swollen with a weak pedal pulse noted.

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Definitions:

Triphosphate Group

A triphosphate group consists of a molecule containing three phosphate groups, and it's most commonly associated with adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is a primary energy carrier in cells.

Nucleotide

Organic molecules that serve as the monomers of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA, composed of a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar, and one or more phosphate groups.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that carries instructions from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome, where proteins are synthesized.

5′ Cap

A modified form of guanine nucleotide added to the 5′ end of eukaryotic mRNA, important for mRNA stability and initiation of translation.