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:

Persecutory Delusion

A type of false belief where a person thinks that they are being mistreated, spied on, or plotted against without evidence.

Somatic Delusion

A false belief about the functioning or physical appearance of one's own body.

Grandiose Delusion

A false belief of one's importance, power, knowledge, or identity that is not grounded in reality and is symptomatic of some psychiatric conditions.

Psychosis

A mental state characterized by a disconnection from reality, which may involve delusions, hallucinations, incoherence, and disorganized thought.