A 9-Year-Old Boy Has Fallen from a Swing

question 15

Multiple Choice

A 9-year-old boy has fallen from a swing. Assessment findings reveal no threats to the airway, breathing, or circulation, but do indicate deformity, pain, and swelling to his right wrist. The right radial pulse is strong and is accompanied by skin that is pink and warm to the touch. Which one of the following actions indicates that the EMT is properly caring for this patient?

• A) Straightening the wrist to promote blood flow to the hand
• B) Maintaining the wrist below the level of the heart to decrease swelling
• C) Applying cold packs to the wrist to reduce swelling
• D) Massaging the wrist gently to decrease the pain

Recognize the importance of caregiving behaviors evoked by certain infantile features.

Explain the role of the child as an active participant in their own development.

Understand the significance of modeling and the zone of proximal development in social learning theory.

Relate developmental theories to real-life applications and hypotheses in research.

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Definitions:

Conduct Disorder

A pattern of repetitive behavior in which the rights of others or social norms are violated.

Fast Track

A process or method that accelerates the usual progression or treatment of something, often used in contexts like project management, clinical trials, or education.

Intervention

Actions or processes of intervening, often aimed at solving a problem or improving a situation, especially in a health or educational context.

Conduct Disorder

A recurrent and enduring pattern of conduct in children and adolescents that infringes upon the rights of others or fundamental social norms.