While on Standby at a Semi-Professional Baseball Game, You Are

question 20

Multiple Choice

While on standby at a semi-professional baseball game, you are summoned onto the field for a player complaining of severe leg pain after colliding with the catcher of the opposing team. The primary assessment shows no threats to the airway, breathing, or circulation. The secondary assessment reveals a severely deformed knee that is swollen and ecchymotic. The leg is pale and cool, and the patient cannot move his leg when asked to do so. In addition, you cannot palpate a pedal pulse. Which one of the following is your priority at this time?

• A) Apply cold packs to the knee and transport immediately.
• B) Apply a traction splint and enough traction until a pulse returns.
• C) Check the patient's radial or carotid pulse.
• D) Attempt to straighten the leg until a pulse returns.

Understand the consequences of substance use among adolescents.

Recognize the differences in cognitive development stages according to Piaget and Kohlberg.

Grasp the significance of social and emotional factors in adolescent development, including relationships with peers and adults.

Understand the concept of gender differences in various abilities during adolescence.

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Definitions:

Morality

Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior; a system of values and ethics that guide individual or group actions.

Anal Stage

The anal stage is the second stage in Freud's psychosexual development theory, focusing on pleasure derived from controlling bladder and bowel movements.

Psychological Theme

An underlying subject or pervasive pattern that influences an individual's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, often shaping their worldview and interactions.

Self-Control

The capacity to manage one's feelings, thoughts, and actions when confronted with desires and sudden urges.