Air Care and Mobile Care
Trauma and Pregnancy Post Test


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1. Which of the following statements about physiological changes in pregnancy is true.  

A.  Plasma volume increases by 45-50%.
B.  Tidal volume decreases by 40-50%.


2. Maternal hypotension has no effect on fetus survivability, so in not a concern.

A. True
B. False


3. The best way to care for the unborn fetus is to anticipate the mother's needs and focus on providing her with the best care.

A.  True
B.  False


4. At what age does the fetus become viable?

A. < 23 weeks
B. < 13 weeks
C. > 13 weeks
D. > 23 weeks


5. The most common cause of placental abruption is direct abdominal trauma.

A. True
B. False


6. A pregnant female suffering from multi trauma is no more likely to vomit and aspirate than any other multi trauma victim.

A. True
B. False


7. A female who has progressed to 3 months  or greater in the pregnancy should be positioned on the backboard :

A. supine .
B. prone.
C. supine with the board tilted/elevated on the right.
D. supine with the board tilted/elevated on the left.


  8. A reduction of fetal oxygen delivery will never occur unless the mother exhibits signs of hypoxia. 

A. True
B. False


9. A convenient method of estimating gestational age is by measuring fundal height.  When the fundus can be palpated to the level of the umbilicus, the estimated gestational age is

A. 12 weeks
B. 16 weeks 
C. 23 weeks 
D. 40 weeks


10. Vaginal bleeding does not occur with uterine rupture.

A. True
B. False


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