TRMA810 QUIZ TRAUMA TREATMENT AND
INTERVENTIONS ADULT AND FAMILIAL
TRAUMA LIBERTY UNIVERSITY PRACTICE
TEST BANK 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ You receive a call to a residence for a sick patient. Upon your arrival,
you find the patient, a 53-year-old diabetic male, lying down on his front
porch. His wife tells you that he had been mowing the lawn in the heat
for the past 3 hours. The patient is confused and has hot, moist skin. His
pulse is weak and thready, and his blood pressure is 90/50 mm Hg. You
should:
A. perform a head-to-toe assessment and look for signs of trauma.
B. administer one tube of oral glucose and reassess his mental status.
C. place him in a sitting position and have him drink 1 L of water.
D. load him into the ambulance and begin rapid cooling interventions.
Answer: D. load him into the ambulance and begin rapid cooling
interventions.
,⩥ You are transporting a 28-year-old man with a frostbitten foot. The
patient's vital signs are stable and he denies any other injuries or
symptoms. The weather is treacherous and your transport time to the
hospital is approximately 45 minutes. During transport, you should:
A. administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
B. protect the affected part from further injury.
C. cover his foot with chemical heat compresses.
D. rewarm his foot in 102°F to 104°F (38.9°C to 40°C) water.. Answer:
B. protect the affected part from further injury.
⩥ Common signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion include all of the
following, EXCEPT:
A. hot, dry skin.
B. tachycardia.
C. nausea.
D. headache.. Answer: A. hot, dry skin.
⩥ While en route to a major motor vehicle crash, an on-scene police
officer advises you that a 6-year-old male who was riding in the front
,seat is involved. He further states that the child was only wearing a lap
belt and that the air bag deployed. On the basis of this information, you
should be MOST suspicious that the child has experienced:
A. open abdominal trauma.
B. lower extremity fractures.
C. neck and facial injuries.
D. blunt trauma to the head.. Answer: C. neck and facial injuries.
⩥ A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet from a tree and
landed on his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What injury
mechanism is MOST likely responsible for his back pain?
A. Lateral impact to the spine
B. Direct trauma to the spinal column
C. Energy transmission to the spine
D. Secondary fall after the initial impact. Answer: C. Energy
transmission to the spine
⩥ A 30-year-old male was rescued after being lost in the woods for
approximately 18 hours. The outside temperature is 30°F (-1°C). He is
, immediately placed in the warmed ambulance, where you perform a
primary assessment. He is unresponsive, pale, and apneic. You should:
A. open his airway and give two rescue breaths.
B. apply an AED and assess his cardiac rhythm.
C. apply chemical heat packs to his groin and axillae.
D. assess for a carotid pulse for up to 60 seconds.. Answer: D. assess for
a carotid pulse for up to 60 seconds.
⩥ All of the following terms refer to a body part that is cold but not
frozen, EXCEPT:
A. frostnip.
B. trench foot.
C. immersion foot.
D. frostbite.. Answer: D. frostbite.
⩥ You and your partner respond to a park where several people were
reportedly struck by lightning. When you arrive, you find three patients.
The first patient is lying supine on the ground; he is unresponsive and
does not appear to be breathing. The second patient is ambulatory,
INTERVENTIONS ADULT AND FAMILIAL
TRAUMA LIBERTY UNIVERSITY PRACTICE
TEST BANK 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ You receive a call to a residence for a sick patient. Upon your arrival,
you find the patient, a 53-year-old diabetic male, lying down on his front
porch. His wife tells you that he had been mowing the lawn in the heat
for the past 3 hours. The patient is confused and has hot, moist skin. His
pulse is weak and thready, and his blood pressure is 90/50 mm Hg. You
should:
A. perform a head-to-toe assessment and look for signs of trauma.
B. administer one tube of oral glucose and reassess his mental status.
C. place him in a sitting position and have him drink 1 L of water.
D. load him into the ambulance and begin rapid cooling interventions.
Answer: D. load him into the ambulance and begin rapid cooling
interventions.
,⩥ You are transporting a 28-year-old man with a frostbitten foot. The
patient's vital signs are stable and he denies any other injuries or
symptoms. The weather is treacherous and your transport time to the
hospital is approximately 45 minutes. During transport, you should:
A. administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
B. protect the affected part from further injury.
C. cover his foot with chemical heat compresses.
D. rewarm his foot in 102°F to 104°F (38.9°C to 40°C) water.. Answer:
B. protect the affected part from further injury.
⩥ Common signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion include all of the
following, EXCEPT:
A. hot, dry skin.
B. tachycardia.
C. nausea.
D. headache.. Answer: A. hot, dry skin.
⩥ While en route to a major motor vehicle crash, an on-scene police
officer advises you that a 6-year-old male who was riding in the front
,seat is involved. He further states that the child was only wearing a lap
belt and that the air bag deployed. On the basis of this information, you
should be MOST suspicious that the child has experienced:
A. open abdominal trauma.
B. lower extremity fractures.
C. neck and facial injuries.
D. blunt trauma to the head.. Answer: C. neck and facial injuries.
⩥ A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet from a tree and
landed on his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What injury
mechanism is MOST likely responsible for his back pain?
A. Lateral impact to the spine
B. Direct trauma to the spinal column
C. Energy transmission to the spine
D. Secondary fall after the initial impact. Answer: C. Energy
transmission to the spine
⩥ A 30-year-old male was rescued after being lost in the woods for
approximately 18 hours. The outside temperature is 30°F (-1°C). He is
, immediately placed in the warmed ambulance, where you perform a
primary assessment. He is unresponsive, pale, and apneic. You should:
A. open his airway and give two rescue breaths.
B. apply an AED and assess his cardiac rhythm.
C. apply chemical heat packs to his groin and axillae.
D. assess for a carotid pulse for up to 60 seconds.. Answer: D. assess for
a carotid pulse for up to 60 seconds.
⩥ All of the following terms refer to a body part that is cold but not
frozen, EXCEPT:
A. frostnip.
B. trench foot.
C. immersion foot.
D. frostbite.. Answer: D. frostbite.
⩥ You and your partner respond to a park where several people were
reportedly struck by lightning. When you arrive, you find three patients.
The first patient is lying supine on the ground; he is unresponsive and
does not appear to be breathing. The second patient is ambulatory,
