EMT--Trauma Practice Test {LATEST 2026 -
2027 update} QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
Rapid extrication of a patient from an automobile is most appropriately performed by
A. applying an extrication collar and removing the patient from the car using the direct
carry method
B. applying an extrication collar, sliding a long spine board under the patient's
buttocks, and removing the patient from the car.
C. applying a vest-style extrication device and sliding the patient out of the car onto a
long spine board for full immobilization.
D. maintaining support of the head, grasping the patient by the clothing, and rapidly
removing the patient from the car. - correct answer applying an extrication collar,
sliding a long spine board under the patient's buttocks, and removing the patient from
the car.
,During your rapid trauma assessment of a critically-injured patient, you should assess
the chest for
A. symmetry and pain
B. rigidity and guarding
C. crepitus and distention
D. distention and guarding - correct answer symmetry and pain
Following penetrating trauma to the abdomen, a 50 year old woman has a large
laceration with a loop of protruding bowel. How should you manage this injury?
A. Carefully replace the bowel and apply an occlusive dressing.
B. Carefully replace the bowel and cover the wound with a moist, sterile dressing.
C. Apply a dry, sterile dressing covered by an occlusive dressing.
D. Apply a moist, sterile dressing, covered by a dry, sterile dressing. - correct answer
Apply a moist, sterile dressing, covered by a dry, sterile dressing
, Which of the following mechanisms of injury would necessitate performing a rapid
trauma assessment?
A. A 5'8" tall adult who fell 12' from a roof and landed on his side
B. A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose passenger was killed
C. Amputation of three toes from the patient's left foot with controlled bleeding
D. An impaled object in the patient's lower extremity with minimal venous bleeding -
correct answer A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose passenger was killed
You are assessing a 33 year old male's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score. The patient
opens his eyes in response to pain, is speaking with incomprehensible words, and
withdraws from pain by flexing his upper extremities. What is his GCS score?
2027 update} QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
Rapid extrication of a patient from an automobile is most appropriately performed by
A. applying an extrication collar and removing the patient from the car using the direct
carry method
B. applying an extrication collar, sliding a long spine board under the patient's
buttocks, and removing the patient from the car.
C. applying a vest-style extrication device and sliding the patient out of the car onto a
long spine board for full immobilization.
D. maintaining support of the head, grasping the patient by the clothing, and rapidly
removing the patient from the car. - correct answer applying an extrication collar,
sliding a long spine board under the patient's buttocks, and removing the patient from
the car.
,During your rapid trauma assessment of a critically-injured patient, you should assess
the chest for
A. symmetry and pain
B. rigidity and guarding
C. crepitus and distention
D. distention and guarding - correct answer symmetry and pain
Following penetrating trauma to the abdomen, a 50 year old woman has a large
laceration with a loop of protruding bowel. How should you manage this injury?
A. Carefully replace the bowel and apply an occlusive dressing.
B. Carefully replace the bowel and cover the wound with a moist, sterile dressing.
C. Apply a dry, sterile dressing covered by an occlusive dressing.
D. Apply a moist, sterile dressing, covered by a dry, sterile dressing. - correct answer
Apply a moist, sterile dressing, covered by a dry, sterile dressing
, Which of the following mechanisms of injury would necessitate performing a rapid
trauma assessment?
A. A 5'8" tall adult who fell 12' from a roof and landed on his side
B. A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose passenger was killed
C. Amputation of three toes from the patient's left foot with controlled bleeding
D. An impaled object in the patient's lower extremity with minimal venous bleeding -
correct answer A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose passenger was killed
You are assessing a 33 year old male's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score. The patient
opens his eyes in response to pain, is speaking with incomprehensible words, and
withdraws from pain by flexing his upper extremities. What is his GCS score?
