FISDAP TRAUMA REVIEWED EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
[2026/2027]
A 56 yr old male complains of tearing chest pain that radiates to his back. He was the restrained
driver involved in a car-crash at high-way speeds. What should your secondary assessment
include? - Correct Answers -Bilateral upper extermity blood pressures
A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic and pulse less. What should
you do. - Correct Answers -Align with gentle traction until restiance is met.
A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was minor bleeding from the
wound. What should you do. - Correct Answers -Apply an occlusive dressing
Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome. - Correct Answers -Closed tibia
fracture.
A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse. What should you do. -
Correct Answers -Apply manual stabilization to her femur.
An altered 19 yr old male was musty extricated from a burning building by the fire department.
He has soot around his mouth and nose. What should you do? - Correct Answers -Remove and
smoldering clothing
A 41 yr old male was kicked in the chest by a horse. He is short of breath and he has a contusion
to his sternum. Vital signs are BP 96/78, P 124, R 24 and shallow. What should you suspect. -
Correct Answers -Cardiac tamponade
A 21 yr old male is semi conscious and lying kiddywampus at the bottom of 2 flights of stairs.
What should you do? - Correct Answers -Manually stabilize c-spine
, Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with multi-system trauma? -
Correct Answers -Bleeding within the oral cavity
A 22 yr old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his abdomen. He complains
of the painful when he inhales and shortness of breathing. What should you suspect. - Correct
Answers -Diaphragmatic tear
A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What should you do? - Correct
Answers -Stabilize the glass with a paper cup
What is the the term for the injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but cells and blood
vessels in the dermis may be damaged. - Correct Answers -contusion, bruise
An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a crashed motorcycle. What
should you do? - Correct Answers -Hold c-spine
Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression forces applied to soft tissue? - Correct
Answers -Crush injury
A 20 yr old male was the unrestrained driver in a car crash. He is anxious, pale and has absent
lung sounds on the left side. Vitals signs are BP 80/48, P 132, R 31 and shallow. What should you
suspect. - Correct Answers -Tension pneumothorax
What is most life threatening for an adult patient? - Correct Answers -Bubbling wound to the
chest
What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax? - Correct Answers -transporting rapidly
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
[2026/2027]
A 56 yr old male complains of tearing chest pain that radiates to his back. He was the restrained
driver involved in a car-crash at high-way speeds. What should your secondary assessment
include? - Correct Answers -Bilateral upper extermity blood pressures
A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic and pulse less. What should
you do. - Correct Answers -Align with gentle traction until restiance is met.
A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was minor bleeding from the
wound. What should you do. - Correct Answers -Apply an occlusive dressing
Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome. - Correct Answers -Closed tibia
fracture.
A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse. What should you do. -
Correct Answers -Apply manual stabilization to her femur.
An altered 19 yr old male was musty extricated from a burning building by the fire department.
He has soot around his mouth and nose. What should you do? - Correct Answers -Remove and
smoldering clothing
A 41 yr old male was kicked in the chest by a horse. He is short of breath and he has a contusion
to his sternum. Vital signs are BP 96/78, P 124, R 24 and shallow. What should you suspect. -
Correct Answers -Cardiac tamponade
A 21 yr old male is semi conscious and lying kiddywampus at the bottom of 2 flights of stairs.
What should you do? - Correct Answers -Manually stabilize c-spine
, Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with multi-system trauma? -
Correct Answers -Bleeding within the oral cavity
A 22 yr old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his abdomen. He complains
of the painful when he inhales and shortness of breathing. What should you suspect. - Correct
Answers -Diaphragmatic tear
A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What should you do? - Correct
Answers -Stabilize the glass with a paper cup
What is the the term for the injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but cells and blood
vessels in the dermis may be damaged. - Correct Answers -contusion, bruise
An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a crashed motorcycle. What
should you do? - Correct Answers -Hold c-spine
Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression forces applied to soft tissue? - Correct
Answers -Crush injury
A 20 yr old male was the unrestrained driver in a car crash. He is anxious, pale and has absent
lung sounds on the left side. Vitals signs are BP 80/48, P 132, R 31 and shallow. What should you
suspect. - Correct Answers -Tension pneumothorax
What is most life threatening for an adult patient? - Correct Answers -Bubbling wound to the
chest
What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax? - Correct Answers -transporting rapidly
