EMT AAOS Section 7: Trauma Test EXAM, QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Exam Coverage
The exam coverage includes trauma patient assessment and
management concepts assessed in EMT AAOS Section 7: Trauma Test.
It focuses on:
Scene safety and primary assessment (ABCDE: Airway, Breathing,
Circulation, Disability, Exposure)
Rapid trauma assessment and focused secondary assessment
Management of head, neck, spinal, chest, abdominal, pelvic, and
extremity injuries
Hemorrhage control, shock recognition, and treatment
Burns, soft tissue injuries, and multisystem trauma
,Immobilization techniques (spinal, splints) and safe patient transport
Prioritization and triage in trauma scenarios
Emphasis is placed on applying evidence-based trauma protocols,
clinical reasoning, timely intervention, and ensuring patient safety in
prehospital emergency care.
,2. A 22-year-old male was kicked in the abdomen multiple times
during an attack by a gang. He is conscious but restless and his pulse
is rapid. Your assessment reveals a large area of bruising to the right
upper quadrant of his abdomen. The MOST appropriate treatment for
this patient includes:
A. preparing for immediate transport.
B. applying oxygen via nasal cannula.
C. performing a focused physical exam.
D. a detailed assessment of his abdomen.
preparing for immediate transport.
, If direct pressure with a sterile dressing fails to immediately stop
severe bleeding from an extremity, you should apply:
A. additional sterile dressings.
B. a splint and elevate the extremity.
C. a tourniquet proximal to the injury.
D. digital pressure to a proximal artery.
a tourniquet proximal to the injury.
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Exam Coverage
The exam coverage includes trauma patient assessment and
management concepts assessed in EMT AAOS Section 7: Trauma Test.
It focuses on:
Scene safety and primary assessment (ABCDE: Airway, Breathing,
Circulation, Disability, Exposure)
Rapid trauma assessment and focused secondary assessment
Management of head, neck, spinal, chest, abdominal, pelvic, and
extremity injuries
Hemorrhage control, shock recognition, and treatment
Burns, soft tissue injuries, and multisystem trauma
,Immobilization techniques (spinal, splints) and safe patient transport
Prioritization and triage in trauma scenarios
Emphasis is placed on applying evidence-based trauma protocols,
clinical reasoning, timely intervention, and ensuring patient safety in
prehospital emergency care.
,2. A 22-year-old male was kicked in the abdomen multiple times
during an attack by a gang. He is conscious but restless and his pulse
is rapid. Your assessment reveals a large area of bruising to the right
upper quadrant of his abdomen. The MOST appropriate treatment for
this patient includes:
A. preparing for immediate transport.
B. applying oxygen via nasal cannula.
C. performing a focused physical exam.
D. a detailed assessment of his abdomen.
preparing for immediate transport.
, If direct pressure with a sterile dressing fails to immediately stop
severe bleeding from an extremity, you should apply:
A. additional sterile dressings.
B. a splint and elevate the extremity.
C. a tourniquet proximal to the injury.
D. digital pressure to a proximal artery.
a tourniquet proximal to the injury.
