Trauma FISDAP Testing Module | Detailed
Questions and Answers | Complete A+ Guide
• A hiker fell 25 feet from a ledge. There is obvious deformity to his
thoracic spine and he has a large laceration on his forehead. His BP is
60/40 mmHg, pulse is 50 beats/min, and respirations are 26 breaths/min.
His face and chest are pale and cool, but his abdomen and lower
extremities are pink and warm. Which of the following BEST describes
the pathophysiology of these findings? -✓✓loss of nervous system
control over the systemic vasculature
• A man was struck in the side of the head with a steel pipe. Blood-
tinged fluid is draining from the ear and bruising appears behind the ear.
The MOST appropriate treatment for this patient includes: -
✓✓immobilizing the spine, administering oxygen, and monitoring for
vomiting
• A man was kicked in the head and chest and stabbed in the abdomen.
He is conscious, but restless, and is coughing up blood. His breathing is
rapid and shallow, his skin is cool and pale, and his pulse is rapid and
weak. The EMT should recognize that this patient's signs and symptoms
are MOST likely the result of: -✓✓internal hemorrhage
• A woman fell through a large glass window and has a large laceration
to her inner arm that is bleeding profusely. The EMT applies a trauma
dressing and direct pressure to the wound, but the dressing immediately
becomes soaked with blood. What should the EMT do next? -✓✓apply a
proximal tourniquet and engage it until the bleeding stops
• After completing a rapid assessment of a patient with a penetrating
chest injury, the EMT tells her partner that she suspects a pericardial
tamponade. Which of the following did the EMT MOST likely
encounter during her assessment? -✓✓Distended jugular veins
,• Assessment of an injured man reveals that he opens his eyes when the
EMT speaks to him and pulls his arm away when the EMT palpates it.
He knows his name, but cannot remember what happened and does not
known what day it is. He should be assigned a Glasgow Coma Scale
(GCS) score of: -✓✓11
(3 for eye opening, 4 for verbal response, 4 for motor response)
• A man's arm was amputated during a car crash. The patient is
unresponsive; has rapid, shallow breathing; and has a rapid, weak pulse.
As you and your partner are treating him, other responders are
attempting to locate his severed arm. Which of the following statements
regarding this scenario is correct? -✓✓If the patient's arm has not been
recovered by the time you are ready to transport, you should transport
without delay
• Patients with significant closed head injuries often have pupillary
abnormalities and: -✓✓hypertension
• Assessment of a trauma patient reveals paradoxical movement to the
left side of his chest. The patient is conscious, but restless, and is
experiencing severe pain. His breathing is rapid and shallow and his
pulse is rapid and weak. The EMT should: -✓✓ventilate the patient with
a bag-mask device
• Following a head injury, a young woman is semiconscious and is
bleeding from the nose and left ear. You should: -✓✓cover her ear and
nose with a loose gauze pad to collect the blood
(bleeding following a head injury Amy contain CSF and indicates a skull
fracture; do NOT attempt to stop the flow of blood. The nasopharyngeal
airway is contraindicated in patients with a possible skull fracture)
• Following blunt force trauma to the anterior chest, a man presents with
difficulty breathing, distended jugular veins, absent breath sounds over
, the left side of the chest, and hypotension. Which of the following BEST
describes the pathophysiology of this patient's injury -✓✓Increased
pressure in the pleural space is compressing the great vessels
• A 42-year-old man was ejected from his car after it struck a bridge
pillar at a high rate of speed. You find him in a prone position
approximately 50 feet from his car. He is not moving and does not
appear to be breathing. You should: -✓✓manually stabilize his head
(when a trauma patient is found in a prone position, your first action
should be to manually stabilize their head; this action is based on the
assumption that the patient has a spinal injury
• Following blunt trauma to the chest, a 33-year-old man has shallow,
painful breathing. On assessment, you note that an area to the left side of
his chest collapses during inhalation and bulges during exhalation. These
are signs of a/an: -✓✓flail chest
• A patient is unresponsive with snoring respirations. His arm is
amputated just above the elbow and is bleeding heavily. The EMT
should: -✓✓apply a proximal tourniquet
• A woman struck the steering wheel with her chest when her car
collided with a tree. She is conscious and alert; however, she is
tachypneic and diaphoretic and her pulse is rapid and irregular. What
should you do? -✓✓administer oxygen and protect her spine
(based on clinical presentation of rapid, irregular pulse, a myocardial
contusion should be suspected.)
• An elderly woman, who was removed from her burning house by
firefighters, has full-thickness burns to approximately 50% of her body.
Appropriate treatment for the patient would include: -✓✓covering the
burns with dry, sterile dressings and preventing further loss of body heat
Questions and Answers | Complete A+ Guide
• A hiker fell 25 feet from a ledge. There is obvious deformity to his
thoracic spine and he has a large laceration on his forehead. His BP is
60/40 mmHg, pulse is 50 beats/min, and respirations are 26 breaths/min.
His face and chest are pale and cool, but his abdomen and lower
extremities are pink and warm. Which of the following BEST describes
the pathophysiology of these findings? -✓✓loss of nervous system
control over the systemic vasculature
• A man was struck in the side of the head with a steel pipe. Blood-
tinged fluid is draining from the ear and bruising appears behind the ear.
The MOST appropriate treatment for this patient includes: -
✓✓immobilizing the spine, administering oxygen, and monitoring for
vomiting
• A man was kicked in the head and chest and stabbed in the abdomen.
He is conscious, but restless, and is coughing up blood. His breathing is
rapid and shallow, his skin is cool and pale, and his pulse is rapid and
weak. The EMT should recognize that this patient's signs and symptoms
are MOST likely the result of: -✓✓internal hemorrhage
• A woman fell through a large glass window and has a large laceration
to her inner arm that is bleeding profusely. The EMT applies a trauma
dressing and direct pressure to the wound, but the dressing immediately
becomes soaked with blood. What should the EMT do next? -✓✓apply a
proximal tourniquet and engage it until the bleeding stops
• After completing a rapid assessment of a patient with a penetrating
chest injury, the EMT tells her partner that she suspects a pericardial
tamponade. Which of the following did the EMT MOST likely
encounter during her assessment? -✓✓Distended jugular veins
,• Assessment of an injured man reveals that he opens his eyes when the
EMT speaks to him and pulls his arm away when the EMT palpates it.
He knows his name, but cannot remember what happened and does not
known what day it is. He should be assigned a Glasgow Coma Scale
(GCS) score of: -✓✓11
(3 for eye opening, 4 for verbal response, 4 for motor response)
• A man's arm was amputated during a car crash. The patient is
unresponsive; has rapid, shallow breathing; and has a rapid, weak pulse.
As you and your partner are treating him, other responders are
attempting to locate his severed arm. Which of the following statements
regarding this scenario is correct? -✓✓If the patient's arm has not been
recovered by the time you are ready to transport, you should transport
without delay
• Patients with significant closed head injuries often have pupillary
abnormalities and: -✓✓hypertension
• Assessment of a trauma patient reveals paradoxical movement to the
left side of his chest. The patient is conscious, but restless, and is
experiencing severe pain. His breathing is rapid and shallow and his
pulse is rapid and weak. The EMT should: -✓✓ventilate the patient with
a bag-mask device
• Following a head injury, a young woman is semiconscious and is
bleeding from the nose and left ear. You should: -✓✓cover her ear and
nose with a loose gauze pad to collect the blood
(bleeding following a head injury Amy contain CSF and indicates a skull
fracture; do NOT attempt to stop the flow of blood. The nasopharyngeal
airway is contraindicated in patients with a possible skull fracture)
• Following blunt force trauma to the anterior chest, a man presents with
difficulty breathing, distended jugular veins, absent breath sounds over
, the left side of the chest, and hypotension. Which of the following BEST
describes the pathophysiology of this patient's injury -✓✓Increased
pressure in the pleural space is compressing the great vessels
• A 42-year-old man was ejected from his car after it struck a bridge
pillar at a high rate of speed. You find him in a prone position
approximately 50 feet from his car. He is not moving and does not
appear to be breathing. You should: -✓✓manually stabilize his head
(when a trauma patient is found in a prone position, your first action
should be to manually stabilize their head; this action is based on the
assumption that the patient has a spinal injury
• Following blunt trauma to the chest, a 33-year-old man has shallow,
painful breathing. On assessment, you note that an area to the left side of
his chest collapses during inhalation and bulges during exhalation. These
are signs of a/an: -✓✓flail chest
• A patient is unresponsive with snoring respirations. His arm is
amputated just above the elbow and is bleeding heavily. The EMT
should: -✓✓apply a proximal tourniquet
• A woman struck the steering wheel with her chest when her car
collided with a tree. She is conscious and alert; however, she is
tachypneic and diaphoretic and her pulse is rapid and irregular. What
should you do? -✓✓administer oxygen and protect her spine
(based on clinical presentation of rapid, irregular pulse, a myocardial
contusion should be suspected.)
• An elderly woman, who was removed from her burning house by
firefighters, has full-thickness burns to approximately 50% of her body.
Appropriate treatment for the patient would include: -✓✓covering the
burns with dry, sterile dressings and preventing further loss of body heat
