FISDAP Trauma Assessment Exam | Full
Prep Guide with Questions and Correct
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• 28 yo M, blunt trauma to R anterior chest. Pale, cool, diaphoretic and
responsive to verbal. R 38 and shallow with paradoxical movement.
What should you do? -✓✓02 with positive pressure ventilations
• What is the most likely cause of periorbital echymosis? -✓✓Basilar
skull fracture
• 30 yo M shot in mid thigh. Bleeding continues after partner applies
direct pressure. You should? -✓✓Tourniqet
• 28 yo PT driver motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not
wearing a helmet. Supine with copious amount of blood around face.
Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most appropiate? -✓✓Jaw thrust without
head tilt
• M fell while water skiing. Unconsciouse. Suspect? -✓✓Head and spine
injury
• Appropriate care for amputated extremity? -✓✓Wrap in dry gauze,
seal in plastic bag, and place in cool water
• 28 yo pt driving motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not
wearing a helmet. Supine with copious amount of blood around face.
Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most appropriate? -✓✓Control bleeding
• 18 yo M holding right shin after sports related injury. Deformity and
swelling; pedal pulse present. You should? -✓✓Apply board splint in
position found
, • Pedestrian hit by car. Pale, cool, and diaphoretic. Oriented to name
only and has difficulty breathing. BP 80/40, P 120, R 28 and shallow.
90% SP02. You should? -✓✓BVM
• 81 yo F helthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture.
Which medication should concern you the most? -✓✓Coumadin
• You are treating a patient with agonal respirations and gunshot wound
to the chest. You notice an open skull fracture leaking brain matter.
There is no radial pulse, you should? -✓✓Asses a carotid pulse and
assist ventilations
• a 45 year old male fell asleep outisde while doing yard work. His face
and lower legs are bright red with blisters and painful on examination.
You should suspect -✓✓Both superficial and partial thickness burns
• a 35 year old patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The
distal extremity is pulsless and the skin is cool and cyanotic. You should
-✓✓Realign the injured extremity
• You arrive on scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining
of severe chest and abdominal pain. His radial is weak and rapid. Skin is
cool, pale, and moist. The patient has a history of cardiac problems. You
should? -✓✓Rapidly extricate onto a long spinal board and transport
• 47 male shot in back has cool and clammy skin with arm weakness. BP
130/90, P 76, R 24. You should suspect -✓✓Spinal cord injury
• Injury that is most likely to require routine assessment and transport -
✓✓Deformed Wrist Injury
Prep Guide with Questions and Correct
Answers | A+ Assured
• 28 yo M, blunt trauma to R anterior chest. Pale, cool, diaphoretic and
responsive to verbal. R 38 and shallow with paradoxical movement.
What should you do? -✓✓02 with positive pressure ventilations
• What is the most likely cause of periorbital echymosis? -✓✓Basilar
skull fracture
• 30 yo M shot in mid thigh. Bleeding continues after partner applies
direct pressure. You should? -✓✓Tourniqet
• 28 yo PT driver motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not
wearing a helmet. Supine with copious amount of blood around face.
Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most appropiate? -✓✓Jaw thrust without
head tilt
• M fell while water skiing. Unconsciouse. Suspect? -✓✓Head and spine
injury
• Appropriate care for amputated extremity? -✓✓Wrap in dry gauze,
seal in plastic bag, and place in cool water
• 28 yo pt driving motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not
wearing a helmet. Supine with copious amount of blood around face.
Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most appropriate? -✓✓Control bleeding
• 18 yo M holding right shin after sports related injury. Deformity and
swelling; pedal pulse present. You should? -✓✓Apply board splint in
position found
, • Pedestrian hit by car. Pale, cool, and diaphoretic. Oriented to name
only and has difficulty breathing. BP 80/40, P 120, R 28 and shallow.
90% SP02. You should? -✓✓BVM
• 81 yo F helthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture.
Which medication should concern you the most? -✓✓Coumadin
• You are treating a patient with agonal respirations and gunshot wound
to the chest. You notice an open skull fracture leaking brain matter.
There is no radial pulse, you should? -✓✓Asses a carotid pulse and
assist ventilations
• a 45 year old male fell asleep outisde while doing yard work. His face
and lower legs are bright red with blisters and painful on examination.
You should suspect -✓✓Both superficial and partial thickness burns
• a 35 year old patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The
distal extremity is pulsless and the skin is cool and cyanotic. You should
-✓✓Realign the injured extremity
• You arrive on scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining
of severe chest and abdominal pain. His radial is weak and rapid. Skin is
cool, pale, and moist. The patient has a history of cardiac problems. You
should? -✓✓Rapidly extricate onto a long spinal board and transport
• 47 male shot in back has cool and clammy skin with arm weakness. BP
130/90, P 76, R 24. You should suspect -✓✓Spinal cord injury
• Injury that is most likely to require routine assessment and transport -
✓✓Deformed Wrist Injury
