Trauma FISDAP Exam (Updated 2026) |
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• A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic and
pulse less. What should you do. Answer: 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. Answer: Apply an
occlusive dressing
• Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome.
Answer: Closed tibia fracture.
• A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse.
What should you do. Answer: 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? Answer: 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. Answer: 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? Answer: Manually
stabilize c-spine
, • Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with
multi-system trauma? Answer: 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. Answer: Diaphragmatic tear
• A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What
should you do? Answer: 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.
Answer: contusion, bruise
• An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a
crashed motorcycle. What should you do? Answer: Hold c-spine
• Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression forces applied
to soft tissue? Answer: 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. Answer:
Tension pneumothorax
• What is most life threatening for an adult patient? Answer: Bubbling
wound to the chest
• What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax? Answer:
transporting rapidly
• A 46 yr old female was in a car crash at highway speeds. She is
unconscious, breathing deep and fast with an abrasion to the lateral
aspect of her neck. What should you do? Answer: Take c-spine
precautions
Complete Study Guide with Solved
Questions and Verified Answers | 100%
Accurate | Grade A+
• A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic and
pulse less. What should you do. Answer: 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. Answer: Apply an
occlusive dressing
• Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome.
Answer: Closed tibia fracture.
• A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse.
What should you do. Answer: 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? Answer: 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. Answer: 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? Answer: Manually
stabilize c-spine
, • Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with
multi-system trauma? Answer: 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. Answer: Diaphragmatic tear
• A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What
should you do? Answer: 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.
Answer: contusion, bruise
• An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a
crashed motorcycle. What should you do? Answer: Hold c-spine
• Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression forces applied
to soft tissue? Answer: 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. Answer:
Tension pneumothorax
• What is most life threatening for an adult patient? Answer: Bubbling
wound to the chest
• What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax? Answer:
transporting rapidly
• A 46 yr old female was in a car crash at highway speeds. She is
unconscious, breathing deep and fast with an abrasion to the lateral
aspect of her neck. What should you do? Answer: Take c-spine
precautions
