EMT TRAUMA FISDAP EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Treatment for a patient with full-thickness burns - CORRECT ANSWER -High-flow oxygen; dry,
sterile dressings; thermal management (keep patient warm); provide rapid transport
What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient? - CORRECT ANSWER -Apply a
proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately. Then turn to patient's airway and
breathing status (CAB)
How do you care for a partially amputated extremity? - CORRECT ANSWER -Control bleeding
with bulky compression (pressure) dressings and splint extremity to prevent further injury
Injury to the cervical spine from a hanging occurs through - CORRECT ANSWER -distraction, or
stretching, of the vertebrae and spinal cord
What is a subluxation - CORRECT ANSWER -a partial or incomplete dislocation; this is an injury,
not an injury mechanism
Injuries related to Hyperextension mechanisms - CORRECT ANSWER -Patients who strike their
head on the windshield during a mvc
Axial Loading MOI - CORRECT ANSWER -The spinal column is compressed vertically; injuries
after diving head first into shallow water and lumbar spine injuries after a fall from a significant
height and landing feet first
What does cold, pale skin and an absent distal pulse indicate in a limb? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Indicates that blood flow distal to the injury is compromised
, How do you make one attempt to restore distal circulation? - CORRECT ANSWER -By applying
gentle manual traction in line with the long axis of the limb
What can you do to a limb after distal circulation is restored? - CORRECT ANSWER -Splint the
limb in whatever position allows the strongest distal pulse, elevate limb above level of the heart
to help minimize swelling, and an icepack may also help reduce pain and swelling
What is a flail chest? - CORRECT ANSWER -Occurs when several ribs are fractured in more than
one place; the result is a free-floating section of ribs (flail segment) that collapses during
inhalation and bulges out during exhalation (paradoxical chest movement)
What happens as the flail segment (flail chest) collapses? - CORRECT ANSWER -The lung is
compressed and ventilation is impaired. Treatment should include PPV and prompt transport.
12 Injuries or clinical findings that warrant transport to a high level trauma center: - CORRECT
ANSWER --GCS equal or less than 13 after trauma
-systolic BP less than 90 mm Hg
-Resp. rate less than 10 or greater than 29 breaths/min
-need for ventilatory support
-all penetrating injuries to the head, neck, torso or extremities proximal to the knee or elbow
-chest wall instability or deformity (flail chest)
-two or more proximal long bone fractures
-a crushed, degloved, mangled or pulseless extremity
-amputation proximal to the ankle or wrist
-pelvic fractures
-open or depressed skull fracture
-paralysis
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Treatment for a patient with full-thickness burns - CORRECT ANSWER -High-flow oxygen; dry,
sterile dressings; thermal management (keep patient warm); provide rapid transport
What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient? - CORRECT ANSWER -Apply a
proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately. Then turn to patient's airway and
breathing status (CAB)
How do you care for a partially amputated extremity? - CORRECT ANSWER -Control bleeding
with bulky compression (pressure) dressings and splint extremity to prevent further injury
Injury to the cervical spine from a hanging occurs through - CORRECT ANSWER -distraction, or
stretching, of the vertebrae and spinal cord
What is a subluxation - CORRECT ANSWER -a partial or incomplete dislocation; this is an injury,
not an injury mechanism
Injuries related to Hyperextension mechanisms - CORRECT ANSWER -Patients who strike their
head on the windshield during a mvc
Axial Loading MOI - CORRECT ANSWER -The spinal column is compressed vertically; injuries
after diving head first into shallow water and lumbar spine injuries after a fall from a significant
height and landing feet first
What does cold, pale skin and an absent distal pulse indicate in a limb? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Indicates that blood flow distal to the injury is compromised
, How do you make one attempt to restore distal circulation? - CORRECT ANSWER -By applying
gentle manual traction in line with the long axis of the limb
What can you do to a limb after distal circulation is restored? - CORRECT ANSWER -Splint the
limb in whatever position allows the strongest distal pulse, elevate limb above level of the heart
to help minimize swelling, and an icepack may also help reduce pain and swelling
What is a flail chest? - CORRECT ANSWER -Occurs when several ribs are fractured in more than
one place; the result is a free-floating section of ribs (flail segment) that collapses during
inhalation and bulges out during exhalation (paradoxical chest movement)
What happens as the flail segment (flail chest) collapses? - CORRECT ANSWER -The lung is
compressed and ventilation is impaired. Treatment should include PPV and prompt transport.
12 Injuries or clinical findings that warrant transport to a high level trauma center: - CORRECT
ANSWER --GCS equal or less than 13 after trauma
-systolic BP less than 90 mm Hg
-Resp. rate less than 10 or greater than 29 breaths/min
-need for ventilatory support
-all penetrating injuries to the head, neck, torso or extremities proximal to the knee or elbow
-chest wall instability or deformity (flail chest)
-two or more proximal long bone fractures
-a crushed, degloved, mangled or pulseless extremity
-amputation proximal to the ankle or wrist
-pelvic fractures
-open or depressed skull fracture
-paralysis
