EMT--Trauma Practice Test Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
During transport of a patient with a head injury, what assessment factor will provide you with the
most information regarding the patient's condition?
A. Pupil size
B. Heart size
C. Mental status
D. Blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER Mental status
A young man fell and landed on his outstretched hand, resulting in pain and deformity to the left
midshaft forearm. Distal circulation should be assessed at which of the following pulse locations?
A. Radial
B. Brachial
C. Pedal
D. Popliteal - CORRECT ANSWER Radial
You are called to a local nightclub for an injured patient. Upon arrival, you see a young man who is
lying on the ground screaming in pain, bright red blood is spurting from an apparent stab wound to his
groin area. Your first action should be to
A. Control the bleeding
B. Apply 100% oxygen
C. Ensure an open airway
D. Elevate the patient's legs - CORRECT ANSWER control the bleeding
During a soccer game, a 20 year old man collided shoulder to shoulder with another player. He has
pain and a noticeable anterior bulge to the left shoulder. What is the most effective method of
immobilizing this injury?
, A. An air-inflatable splint with the left arm immobilized in the flexed position
B. A long board splint with the left arm immobilized in the extended position
C. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to secure the arm to the body
D. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to maintain downward traction - CORRECT
ANSWER A sling to support the left arm and swathes to secure the arm to the body
Which of the following mechanisms of injury would necessitate performing a rapid trauma
assessment?
A. A 5'8" tall adult who fell 12' from a roof and landed on his side
B. A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose passenger was killed
C. Amputation of three toes from the patient's left foot with controlled bleeding
D. An impaled object in the patient's lower extremity with minimal venous bleeding - CORRECT
ANSWER A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose passenger was killed
You are assessing a 33 year old male's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score. The patient opens his eyes
in response to pain, is speaking with incomprehensible words, and withdraws from pain by flexing his
upper extremities. What is his GCS score?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9 - CORRECT ANSWER 7
The police summon you to a residence for a domestic dispute. When you arrive, you are advised by a
police officer that a man, who is now in custody, shot his wife. When you enter the residence, you see
a woman lying supine. She is conscious, but very restless, and is in obvious respiratory distress.
After ensuring a patent airway, your next course of action should be to
A. Apply 100% oxygen
B. Assess respiratory quality
C. Compare carotid and radial pulses
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
During transport of a patient with a head injury, what assessment factor will provide you with the
most information regarding the patient's condition?
A. Pupil size
B. Heart size
C. Mental status
D. Blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER Mental status
A young man fell and landed on his outstretched hand, resulting in pain and deformity to the left
midshaft forearm. Distal circulation should be assessed at which of the following pulse locations?
A. Radial
B. Brachial
C. Pedal
D. Popliteal - CORRECT ANSWER Radial
You are called to a local nightclub for an injured patient. Upon arrival, you see a young man who is
lying on the ground screaming in pain, bright red blood is spurting from an apparent stab wound to his
groin area. Your first action should be to
A. Control the bleeding
B. Apply 100% oxygen
C. Ensure an open airway
D. Elevate the patient's legs - CORRECT ANSWER control the bleeding
During a soccer game, a 20 year old man collided shoulder to shoulder with another player. He has
pain and a noticeable anterior bulge to the left shoulder. What is the most effective method of
immobilizing this injury?
, A. An air-inflatable splint with the left arm immobilized in the flexed position
B. A long board splint with the left arm immobilized in the extended position
C. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to secure the arm to the body
D. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to maintain downward traction - CORRECT
ANSWER A sling to support the left arm and swathes to secure the arm to the body
Which of the following mechanisms of injury would necessitate performing a rapid trauma
assessment?
A. A 5'8" tall adult who fell 12' from a roof and landed on his side
B. A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose passenger was killed
C. Amputation of three toes from the patient's left foot with controlled bleeding
D. An impaled object in the patient's lower extremity with minimal venous bleeding - CORRECT
ANSWER A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose passenger was killed
You are assessing a 33 year old male's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score. The patient opens his eyes
in response to pain, is speaking with incomprehensible words, and withdraws from pain by flexing his
upper extremities. What is his GCS score?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9 - CORRECT ANSWER 7
The police summon you to a residence for a domestic dispute. When you arrive, you are advised by a
police officer that a man, who is now in custody, shot his wife. When you enter the residence, you see
a woman lying supine. She is conscious, but very restless, and is in obvious respiratory distress.
After ensuring a patent airway, your next course of action should be to
A. Apply 100% oxygen
B. Assess respiratory quality
C. Compare carotid and radial pulses
