PARAMEDIC TRAUMA FISDAP EXAM
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1. IfmyoumseemamcrackedmwindshieldminmamMVC...mwhatmwillmthemptmrepresentmwith?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBruisedmormlaceratedmheadmormface.mBrainminjury,m*cervicalmspineminj
urym(alwaysmuntilmprovenmotherwise),mtrachealminjury.
2. IfmyoumseemamdeformedmsteeringmcolumnminmamMVC...mwhatmwillmthemptmrepresentmwith?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBruisedmneck,mbruisedmchest.mSternalmormribmfracture,mflailmchest,mmy
ocardialmcontusion,m*pericardialmtamponade,mpneumo/hemothorax,maorticmtear.
3. IfmyoumseemamdeformedmdashboardminmamMVC...mwhatmwillmthemptmrepresentmwith?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBruisedmabdomen,mbruisedmknee,mmisplacedmkneecap.mRupturedmspl
een,mliver,mbowel,mdiaphragm.mFracturedmpatella,mdislocatedmknee,m*femoralmfracture,mdis
locatedmhip.
4. IfmyoumseemthemrearmendmofmthemvehiclemismdamagedminmamMVC...mwhatmwillmthemptmrepres
entmwith?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSecondarymanteriorminjuries,mespmifmthemptmwasn'tmrestrained.m"Wipl
ash"minjuries,m*coupmcontrecoupminjury.
5. PhasesmofmDecelerationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1)mDecelerationmofmthemvehicle,moccursmwhenmthemvehiclemstrikesman
othermobjectm&mcomesmtomamstop.m2)mDecelerationmofmoccupant,mwhichmstartsmduringmsud
denmbrakingm&mcontinuesmthroughmthemwholemcrash.m3)mDecelerationmofminternalmorgans,m
thatmconsistmofminternalmorgansmthatmcontinuemforwardmmomentummuntilmthey'remstoppe
dmbymanatomicalmrestraints.m4)mSecondarymcollisions,mwhichmoccurmwhenmamvehiclemoccup
antmismhitmbymobjectsmmovingmwithinmthemvehiclem(loosemobjects).m5)mAdditionalmimpacts,m
, thatmthemvehiclemmaymreceivemwhenmitmismhitmbymamsecondmvehiclemormismdeflectedmintoman
other.
6. Velocitym-mCORRECTmANSWERm"Speedmkills"-mcausesmmoremdamagemthanmmass.
7. SeatmBeltmUsem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAllmargumentsmagainstmseatmbeltmusemaremunfounded.
8. AirbagmInjuriesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCommonminjuriesmincludemabrasionsmtomthemface,mchestmandmarms.m
Minormcorrosivemeffectsmcanmoccurmbecausemofmthemcornstarchmonmthemairbag,mandmitmma
ymirritatemthemskin.
9. DownmandmUndermPathwaym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOccupantmslidesmundermthemsteeringmwheelmormthemdash.mThemknees
mhitmthemdashboard,mandmtransmitmenergymupmthemleg,mtomthemfemur/pelvis.mIfmthemfeetmar
emlockedminmplace,mitmcanmcausemfemurmfractures.
10. UpmandmOvermPathwaym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmChestmhitsmthemsteeringmwheel,mheadmhitsmthemwindshieldmandmanter
iormportionmofmthemthroatmhitsmthemtopmofmthemsteeringmwheel.mCanmcausemsignificantmhea
dmandmneckminjuries.
11. HeadmonmImpactminmMotorcyclemCrashesm-mCORRECTmANSWERmHeadmonmimpact-
mmotorcyclemstrikesmanothermobjectmandmstopsmitsmforwardmmotion,mwhilemthemridermconti
nuesmforwardmmotionmuntilmstoppedmbymoutsidemforce.mThismcausesmthemridermtomgomoverm
themhandlebars,mwhichmcausesmfemurmfractures,mandmtibmfractures.
12. AngularmImpactminmMotorcyclemCrashesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemmotorcyclemstrikesmanmobject,mormanothermvehiclematmanmangelms
, omthatmthemridermsustainsmdirectmcrushingminjuriesmtomthemlowermextremitymbetweenmthem
objectmandmmotorcycle.
13. MotorcyclemCrashesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWithmanymmotorcyclemcrash,mthemhelmetmshouldmbemremovedmcarefu
llymifmairwaymmanagementmtechniquesmcannotmbemperformedmwithmthemhelmetminmplacemo
rmthemhelmetmdoesn'tmfitmproperlymonmthemridersmhead.
14. PedestrianmInjuriesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMostmpedestrianminjuriesmoccurmatmanmintersection,matmnight.mFirst,mt
hempedestrianmismhitminmthemlowermextremitiesmwithmthemcarsmbumpers.mSecond,mthempede
strianmismthrownmonmthemtopmofmthemcarm(resultingminmbrainminjuries,mandmpelvicmfractures.
mThird,mthempedestrianmhitsmthemgroundmormsomemothermobjectmaftermrollingmoffmthemtopmo
rmthemsidemofmthemvehicle.
15. WaddellmTriadm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRefersmtomthempatternmofmautomobilempedestrianminjuriesminmchildre
nmandmpeoplemofmshortmstature;m1)mbumpermhitsmthempelvis/femurminsteadmofmthemknees,m
2)mthemchestm&mabdomenmhitmthemgrillmormlowmonmthemhoodmofmthemcarm(sternalm&mribmfrac
tures),m3)mthempt'smfacemhitsmthemhood,mthenmfliesmback,mandmhitsmthemground.
16. FallmSeveritymFactorsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm1)mHeight-
mdeterminesmthemvelocitymofmthemfall.mAmfallmgreatermthanm15mfeetmorm2.5-
3mtimesmthempt'smheightmwillmhavemamgreaterminjurym&mhighermratemofmdeath.m2)mPosition-
mchildrenmusuallymlandmonmtheirmheadsm(moremmass),mandmadultsmtendmtomtrymtomlandmonmt
heirmfeet,mcausemspinalminjuriesm"DonmJuanmSyndromemormLoversmLeap".m3)mSurface-
mSnowmvs.mConcrete.
17. BluntmTraumam-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRefersmtominjuriesminmwhichmthemtissuesmaremnotmpenetratedmbymanme
xternalmobject.
EXAM FULLY SOLVED & UPDATED
(LATEST VERSION VERIFIED FOR
ACCURACY) (QUESTIONS +
ANSWERS) SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
1. IfmyoumseemamcrackedmwindshieldminmamMVC...mwhatmwillmthemptmrepresentmwith?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBruisedmormlaceratedmheadmormface.mBrainminjury,m*cervicalmspineminj
urym(alwaysmuntilmprovenmotherwise),mtrachealminjury.
2. IfmyoumseemamdeformedmsteeringmcolumnminmamMVC...mwhatmwillmthemptmrepresentmwith?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBruisedmneck,mbruisedmchest.mSternalmormribmfracture,mflailmchest,mmy
ocardialmcontusion,m*pericardialmtamponade,mpneumo/hemothorax,maorticmtear.
3. IfmyoumseemamdeformedmdashboardminmamMVC...mwhatmwillmthemptmrepresentmwith?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBruisedmabdomen,mbruisedmknee,mmisplacedmkneecap.mRupturedmspl
een,mliver,mbowel,mdiaphragm.mFracturedmpatella,mdislocatedmknee,m*femoralmfracture,mdis
locatedmhip.
4. IfmyoumseemthemrearmendmofmthemvehiclemismdamagedminmamMVC...mwhatmwillmthemptmrepres
entmwith?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSecondarymanteriorminjuries,mespmifmthemptmwasn'tmrestrained.m"Wipl
ash"minjuries,m*coupmcontrecoupminjury.
5. PhasesmofmDecelerationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1)mDecelerationmofmthemvehicle,moccursmwhenmthemvehiclemstrikesman
othermobjectm&mcomesmtomamstop.m2)mDecelerationmofmoccupant,mwhichmstartsmduringmsud
denmbrakingm&mcontinuesmthroughmthemwholemcrash.m3)mDecelerationmofminternalmorgans,m
thatmconsistmofminternalmorgansmthatmcontinuemforwardmmomentummuntilmthey'remstoppe
dmbymanatomicalmrestraints.m4)mSecondarymcollisions,mwhichmoccurmwhenmamvehiclemoccup
antmismhitmbymobjectsmmovingmwithinmthemvehiclem(loosemobjects).m5)mAdditionalmimpacts,m
, thatmthemvehiclemmaymreceivemwhenmitmismhitmbymamsecondmvehiclemormismdeflectedmintoman
other.
6. Velocitym-mCORRECTmANSWERm"Speedmkills"-mcausesmmoremdamagemthanmmass.
7. SeatmBeltmUsem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAllmargumentsmagainstmseatmbeltmusemaremunfounded.
8. AirbagmInjuriesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCommonminjuriesmincludemabrasionsmtomthemface,mchestmandmarms.m
Minormcorrosivemeffectsmcanmoccurmbecausemofmthemcornstarchmonmthemairbag,mandmitmma
ymirritatemthemskin.
9. DownmandmUndermPathwaym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOccupantmslidesmundermthemsteeringmwheelmormthemdash.mThemknees
mhitmthemdashboard,mandmtransmitmenergymupmthemleg,mtomthemfemur/pelvis.mIfmthemfeetmar
emlockedminmplace,mitmcanmcausemfemurmfractures.
10. UpmandmOvermPathwaym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmChestmhitsmthemsteeringmwheel,mheadmhitsmthemwindshieldmandmanter
iormportionmofmthemthroatmhitsmthemtopmofmthemsteeringmwheel.mCanmcausemsignificantmhea
dmandmneckminjuries.
11. HeadmonmImpactminmMotorcyclemCrashesm-mCORRECTmANSWERmHeadmonmimpact-
mmotorcyclemstrikesmanothermobjectmandmstopsmitsmforwardmmotion,mwhilemthemridermconti
nuesmforwardmmotionmuntilmstoppedmbymoutsidemforce.mThismcausesmthemridermtomgomoverm
themhandlebars,mwhichmcausesmfemurmfractures,mandmtibmfractures.
12. AngularmImpactminmMotorcyclemCrashesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemmotorcyclemstrikesmanmobject,mormanothermvehiclematmanmangelms
, omthatmthemridermsustainsmdirectmcrushingminjuriesmtomthemlowermextremitymbetweenmthem
objectmandmmotorcycle.
13. MotorcyclemCrashesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWithmanymmotorcyclemcrash,mthemhelmetmshouldmbemremovedmcarefu
llymifmairwaymmanagementmtechniquesmcannotmbemperformedmwithmthemhelmetminmplacemo
rmthemhelmetmdoesn'tmfitmproperlymonmthemridersmhead.
14. PedestrianmInjuriesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMostmpedestrianminjuriesmoccurmatmanmintersection,matmnight.mFirst,mt
hempedestrianmismhitminmthemlowermextremitiesmwithmthemcarsmbumpers.mSecond,mthempede
strianmismthrownmonmthemtopmofmthemcarm(resultingminmbrainminjuries,mandmpelvicmfractures.
mThird,mthempedestrianmhitsmthemgroundmormsomemothermobjectmaftermrollingmoffmthemtopmo
rmthemsidemofmthemvehicle.
15. WaddellmTriadm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRefersmtomthempatternmofmautomobilempedestrianminjuriesminmchildre
nmandmpeoplemofmshortmstature;m1)mbumpermhitsmthempelvis/femurminsteadmofmthemknees,m
2)mthemchestm&mabdomenmhitmthemgrillmormlowmonmthemhoodmofmthemcarm(sternalm&mribmfrac
tures),m3)mthempt'smfacemhitsmthemhood,mthenmfliesmback,mandmhitsmthemground.
16. FallmSeveritymFactorsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm1)mHeight-
mdeterminesmthemvelocitymofmthemfall.mAmfallmgreatermthanm15mfeetmorm2.5-
3mtimesmthempt'smheightmwillmhavemamgreaterminjurym&mhighermratemofmdeath.m2)mPosition-
mchildrenmusuallymlandmonmtheirmheadsm(moremmass),mandmadultsmtendmtomtrymtomlandmonmt
heirmfeet,mcausemspinalminjuriesm"DonmJuanmSyndromemormLoversmLeap".m3)mSurface-
mSnowmvs.mConcrete.
17. BluntmTraumam-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRefersmtominjuriesminmwhichmthemtissuesmaremnotmpenetratedmbymanme
xternalmobject.
