EMT FISDAP Trauma questions and answers 2026\2027
A+ Grade
What's the difference between capillary, venous and arterial bleeding? Which would you treat first?
- correct answer Capillary and venous is a dark, oozing bleeding, and arterial is bright red and spurting.
You would treat arterial first
What do you do if a wound is spurting blood?
- correct answer Apply direct pressure
What are the early indicators of shock?
- correct answer Tachycardia, cool, pale and clammy skin (diaphoretic)
What is the difference between compensated and decompensated shock?
- correct answer The biggest difference is a decrease in blood pressure
What do you do with a patient that is critical after a MVA?
- correct answer Rapidly extricate and transport them
What medications are of concern when dealing with trauma patients?
- correct answer Blood thinners (Eliquis, Warfarin, Coumadin)
When should you remove an impaled object?
- correct answer Only if it is obstructing the airway or prevents CPR, otherwise you stabilize it and leave
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How do you treat a patient with an impaled eye?
- correct answer Cover the good eye up first, then the bad one
A+ Grade
What's the difference between capillary, venous and arterial bleeding? Which would you treat first?
- correct answer Capillary and venous is a dark, oozing bleeding, and arterial is bright red and spurting.
You would treat arterial first
What do you do if a wound is spurting blood?
- correct answer Apply direct pressure
What are the early indicators of shock?
- correct answer Tachycardia, cool, pale and clammy skin (diaphoretic)
What is the difference between compensated and decompensated shock?
- correct answer The biggest difference is a decrease in blood pressure
What do you do with a patient that is critical after a MVA?
- correct answer Rapidly extricate and transport them
What medications are of concern when dealing with trauma patients?
- correct answer Blood thinners (Eliquis, Warfarin, Coumadin)
When should you remove an impaled object?
- correct answer Only if it is obstructing the airway or prevents CPR, otherwise you stabilize it and leave
it in
How do you treat a patient with an impaled eye?
- correct answer Cover the good eye up first, then the bad one
