EMT TEST 3: TRAUMA EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The index of the suspicion is most accurately defined as: -
correct answer ✅your awareness and concern for potentially
serious underlying injuries.
When assessing the interior of a crashed motor vehicle for damage,
you are gathering information regarding the: -
correct answer ✅mechanism of injury
Force acting over a distance is the definition of: -
correct answer ✅work
the energy of a moving object is called: -
correct answer ✅kinetic energy
When the speed of a motor vehicle doubles, the amount of kinetic
energy: -
correct answer ✅quadruples
If one or more occupants in the same vehicle are killed in a crash,
the EMT should: -
correct answer ✅suspect that all living occupants experienced the
same serious trauma
,EMT TEST 3: TRAUMA EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Airbags are designed to: -
correct answer ✅decrease the severity of deceleration injuries
Evaluation of the interior of a crashed motor vehicle during
extrication will allow the EMT to:
A. determine the vehicle's speed at the time of impact.
B. identify contact points and predict potential injuries.
C. assess the severity of the third collision of the crash.
D. recognize if the driver hit the brakes before impact. -
correct answer ✅identify contact points and predict potential
injuries.
A driver involved in a rollover motor vehicle crash will MOST likely
experience serious injuries or death if he or she: -
correct answer ✅is ejected or partially ejected
, EMT TEST 3: TRAUMA EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
factors that should be considered when assessing a patient who has
fallen include all of the following, except:
A) the speed of the fall
B) the surface struck
C) the height of the fall
D) the primary impact point -
correct answer ✅the speed of the fall
when assessing an elderly patient who fell, it is important to
remember that: -
correct answer ✅osteoporosis can cause a fracture as a result of a
fall from a standing position
the phenomenon of pressure waves emanating from the bullet ,
causing damage remote from its path, is known as: -
correct answer ✅cavitation
when treating a patient who experienced a pulmonary blast injury,
you should: -
correct answer ✅avoid giving oxygen at positive pressure
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The index of the suspicion is most accurately defined as: -
correct answer ✅your awareness and concern for potentially
serious underlying injuries.
When assessing the interior of a crashed motor vehicle for damage,
you are gathering information regarding the: -
correct answer ✅mechanism of injury
Force acting over a distance is the definition of: -
correct answer ✅work
the energy of a moving object is called: -
correct answer ✅kinetic energy
When the speed of a motor vehicle doubles, the amount of kinetic
energy: -
correct answer ✅quadruples
If one or more occupants in the same vehicle are killed in a crash,
the EMT should: -
correct answer ✅suspect that all living occupants experienced the
same serious trauma
,EMT TEST 3: TRAUMA EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Airbags are designed to: -
correct answer ✅decrease the severity of deceleration injuries
Evaluation of the interior of a crashed motor vehicle during
extrication will allow the EMT to:
A. determine the vehicle's speed at the time of impact.
B. identify contact points and predict potential injuries.
C. assess the severity of the third collision of the crash.
D. recognize if the driver hit the brakes before impact. -
correct answer ✅identify contact points and predict potential
injuries.
A driver involved in a rollover motor vehicle crash will MOST likely
experience serious injuries or death if he or she: -
correct answer ✅is ejected or partially ejected
, EMT TEST 3: TRAUMA EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
factors that should be considered when assessing a patient who has
fallen include all of the following, except:
A) the speed of the fall
B) the surface struck
C) the height of the fall
D) the primary impact point -
correct answer ✅the speed of the fall
when assessing an elderly patient who fell, it is important to
remember that: -
correct answer ✅osteoporosis can cause a fracture as a result of a
fall from a standing position
the phenomenon of pressure waves emanating from the bullet ,
causing damage remote from its path, is known as: -
correct answer ✅cavitation
when treating a patient who experienced a pulmonary blast injury,
you should: -
correct answer ✅avoid giving oxygen at positive pressure
