EMT Trauma FISDAP Questions Review
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During a soccer game, an 18-year-old woman injured her knee. Her knee is
in a flexed position and is obviously deformed. What should you do? ✔
manually stabilize the leg above and below the knee
A hiker fell 25 feet from a ledge. There is obvious deformity to his thoracic
spine and he has a large laceration on his forehead. His BP is 60/40
mmHg, pulse is 50 beats/min, and respirations are 26 breaths/min. His face
and chest are pale and cool, but his abdomen and lower extremities are
pink and warm. Which of the following BEST describes the pathophysiology
of these findings? ✔ loss of nervous system control over the systemic
vasculature
A man was struck in the side of the head with a steel pipe. Blood-tinged
fluid is draining from the ear and bruising appears behind the ear. The
MOST appropriate treatment for this patient includes: ✔ immobilizing the
spine, administering oxygen, and monitoring for vomiting
A man was kicked in the head and chest and stabbed in the abdomen. He
is conscious, but restless, and is coughing up blood. His breathing is rapid
and shallow, his skin is cool and pale, and his pulse is rapid and weak. The
EMT should recognize that this patient's signs and symptoms are MOST
likely the result of: ✔ internal hemorrhage
A woman fell through a large glass window and has a large laceration to
her inner arm that is bleeding profusely. The EMT applies a trauma
dressing and direct pressure to the wound, but the dressing immediately
becomes soaked with blood. What should the EMT do next? ✔ apply a
proximal tourniquet and engage it until the bleeding stops
After completing a rapid assessment of a patient with a penetrating chest
injury, the EMT tells her partner that she suspects a pericardial tamponade.
Which of the following did the EMT MOST likely encounter during her
assessment? ✔ Distended jugular veins
, Assessment of an injured man reveals that he opens his eyes when the
EMT speaks to him and pulls his arm away when the EMT palpates it. He
knows his name, but cannot remember what happened and does not
known what day it is. He should be assigned a Glasgow Coma Scale
(GCS) score of: ✔ 11
(3 for eye opening, 4 for verbal response, 4 for motor response)
A man's arm was amputated during a car crash. The patient is
unresponsive; has rapid, shallow breathing; and has a rapid, weak pulse.
As you and your partner are treating him, other responders are attempting
to locate his severed arm. Which of the following statements regarding this
scenario is correct? ✔ If the patient's arm has not been recovered by the
time you are ready to transport, you should transport without delay
Patients with significant closed head injuries often have pupillary
abnormalities and: ✔ hypertension
Assessment of a trauma patient reveals paradoxical movement to the left
side of his chest. The patient is conscious, but restless, and is experiencing
severe pain. His breathing is rapid and shallow and his pulse is rapid and
weak. The EMT should: ✔ ventilate the patient with a bag-mask device
Following a head injury, a young woman is semiconscious and is bleeding
from the nose and left ear. You should: ✔ cover her ear and nose with a
loose gauze pad to collect the blood
(bleeding following a head injury Amy contain CSF and indicates a skull
fracture; do NOT attempt to stop the flow of blood. The nasopharyngeal
airway is contraindicated in patients with a possible skull fracture)
Following blunt force trauma to the anterior chest, a man presents with
difficulty breathing, distended jugular veins, absent breath sounds over the
left side of the chest, and hypotension. Which of the following BEST
describes the pathophysiology of this patient's injury ✔ Increased pressure
in the pleural space is compressing the great vessels
A 42-year-old man was ejected from his car after it struck a bridge pillar at
a high rate of speed. You find him in a prone position approximately 50 feet
from his car. He is not moving and does not appear to be breathing. You
should: ✔ manually stabilize his head
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During a soccer game, an 18-year-old woman injured her knee. Her knee is
in a flexed position and is obviously deformed. What should you do? ✔
manually stabilize the leg above and below the knee
A hiker fell 25 feet from a ledge. There is obvious deformity to his thoracic
spine and he has a large laceration on his forehead. His BP is 60/40
mmHg, pulse is 50 beats/min, and respirations are 26 breaths/min. His face
and chest are pale and cool, but his abdomen and lower extremities are
pink and warm. Which of the following BEST describes the pathophysiology
of these findings? ✔ loss of nervous system control over the systemic
vasculature
A man was struck in the side of the head with a steel pipe. Blood-tinged
fluid is draining from the ear and bruising appears behind the ear. The
MOST appropriate treatment for this patient includes: ✔ immobilizing the
spine, administering oxygen, and monitoring for vomiting
A man was kicked in the head and chest and stabbed in the abdomen. He
is conscious, but restless, and is coughing up blood. His breathing is rapid
and shallow, his skin is cool and pale, and his pulse is rapid and weak. The
EMT should recognize that this patient's signs and symptoms are MOST
likely the result of: ✔ internal hemorrhage
A woman fell through a large glass window and has a large laceration to
her inner arm that is bleeding profusely. The EMT applies a trauma
dressing and direct pressure to the wound, but the dressing immediately
becomes soaked with blood. What should the EMT do next? ✔ apply a
proximal tourniquet and engage it until the bleeding stops
After completing a rapid assessment of a patient with a penetrating chest
injury, the EMT tells her partner that she suspects a pericardial tamponade.
Which of the following did the EMT MOST likely encounter during her
assessment? ✔ Distended jugular veins
, Assessment of an injured man reveals that he opens his eyes when the
EMT speaks to him and pulls his arm away when the EMT palpates it. He
knows his name, but cannot remember what happened and does not
known what day it is. He should be assigned a Glasgow Coma Scale
(GCS) score of: ✔ 11
(3 for eye opening, 4 for verbal response, 4 for motor response)
A man's arm was amputated during a car crash. The patient is
unresponsive; has rapid, shallow breathing; and has a rapid, weak pulse.
As you and your partner are treating him, other responders are attempting
to locate his severed arm. Which of the following statements regarding this
scenario is correct? ✔ If the patient's arm has not been recovered by the
time you are ready to transport, you should transport without delay
Patients with significant closed head injuries often have pupillary
abnormalities and: ✔ hypertension
Assessment of a trauma patient reveals paradoxical movement to the left
side of his chest. The patient is conscious, but restless, and is experiencing
severe pain. His breathing is rapid and shallow and his pulse is rapid and
weak. The EMT should: ✔ ventilate the patient with a bag-mask device
Following a head injury, a young woman is semiconscious and is bleeding
from the nose and left ear. You should: ✔ cover her ear and nose with a
loose gauze pad to collect the blood
(bleeding following a head injury Amy contain CSF and indicates a skull
fracture; do NOT attempt to stop the flow of blood. The nasopharyngeal
airway is contraindicated in patients with a possible skull fracture)
Following blunt force trauma to the anterior chest, a man presents with
difficulty breathing, distended jugular veins, absent breath sounds over the
left side of the chest, and hypotension. Which of the following BEST
describes the pathophysiology of this patient's injury ✔ Increased pressure
in the pleural space is compressing the great vessels
A 42-year-old man was ejected from his car after it struck a bridge pillar at
a high rate of speed. You find him in a prone position approximately 50 feet
from his car. He is not moving and does not appear to be breathing. You
should: ✔ manually stabilize his head
