FISDAP OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
[TRAUMA/OPERATIONS] COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADE A+
ALL PASSED 2024 EXAM
Your patient has a laceration to the right leg which has intersected the femoral
artery. You have applied direct pressure to the wound, but it continues to soak
through the bandages. What should you do next?
a)Apply a tourniquet
b)Elevate the leg
c)Remove the old bandage and apply new ones
d)Apply pressure to point just above the injury
b)Elevate the leg
Of the two types of energy, which type of energy transfer in a motor vehicle crash
(MVC) with frontal impact, non-restrained driver with bent steering wheel, and
spidered windshield?
a)High velocity penetrating
b)Decelerating
c)Low velocity penetrating
d)Blunt
d)Blunt
Any penetrating missile traveling over 2,000 ft/sec would be classified as?
a)Low velocity
b)Medium velocity
c)High velocity
d)Decelerating
c)High velocity
When there is penetrating trauma there is a permanent cavity which is formed by
the projectile contacting the tissues. How is a temporary cavity formed?
a)By the twisting of the projectile
b)By energy scrubbing off of the projectile
c)The wadding entering the body
d)Unspent gun powder
b)By energy scrubbing off of the projectile
The way a patient is injured is often referred to as the _______________?
a)Mechanism of injury
b)Nature of illness
c)Injury pattern
d)Energy transfer
a)Mechanism of injury
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which of the following
information is NOT an important factor in care of the patient?
,a)Height of the ladder
b)Distance the patient fell from
c)Surface the patient landed on
d)What part of the body hit first
a)Height of the ladder
You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients, all of which
have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment and the last is
complaining of neck and back pain. How should you proceed?
a)Treat all three patients, they are visibly injured and need medical attention
b)Obtain signed refusals from the first two patients then proceed to the third
c)Treat the third patient, nothing else is needed for the other two
d)Have your partner obtain refusals from the two patients who refused treatment,
while you treat the last patient.
d)Have your partner obtain refusals from the two patients who refused treatment, while
you treat the last patient.
Your patient is a 17 year old male found face down in a swimming pool. He is
currently being held face up at the surface of the water. He is unconscious but
breathing and has a pulse. What is the best course of action for this patient?
a)Jump into the pool and begin CPR
b)Remove the patient from the pool, immobilize, and transport.
c)Apply cervical and spinal immobilization while the patient is still in the pool
d)Wait for a trained water rescue team
c)Apply cervical and spinal immobilization while the patient is still in the pool
A laceration, spurting bright laceration, spurting bright red blood, most likely
means what type of injury? what red blood most likely means
a)Venous
b)Arterial
c)Capillary
d)Amputation
b)Arterial
When approaching a scene of trauma incident, what is your first order of
business?
a)Airway
b)C-Spine control
c)Body substance Isolation
d)Scene safety
d)Scene safety
A large collection of blood under the skin is known as?
a)Contusion
b)Abrasion
c)Hematoma
d)Bruise
c)Hematoma
Your trauma patient has her left hand caught between rollers on a conveyor belt.
Extrication takes 30 minutes. Evaluation of the injury during extrication showed
delayed capillary refill distal to the injury. Post extrication shows rapid capillary
,refill distal to the injury deformity mid-palm. There are no obvious fractures, no
lacerations, and minor swelling. Knowing that crush injuries can cause many
other problems, which is NOT considered a crush injury complication?
a)Compression of tissues
b)Fractures
c)No injury at all
d)Compartment syndrome
c)No injury at all
Loss of tissue in a traumatic event can be: just soft tissue, a portion of an
extremity, or an entire extremity. If your patient has lost the distal one-third of a
lower extremity, what would that injury be called?
a)Amplitude
b)Avulsion
c)Extremity exodus
d)Amputation
d)Amputation
In any traumatic event where there is tissue damage that caused bleeding, the
bleeding needs to be controlled. What are the proper steps to bleeding control?
a)Direct pressure, elevation, tourniquet, digital pressure
b)Direct pressure, digital pressure, elevation, tourniquet
c)Tourniquet, elevation, pressure dressing, direct pressure
d)Direct pressure, pressure dressing, tourniquet
b)Direct pressure, digital pressure, elevation, tourniquet
Your 16 year old trauma patient has what appears to be a mid-shaft femur
fracture. You notice that there is a laceration directly over the suspected fracture.
Bleeding is controlled. What type of fracture would this be?
a)Greenstick
b)Comminuted
c)Closed
d)Open
d)Open
En route to the hospital, you intubate the patient. During your assessment of tube
placement, you hear wheezing in the upper lung fields. What is most likely
causing this wheezing?
a)Inhalation injury to the upper airway
b)Inhalation induced cardiac wheezing
c)Inhalation induced asthma attack
d)Inhalation injury to the lower airway
d)Inhalation injury to the lower airway
Following the immobilization of an extremity fracture to the lower right arm, the
paramedic should perform what step last?
a)Ensuring the splint is applied tightly.
b)Placing the hand in the position of function.
c)Assessing presence of distal motor, sensory, and perfusion.
d)Placing the immobilized extremity below the level of the heart
c)Assessing presence of distal motor, sensory, and perfusion.
, You are treating a 24-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the right side of
the back. No exit wound is visible. She is awake but confused. Her skin is pale
and diaphoretic with cyanosis noted to the oral mucosa. Breath sounds are clear
and equal bilaterally. Jugular vein distention is present. Blood pressure is 90/78
mmHg, heart rate is 124 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is 28 per minute
and labored. Sinus tachycardia is seen on the cardiac monitor. What condition do
you think is most likely present with this patient?
a)Hemothorax
b)Tension pneumothorax
c)Pericardial tamponade
d)Lacerated aorta
c)Pericardial tamponade
You are treating a 24-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the right side of
the back. No exit wound is visible. She is awake but confused. Her skin is pale
and diaphoretic with cyanosis noted to the oral mucosa. Breath sounds are clear
and equal bilaterally. Jugular vein distention is present. Blood pressure is 90/78
mmHg, heart rate is 124 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is 28 per minute
and labored. Sinus tachycardia is seen on the cardiac monitor. Which of the
following treatment regimens would be the most appropriate for this patient?
a)High flow oxygen, spinal precautions, occlusive dressing over entrance wound,
rapid transport.
b)High flow oxygen by nonrebreather, spinal precautions, allow patient to remain
in a position of comfort.
c)High flow oxygen by nonrebreather, cover entrance wound with an occlusive
dressing.
d)High flow oxygen, pleural decompression to right side of chest, rapid transport.
a)High flow oxygen, spinal precautions, occlusive dressing over entrance wound, rapid
transport.
You are treating a 12-year-old male patient who was hit in the nose with a
baseball. His nose is deviated to the left with moderate epistaxis. He is
complaining of severe pain to his nose. He is alert and oriented with no loss of
consciousness. Which of the following treatment sequences would best manage
this patient?
a)Pack nares with gauze to control bleeding.
b)Have patient lie supine while holding pressure to nares.
c)Align nose in the neutral position while holding pressure to nares.
d)Have patient sit upright and lean forward while holding pressure to nares.
d)Have patient sit upright and lean forward while holding pressure to nares.
You are called for an elderly female that fell down and hurt her knee. When you
find the patient, she tells you she tripped and fell, and landed on her left knee.
She denies any loss of consciousness or trauma to her head. The patient is only
complaining of pain to the distal portion of her femur. During your assessment,
you notice deformity and swelling to the femur, proximal to the knee. The patient
has good distal pulses, motor function, and sensation. What would be the most
appropriate treatment for this patient?
a)Secure to a backboard and pad appropriately
[TRAUMA/OPERATIONS] COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADE A+
ALL PASSED 2024 EXAM
Your patient has a laceration to the right leg which has intersected the femoral
artery. You have applied direct pressure to the wound, but it continues to soak
through the bandages. What should you do next?
a)Apply a tourniquet
b)Elevate the leg
c)Remove the old bandage and apply new ones
d)Apply pressure to point just above the injury
b)Elevate the leg
Of the two types of energy, which type of energy transfer in a motor vehicle crash
(MVC) with frontal impact, non-restrained driver with bent steering wheel, and
spidered windshield?
a)High velocity penetrating
b)Decelerating
c)Low velocity penetrating
d)Blunt
d)Blunt
Any penetrating missile traveling over 2,000 ft/sec would be classified as?
a)Low velocity
b)Medium velocity
c)High velocity
d)Decelerating
c)High velocity
When there is penetrating trauma there is a permanent cavity which is formed by
the projectile contacting the tissues. How is a temporary cavity formed?
a)By the twisting of the projectile
b)By energy scrubbing off of the projectile
c)The wadding entering the body
d)Unspent gun powder
b)By energy scrubbing off of the projectile
The way a patient is injured is often referred to as the _______________?
a)Mechanism of injury
b)Nature of illness
c)Injury pattern
d)Energy transfer
a)Mechanism of injury
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which of the following
information is NOT an important factor in care of the patient?
,a)Height of the ladder
b)Distance the patient fell from
c)Surface the patient landed on
d)What part of the body hit first
a)Height of the ladder
You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients, all of which
have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment and the last is
complaining of neck and back pain. How should you proceed?
a)Treat all three patients, they are visibly injured and need medical attention
b)Obtain signed refusals from the first two patients then proceed to the third
c)Treat the third patient, nothing else is needed for the other two
d)Have your partner obtain refusals from the two patients who refused treatment,
while you treat the last patient.
d)Have your partner obtain refusals from the two patients who refused treatment, while
you treat the last patient.
Your patient is a 17 year old male found face down in a swimming pool. He is
currently being held face up at the surface of the water. He is unconscious but
breathing and has a pulse. What is the best course of action for this patient?
a)Jump into the pool and begin CPR
b)Remove the patient from the pool, immobilize, and transport.
c)Apply cervical and spinal immobilization while the patient is still in the pool
d)Wait for a trained water rescue team
c)Apply cervical and spinal immobilization while the patient is still in the pool
A laceration, spurting bright laceration, spurting bright red blood, most likely
means what type of injury? what red blood most likely means
a)Venous
b)Arterial
c)Capillary
d)Amputation
b)Arterial
When approaching a scene of trauma incident, what is your first order of
business?
a)Airway
b)C-Spine control
c)Body substance Isolation
d)Scene safety
d)Scene safety
A large collection of blood under the skin is known as?
a)Contusion
b)Abrasion
c)Hematoma
d)Bruise
c)Hematoma
Your trauma patient has her left hand caught between rollers on a conveyor belt.
Extrication takes 30 minutes. Evaluation of the injury during extrication showed
delayed capillary refill distal to the injury. Post extrication shows rapid capillary
,refill distal to the injury deformity mid-palm. There are no obvious fractures, no
lacerations, and minor swelling. Knowing that crush injuries can cause many
other problems, which is NOT considered a crush injury complication?
a)Compression of tissues
b)Fractures
c)No injury at all
d)Compartment syndrome
c)No injury at all
Loss of tissue in a traumatic event can be: just soft tissue, a portion of an
extremity, or an entire extremity. If your patient has lost the distal one-third of a
lower extremity, what would that injury be called?
a)Amplitude
b)Avulsion
c)Extremity exodus
d)Amputation
d)Amputation
In any traumatic event where there is tissue damage that caused bleeding, the
bleeding needs to be controlled. What are the proper steps to bleeding control?
a)Direct pressure, elevation, tourniquet, digital pressure
b)Direct pressure, digital pressure, elevation, tourniquet
c)Tourniquet, elevation, pressure dressing, direct pressure
d)Direct pressure, pressure dressing, tourniquet
b)Direct pressure, digital pressure, elevation, tourniquet
Your 16 year old trauma patient has what appears to be a mid-shaft femur
fracture. You notice that there is a laceration directly over the suspected fracture.
Bleeding is controlled. What type of fracture would this be?
a)Greenstick
b)Comminuted
c)Closed
d)Open
d)Open
En route to the hospital, you intubate the patient. During your assessment of tube
placement, you hear wheezing in the upper lung fields. What is most likely
causing this wheezing?
a)Inhalation injury to the upper airway
b)Inhalation induced cardiac wheezing
c)Inhalation induced asthma attack
d)Inhalation injury to the lower airway
d)Inhalation injury to the lower airway
Following the immobilization of an extremity fracture to the lower right arm, the
paramedic should perform what step last?
a)Ensuring the splint is applied tightly.
b)Placing the hand in the position of function.
c)Assessing presence of distal motor, sensory, and perfusion.
d)Placing the immobilized extremity below the level of the heart
c)Assessing presence of distal motor, sensory, and perfusion.
, You are treating a 24-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the right side of
the back. No exit wound is visible. She is awake but confused. Her skin is pale
and diaphoretic with cyanosis noted to the oral mucosa. Breath sounds are clear
and equal bilaterally. Jugular vein distention is present. Blood pressure is 90/78
mmHg, heart rate is 124 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is 28 per minute
and labored. Sinus tachycardia is seen on the cardiac monitor. What condition do
you think is most likely present with this patient?
a)Hemothorax
b)Tension pneumothorax
c)Pericardial tamponade
d)Lacerated aorta
c)Pericardial tamponade
You are treating a 24-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the right side of
the back. No exit wound is visible. She is awake but confused. Her skin is pale
and diaphoretic with cyanosis noted to the oral mucosa. Breath sounds are clear
and equal bilaterally. Jugular vein distention is present. Blood pressure is 90/78
mmHg, heart rate is 124 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is 28 per minute
and labored. Sinus tachycardia is seen on the cardiac monitor. Which of the
following treatment regimens would be the most appropriate for this patient?
a)High flow oxygen, spinal precautions, occlusive dressing over entrance wound,
rapid transport.
b)High flow oxygen by nonrebreather, spinal precautions, allow patient to remain
in a position of comfort.
c)High flow oxygen by nonrebreather, cover entrance wound with an occlusive
dressing.
d)High flow oxygen, pleural decompression to right side of chest, rapid transport.
a)High flow oxygen, spinal precautions, occlusive dressing over entrance wound, rapid
transport.
You are treating a 12-year-old male patient who was hit in the nose with a
baseball. His nose is deviated to the left with moderate epistaxis. He is
complaining of severe pain to his nose. He is alert and oriented with no loss of
consciousness. Which of the following treatment sequences would best manage
this patient?
a)Pack nares with gauze to control bleeding.
b)Have patient lie supine while holding pressure to nares.
c)Align nose in the neutral position while holding pressure to nares.
d)Have patient sit upright and lean forward while holding pressure to nares.
d)Have patient sit upright and lean forward while holding pressure to nares.
You are called for an elderly female that fell down and hurt her knee. When you
find the patient, she tells you she tripped and fell, and landed on her left knee.
She denies any loss of consciousness or trauma to her head. The patient is only
complaining of pain to the distal portion of her femur. During your assessment,
you notice deformity and swelling to the femur, proximal to the knee. The patient
has good distal pulses, motor function, and sensation. What would be the most
appropriate treatment for this patient?
a)Secure to a backboard and pad appropriately
