FISDAP TRAUMA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS/SURE PASS A+
1.A 56 yr old male complains of tearing chest pain that radiates to his back. He was the
restrained driver involved in a car-crash at high-way speeds. What should your
secondary assessment include?: Bilateral upper extermity blood pressures
2.A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic and pulse less.
What should you do.: Align with gentle traction until restiance is met.
3.A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was minor bleeding
from the wound. What should you do.: Apply an occlusive dressing
4.Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome.: Closed tibia
fracture.
5.A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse. What should
you do.: Apply manual stabilization to her femur.
,6.An altered 19 yr old male was musty extricated from a burning building by the fire
department. He has soot around his mouth and nose. What should you do?: Remove
and smoldering clothing
7.A 41 yr old male was kicked in the chest by a horse. He is short of breath and he
has a contusion to his sternum. Vital signs are BP 96/78, P 124, R 24 and shallow.
What should you suspect.: Cardiac tamponade
8.A 21 yr old male is semi conscious and lying kiddywampus at the bottom of 2 flights
of stairs. What should you do?: Manually stabilize c-spine
9.Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with mul- ti-system
trauma?: Bleeding within the oral cavity
10.A 22 yr old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his
abdomen. He complains of the painful when he inhales and shortness of breathing.
What should you suspect.: Diaphragmatic tear
11.A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What should
you do?: Stabilize the glass with a paper cup
12.What is the the term for the injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but cells
and blood vessels in the dermis may be damaged.: contusion, bruise
, 13.An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a crashed
motorcycle. What should you do?: Hold c-spine
14.Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression forces applied to soft
tissue?: Crush injury
15.A 20 yr old male was the unrestrained driver in a car crash. He is anxious, pale and
has absent lung sounds on the left side. Vitals signs are BP 80/48, P 132, R 31 and
shallow. What should you suspect.: Tension pneumothorax
16.What is most life threatening for an adult patient?: Bubbling wound to the
chest
17.What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax?: transporting rapidly
18.A 46 yr old female was in a car crash at highway speeds. She is uncon- scious,
breathing deep and fast with an abrasion to the lateral aspect of her neck. What
should you do?: Take c-spine precautions
19.A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the shoulder and blood is spurting from the
wound. What should do you?: Apply direct pressure
ANSWERS/SURE PASS A+
1.A 56 yr old male complains of tearing chest pain that radiates to his back. He was the
restrained driver involved in a car-crash at high-way speeds. What should your
secondary assessment include?: Bilateral upper extermity blood pressures
2.A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic and pulse less.
What should you do.: Align with gentle traction until restiance is met.
3.A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was minor bleeding
from the wound. What should you do.: Apply an occlusive dressing
4.Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome.: Closed tibia
fracture.
5.A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse. What should
you do.: Apply manual stabilization to her femur.
,6.An altered 19 yr old male was musty extricated from a burning building by the fire
department. He has soot around his mouth and nose. What should you do?: Remove
and smoldering clothing
7.A 41 yr old male was kicked in the chest by a horse. He is short of breath and he
has a contusion to his sternum. Vital signs are BP 96/78, P 124, R 24 and shallow.
What should you suspect.: Cardiac tamponade
8.A 21 yr old male is semi conscious and lying kiddywampus at the bottom of 2 flights
of stairs. What should you do?: Manually stabilize c-spine
9.Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with mul- ti-system
trauma?: Bleeding within the oral cavity
10.A 22 yr old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his
abdomen. He complains of the painful when he inhales and shortness of breathing.
What should you suspect.: Diaphragmatic tear
11.A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What should
you do?: Stabilize the glass with a paper cup
12.What is the the term for the injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but cells
and blood vessels in the dermis may be damaged.: contusion, bruise
, 13.An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a crashed
motorcycle. What should you do?: Hold c-spine
14.Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression forces applied to soft
tissue?: Crush injury
15.A 20 yr old male was the unrestrained driver in a car crash. He is anxious, pale and
has absent lung sounds on the left side. Vitals signs are BP 80/48, P 132, R 31 and
shallow. What should you suspect.: Tension pneumothorax
16.What is most life threatening for an adult patient?: Bubbling wound to the
chest
17.What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax?: transporting rapidly
18.A 46 yr old female was in a car crash at highway speeds. She is uncon- scious,
breathing deep and fast with an abrasion to the lateral aspect of her neck. What
should you do?: Take c-spine precautions
19.A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the shoulder and blood is spurting from the
wound. What should do you?: Apply direct pressure
