Fisdap practice test, advanced EMT questions, trauma
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AEMT test prep
53 yo F hit by car. Unresponsive w/ deformity to the left femur and pelvic instability.
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Diminished lung sounds on L side. You should? - answerImmobilize long backboard
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28 yo M, blunt trauma to R anterior chest. Pale, cool, diaphoretic and responsive to ver
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bal. R 38 and shallow with paradoxical movement. What should you do? -
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answer02 with positive pressure ventilations
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What is the most likely cause of periorbital echymosis? - answerBasilar skull fracture
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30 yo M shot in mid thigh. Bleeding continues after partner applies direct pressure. Yo
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u should? - answerTourniqet
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,28 yo PT driver motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not wearing a helmet. Su
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pine with copious amount of blood around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. ANOTHER
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most appropriate action? - answerJaw thrust without head tilt
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M fell while water skiing. Unconsciouse. Suspect? - answerHead and spine injury
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Appropriate care for amputated extremity? -
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answerWrap in dry gauze, seal in plastic bag, and place in cool water
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28 yo pt driving motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not wearing a helmet. S
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upine with copious amount of blood around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most appr
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opriate? - answerControl bleeding
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,18 yo M holding right shin after sports related injury. Deformity and swelling; pedal p
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ulse present. You should? - answerApply board splint in position found
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Pedestrian hit by car. Pale, cool, and diaphoretic. Oriented to name only and has diffi
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culty breathing. BP 80/40, P 120, R 28 and shallow. 90% SP02. You should? -
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answerBVM
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81 yo F helthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture. Which medicatio
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n should concern you the most? - answerCoumadin
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You are treating a patient with agonal respirations and gunshot wound to the chest. Yo
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u notice an open skull fracture leaking brain matter. There is no radial pulse, you shoul
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d? - answerAsses a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
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, a 45 year old male fell asleep outisde while doing yard work. His face and lower legs
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are bright red with blisters and painful on examination. You should suspect -
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answerBoth superficial and partial thickness burns
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a 35 year old patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The distal extre
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mity is pulsless and the skin is cool and cyanotic. You should -
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answerRealign the injured extremity
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You arrive on scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining of severe chest
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and abdominal pain. His radial is weak and rapid. Skin is cool, pale, and moist. The pa
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tient has a history of cardiac problems. You should? -
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answerRapidly extricate onto a long spinal board and transport
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47 male shot in back has cool and clammy skin with arm weakness. BP 130/90, P 76, R
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24. You should suspect - answerSpinal cord injury
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